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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1930

2,577 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 129

Haymarket Blaze Big Building Swept

The Labor Daily · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 6

Great damage was caused by an outbreak of fire in Bert Suttons' shop fittings store in Parker Street, Haymarket, early this morning…

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Huge Blaze at Werris Creek Werris Creek

The Labor Daily · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 1

Eight premises in the business centre were totally destroyed by fire at Werris Creek early this morning. Damage was estimated at £7000…

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Fire on Calulu

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 13

The Sydney Marine Underwriters' Association received advice yesterday from London that a fire had occurred on the steamer Calulu at Hongkong…

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Spectacular Blaze Surfers Save Their Necks Motor Show Luncheon

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 14

"AND IT IS GRATIFYING TO NOTE--" Sir Dudley de Chair, speaking at the Motor Show luncheon yesterday, when he officially, opened the exhibition. At right, Federal Treasurer, Mr. Theodore, strikes a balance. A LONG INNINGS.--Well-known figures at the Sydney Cricket Ground, who…

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[?] Family Driven Out By Fires Twice in One Day Unlucky Six Victims of Flat Blaze Midnight Scare Guests Rush to Safety From Haymarket Hotel

The Sun · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 3

Driven out by fire from their home at Carisbrooke Flats, Darlinghurst, yesterday, six members of the Hayden family had barely settled down in new quarters at the Palace Hotel, Haymarket, when the fire alarm bell rang…

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Fire Promptly Subdued. Dubbo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 16

Fire broke out at 2.23 a.m. in Talbiagarstrect in refreshment rooms occupied by Varvas Bros. The alarm was given quickly, and the brigade, under Officer Thornton, was…

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City Fire. Block in Danger

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 16

A fire which broke out in the premises of Bert Sutton, glass counter manufacturer and shop-fitter, at the Haymarket, George-street, shortly after midnight, threatened a whole…

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King's Cross Fire Women's Narrow Escape

The Labor Daily · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 6

Pictures and cut glass services valued at about £2000 were destroyed when a fire broke out at Carisbrooke Flats, Springfield Avenue, King's Cross,…

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Fire Engine "Milked" by Petrol Thief

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 4

DORRIGO, Friday.--When a call was received by the fire brigade to-day an attempt was made to start the motor of the brigade engine, but it…

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Theft Hinders Fire Brigade Dorrigo

Evening News · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 6

FIRE destroyed a cottage in the centre of the town last night. The outbreak was discovered when flames were bursting through the walls, and it had…

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Fire on Steamer. Calulu's Cargo Damaged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 16

An outbreak of fire was discovered in the coal on board the steamer Calulu while the vessel was unloading cargo at Hongkong on Wednesday. The fire was extinguished…

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Escape From Flat Fire Women's Sensational Experience

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 5

TWO women had sensational escapes yesterday when flames burst downwards from the roof of Carisbrooke Flats,…

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Dramatic Fire. In Darlinghurst Flats. Woman's Narrow Escape

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 15

With dramatic suddenness a fire broke out on the roof of Carisbrooke, a six-story block of flats in the heart of the Darlinghurst flat district yesterday…

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By the Way Fire Brigade Turns on Rain

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 16

DESPITE the size of Innisfail and its importance in the north (where it is known as the £2,000,000 town) there isn't as much as a hose reel to put out…

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Second Death Melbourne Fire Five Still Serious Melbourne

Evening News · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 6

AFTER having lingered in agony in Alfred Hospital since Thursday morning, suffering from terrible burns all over the body, Denis…

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£5000 DAMAGE. Fire at Werris Creek. Exciting Scenes. Werris Creek

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 15

Five shops, a boarding-house, and one private residence were destroyed in a fire which swept through Single-street. Werris Creek, early this morning. The…

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Noted Airman To Succeed Sir Dudley de Chair? Second Death Melbourne Fire Sequel Firemen Recovering Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 7

Dennis Slattery, 50, of Sutton-street, Richmond, factory employee, who was severely burnt in the fire which…

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Fire-fiend's Prey!

Truth · Sunday 12 January 1930 · page 27

NO sooner had members of the Hoyden family been driven out by fire from their borne at Carisbrooke Flats. Darlinghurst, on Friday, and then settled…

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Fire Extinguisher May Save Your Life

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 January 1930 · page 15

Add a good fire extinguisher to your car equipment. It may be the means of saving your property, or a life in the event of a petrol life caused by a…

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Died After Agonising Experience in Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 12 January 1930 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- Dennis Slattery (50), the second victim of the fire in the Boston Blacking Company's factory at Richmond on…

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