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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1930

2,577 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 129

Fire Threatens Historic S.A. Home Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 1

The historic home of Sir Josiah Syman, "Manoah," Upper Sturt, was threatened destruction by a mysterious fire breaking out at 1.30…

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Canley Vale Fire English Expert's Ill-luck. a Secondary Industry Pioneer

The Biz · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 3

The bad luck which descended with nerve-shattering force upon Mr. Frederick William Farmer, of Ganley Vale, on Thursday of last week, is…

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Sleeping Troops Roused by Bugle Morning Call to Fire in Tower of London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 4

A bugle alarm roused the sleeping troops in the Tower of London early this morning. All speedily turned out, and a fire…

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Bush-fires

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 9

A new and modern method for controlling bush-fires is to be Introduced in Victoria. Air Force Wapiti' machines tiro to bo lined for patrolling certain State…

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Fire at Maroubra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 12

Fire destroyed an unoccupied weatherboard cottage in Seven-street, Maroubra Bay, yesterday, the property of Mr. Jacobs Maroubra and Carrington Fire Brigades extingulshed the…

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City Fires. In Castlereagh-street. Premises Badly Damaged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 21

A block of buildings in Castlereagh-street was threatened by a fire which broke out in Auto House, a four-storied premises between Park and Market streets, shortly after nine…

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N.S.W. NEWS [?] Fire

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 4

A fire at Wellington on Monday destroyed two cottages occupied by Mr. and Mrs. F. Howland, and Mr. F. C. Wall. Fall Proves Fatal…

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Fire at Albury. Race Club's Books Destroyed. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 21

A nre occurred in rooms occupied by J. Donaldson, at the rear of Miss Playle's news agency and fancy goods shop. Mr Donaldson, who lost about £ worth of personal…

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New Danger Sniper Fires From Bush Colliery Scare Bullets Whizz Past Constable's Head Cessnock

The Sun · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 5

Breaking the stillness, eight shots in quick succession were fired from the bush into the Aberdare Extended Colliery late last night. Two bullets crashed into a galvanised iron shed, and…

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£2000 Damage in City Fire Third Outbreak to Threaten Shop

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 3

Damage estimated at £2000 was caused when a fire broke out last night in Auto House, Castlereagh Street…

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Narrow Escape in Plane Fire Hop to Darwin Chichester's Flight Weltevreden

Evening News · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 1

After racing down 1000 feet with their machine ablase, two aviators landed on Roosevelt Field, New York, just in time to escape the inferno that their plane became in a few moments. MR. F. C. Chichester, on his fight from England to Australia, reached Atamboea this evening and will leave for Darwin to-morrow…

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Bushfires. Still Burning at Nariel. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1930 · page 14

A large band of volunteers was out again last night checking the Cudgewa bush fire on all fronts. Slowly but surely the fighters have…

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Roxy Beauty Parramatta's New Theatre to Be a Blaze of Lights

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1930 · page 3

ONE of the greatest displays of lighting to be seen in Australia will be a feature of the gala opening night of the Roxy Spanish Theatre, Parramatta,…

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Fire at Harden Harden

The Sun · Sunday 26 January 1930 · page 9

A weatherboard cottage owned by Mr. E. Killick, in Clarke-street, Harden, and occupied by Mr. Sheedy, was completely destroyed by fire. Most of…

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Cinema Blaze Panic Was Averted London

Evening News · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 1

A FILM burst into flames during a performance at a cinema hall at Brandon, near Durham, to-night. The operator, with great coolness…

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Rescued From Fierce Blaze Mother & Daughters Awakened by Police Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 1

Three women were rescued by means of ladders when a fierce blaze occurred in the heart of the city just before midnight on Saturday…

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Rescue From Fire. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 10

Damage estimated at several thousand pounds was done by fire at the printing works af the William Cope Press, Ltd., in Tavistock-street, Adelaide, late last night…

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Six Cars Lost in £5000 Blaze Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 1

Fire totally destroyed a garage and six motor cars at the Barwon Heads Golf House to-day. Damage was estimated at £5000…

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Escape From Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 7

Henry Stephen Keene had a narrow escope from death by burning yesterday, when his house in Gloucester-stieet, city, was partially destroyed by fire…

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Explosion and Fire

The Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 10

MOLONG, Tuesday.--The explosion of a kerosene lamp caused a fire last night, which destroyed a six roomed brick cottage, with its contests, at…

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