City Fire. Spectacular Blaze. Storerooms Gutted. £50,000 Damage
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 11
A spectacular fire broke out in the furniture storerooms of Messrs. Fred Kilner, Ferns, and Company, at the corner of Parramatta-road and Australia-street, Camperdown,…
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The Labor Daily · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 1
DAMAGE estimated at £100,000 was done by fire to the building and contents of Fred Kilner, Ferns and Co.'s furniture store at the corner…
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The Biz · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 6
Early in the afternoon of Saturday last, clangorous tones of the firebell, in Fairfield, resounded. In a few minutes the engine, with Captain…
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Daily Pictorial · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 4
A fireman was injured by a falling wall, six people collapsed from heat, firemen received electric shocks when hoses played…
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Daily Pictorial · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 12
SIR THOMAS HENLEY, dressed in his sensible summer suit, and leaning back comfortably, was quite cool at the Millions Club luncheon. MR. W. M. HUGHES, M.H.R., and his friends can count themselves…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 14
The storerooms of Messrs. Fred. Kilner, Ferns and Co., at the corner of Parramatta-road and Australia-street, were seriously damaged by fire yesterday morning. Eight city and suburban fire brigades participated in the battle against the disastrous fire that damaged the furniture storerooms at Camperdown…
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Evening News · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 7
WITH the temperature just on the century firemen were called out to-day to fight a blaze at John-son and Stone's mercery shop. next door in…
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The Sun · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 5
Fires broke out to-day in scrub at Lane Cove, Kogarah, Lake[?]ba, Maroubra, and Bankstown, but were extinguished before serious damage was…
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The Sun · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 7
A fire broke out shortly after 1 p.m. to-day at the rear of the shop of Messrs. Johnson and Stone, tailors, Record Building, next to Fullers'…
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Daily Pictorial · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 7
In the fire at Killner, Ferns, and Co., Ltd., on Thursday, some stored furniture was destroyed. Most of this, the manager explained…
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The Sun · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 7
A fire occurred on the ground floor at the rear of the Strand Stores, Darling-street, Balmain, about 4 o'clock this afternoon…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 18
Last night a fire broke out in the basement of Hill and Hall, Ltd.'s premises and spread along the floor of the grovery department. Mr. Oliver, one of the employees, entered the…
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Daily Pictorial · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 2
When the town bell rang loudly in Carlingford yesterday strangers thought it was a wedding. It was a fire. The one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One Glass of Water And—drunk Again :: Bottled Dynamite "Kicky" Wine Stories of Its Weird Potency Fire at 2/- Pint Water Renews Fierce Power London
Evening News · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 3
A THAMES bargee who recently failed to "walk the white line"—the test for drunkenness—explained to a police magistrate next morning that he had been sampling some of the mysterious red wine, at 2[?] a pint, which…
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The Sun · Sunday 23 February 1930 · page 20
Tamworth, Saturday.-- An early morning fire which broke out at the shed of Prescott, Ltd., produce merchants, Marius- street, destroyed 30…
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Sunday Times · Sunday 23 February 1930 · page 2
MAJOR BROS' paint works provided Cabarita with a spectacular Ore early last evening. The big factory was burnt to the ground. Several firemen collapsed owing to the terrific heat, and one of them, Fireman Dobell, of Burwood, was admitted to hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£100,000 Damage in Paint Works Fire to Gaol? Miners May Not Pay Union Refuses More Time for Fines ?
The Sun · Sunday 23 February 1930 · page 2
It is expected that a majority of the miners who have been found guilty of unlawful assembly will want to go to gaol rather…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 16
An outbreak of fire in the mercer's, shop of Messrs. Johnson and Stone. Castlereaghstreet, near King-street, city, on Saturday, caused much damage to the stock. The fire,…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 12
Shortly before 2 a.m. the Tamworth Fire Brigade was called to a fire in the hayshed of Prescotts, Ltd., produce merchants, Marius-street, which destroyed about 30 tons…
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The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 4
Early in the present month, the tip at the corner of Alfred and Gray streets, Granville, was not on fire and the health inspector, called the fire brigade to…
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