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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1930

2,577 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 129

Irony of Fire Own Home Suffered Melbourne

Evening News · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 4

HEARING a fire bell ringing at White Hills, near Bendigo, last night. Mr. William Smith joined the volunteers When they arrived at the scene of the…

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Put Fire Out Back to Meeting Melbourne

Evening News · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 4

WHILE a meeting of the Bannockburn Shire Council was in progress, an alarm was given that a fire had broken out on valuable property nearby…

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Fire's £60,000 Damage!

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Grant and Stewart's flour mills in Cobram, worth £40,000 and containing machinery valued at £18,000, were destroyed…

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Maimoa on Fire Again. Hold Sealed—injecting Gas

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 4

The Sydney Marine Underwriters and Salvage Association have been advised by cable that the steamer Maimoa, which had anchored at the…

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Fought Fire for an Hour Outbreak on Harbor Bridge

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 3

High above the harbor, a watchman last night fought, single-handed, a fire that had broken out in scaffolding on the…

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Liner Sank at Pier Explosions and Fire; Four Missing New York

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 13

Bursting into names after a series of explosions on board, the North German Lloyd liner Munchen (13,483 tons) sank at her…

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German Liner. Destroyed bj Fire. Loss of Life Feared. New York, Feb. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 11

The North German Lloyd liner Munchen caught fire and sank in the Hudson River to-day, shortly after her arrival from Bremen. The vessel cost 6,000,000 dollars, and…

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BUSHFIRES. Raging in Tasmania. HOBART

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 12

Throughout Monday and yesterday the fires which had been raging since last Thursday in the Table Cape district increased alarmingly…

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Did Miners Intend to Fire Shots at Weaver? Car Rushed Thought Minister Was in Police Story New Light on Fatal Rothbury Riot West Maitland

The Sun · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 14

The statement that shots were fired by the men when they rushed the car thought to contain the Minister for Mines (Mr. Weaver) was made by Sergeant Munday, of Newtown, at to-day's continuation of the inquest into the…

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Scrub Fire

The Biz · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 2

A scrub fire in an unimproved part of Camden-st., Fairfield, threatened danger to adjacent houses for a while, last week-end. Four civilians,…

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Home Fires Kept Burning Mother's Turn Now

Evening News · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 11

IT IS certainly time somebody took up the cause of the woman at home the one who gives up her youth her health, all the brightness…

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£500,000 Blaze Kimberley Loss Mine Buildings Go Kimberley

Evening News · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 1

KIMBERLEY present a desolate appearance this morning, after a disastrous fire involving nine buildings and a loss of £500,000…

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Fire in Goulburn-street

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 17

A fire which broke out last night in a mercer's shop at 51 Goulburn-street, city, occupied by Mr. N. Newberg, threatened for a time to assume large proportions. When…

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Fire in Stables. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 17

Several horses were in danger when a fire occarred at the stables of Mr. M. Harrison, at the Pastoral Hotel, Flemington, to-day. Two racing ponies, Lady Romance and Little…

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Maimoa Fire Increasing. All Wool Impaired

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 4

Further advice has been received by the Sydney Marine Underwrites and Salvage Association concerning the fire on the steamer Maimoa…

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S. African Farmers Leave-white House Fire

Evening News · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 12

A RAKE PATTERN OF BEAUTY-The election of the six girls to take part in the presentation. "Glorifying the Australian Girl." at the State Theatre, to-morrow, was made to-day after an outing at Bondi Beach. The candidates made a beautiful design on the sends. SOUTH AFRICAN FARMERS LEAVE—The members of the party of South African farmers who have…

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Fire Destroys Famous Racing Stables Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 5

Fire to-day destroyed Harrison's racing stables of Racecourse Road, Flemington, which, during the post 50 years, have sheltered many of…

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Harold Park Dogs on Saturday Back Fire Should Win Draw and Selections

Arrow · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 14

BACK FIRE appears to be the beat bet at Harold Park live hare coursing meeting, to be decided by this N.S.W. Greyhound Coursing…

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North Sydney Fire

Evening News · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 3

Considerable damage was caused by a fire which broke out in a house in Whalting-road North Sydney, last night. The [?] occupied by Mr. Jack Devine, and…

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Fire Extinguished. Maimoa Flooded

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 4

Apparently the fire which has been raging on board the Maimoa since early this week is extinguished. The Sydney Marine Underwriters and…

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