Fierce Bushfire. Victorian Town Menaced. Melbourne
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 17
More than 150 fire fighters, including a contingent from the Melbourne volunteer bush [?]re brigade, are fighting a fierce fire which is mena[?]ing the township of Belinda, near…
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Truth · Sunday 10 February 1929 · page 17
YET another country town was swept by a disastrous fire early yesterday morning, when half the main street of Tottenham, near…
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The Sun · Sunday 10 February 1929 · page 6
The Premier (Mr. Bavin) will open the Rational campaign for the Parramatta by-election in the Town Hall, Parramatta, on Monday night. The…
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The Sun · Sunday 10 February 1929 · page 2
The furniture warehouse of J. Wiseman and Co., Ltd., and four cottages, in William-street, Richmonds were destroyed by fire to-night…
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Sunday Times · Sunday 10 February 1929 · page 2
Fire swept the large furniture factory of J. Wisemen, Pty.. Ltd., at Richmond to-night. The full force of metropolitan firemen had a difficult task in…
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Sunday Times · Sunday 10 February 1929 · page 7
This car seems to have made a gallant effort to force its way in to David Jones' store, late yesterday afternoon. Yet it was not the magnetic attractions of "Store" bargains that was responsible. The brigade was on its way to a slight outbreak in Union House. When the collision occured two firemen fell off, but they quickly boarded the engine again. Scratches don't count when there's a fire in Sydney. The rest of the story is in the picture…
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The Sun · Sunday 10 February 1929 · page 6
Racing at top speed along Castlereagh-street, a fire-engine from the Headquarters station, crashed into a stationary car…
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Truth · Sunday 10 February 1929 · page 1
EARLY yesterday morning a fire almost completely gutted Foster House, a five-storey building in Foster-street, Haymarket,…
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Sunday Times · Sunday 10 February 1929 · page 7
Over 300 employees of Foster House, Foster-street, City, are out of work as the result of the fire which did £60,000 damage there early…
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Evening News · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 12
THERE [?] were totally destroyed by [?]re, and another was severely damaged in the main business block of innisfail yesterday. The…
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The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 1
Henry Crandon, of Pembroke-street, Epping, was charged at Ryde Court with having failed to take such steps as to prevent damage by a fire which he had…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 15
Three shops and a picture theatre in the main business portion of Innisfail were destoyed by fire to-day. Volunteers assisted the fire brigade in preventing a general…
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The Labor Daily · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 6
A motor car was severely damaged an outbreak of fire in the Dawes point Motor Garage, Hicksun Road. Dawes Point, early lust night. Brigade…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 15
A fire-engine from headquarters' station, while proceeding to a small fire in Dalley-street, about 6 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, collided with a stationary motor car in…
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Evening News · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 6
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 15
Fire swept through the furniture factory of Wiseman Pty., Ltd., William-street, South Melbourne, on Saturday night, and destroyed it. The outbreak was the most spectacular…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 15
A disastrous fire occurred at Minyip on Saturday night, when five weatherboard shops and their contants were destroyed, and a brick hotel was gutted…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 9
TRUNDLE, Sunday.--Fire, which swept through Tottenham early yesterday morning, practically wiped out one side of the main…
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The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 1
During the next fortnight the eyes of all who are interested in this State's politics will be focussed on the Parramatta electorate, where a great fight will be waged by the National and Labor Parties in an effort to capture the seat rendered vacant by the death of Mr. Bruntnell…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 12
Firemen who attended a small fire at Mortlake last night had unpleasant experiences. They were drenched by the heavy rain, and on the return Journey one engine became…
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