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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1931

1,601 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 81

Benzine Trail Story Arson Charge Sequel To D'burst Fire Man Remanded

Evening News · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 1

DANIEL DAVID KOROL, 36 who was arrested by Detective Sergeant Kennedy, was remanded by Mr. Gibson, S.M., at…

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Car on Fire. Kyogle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 10

When Victor Crawford, dentist, was travelling from Kyogle to Woodenbong early on Sunday his car burst into flames 20 miles above Kyogle. Crawford succeeded in getting…

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Huge Losses in Temora Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 8

TEMORA, Monday. -- The most disastrous fire in the history of Temora broke out in the main business block in Hoskins Street at 2.30…

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First Picture of Big Temora Fire

Evening News · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 5

Some of the premises destroyed in the big Temora fire, which caused many thousands of pounds damage, as reported in the "Evening News" yesterday…

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Temora Ruins After Big Fire Unemployed's Voluntary World

The Sun · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 12

INTERSTATE junior, tennis to-day at White City for the Linton Cup,--Competitors are shown, from the left: A J. Smith (Q.), H. W. Doctor (Q.), B. Moore (N.S.W.), A. K. Quist (S.A.), A W. Knight (Tas), C. F. Thomas (S.A.) and J. Lovett (Tas.). HE MURDERED a white woman.--…

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Disastrous Fire. Sweeps Temora. Business Centre Devastated. Damage Estimated at £50,000. TEMORA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 9

In the short space of two and a half hours this morning the business section of Temora was devastoted by the most disastrous fire in its history…

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Bush Fire on Mawson's Properly ADELAIDE

Evening News · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 5

A bush are broke out on the property of Sir Dauglas Manson, in Adelaide [?] hot north wind it swept southwards and assumed…

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Mysterious Blaze

The Sun · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 2

Cootamundra, Wednesday.--Five haystacks containing 160 tons of hay, the property of Thomas Hines, of Wallendbeen, were destroyed by…

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Oxford-st. Fire Thrill

Evening News · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 6

Smoke and flames, issuing from the basement of the boot shop occupied by White's Proprietary, Ltd, caused considerable excitement in Oxford-st City…

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Cavalry Fire at Long Bay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 18

At Long Bay Rifle Range to-day firing will be held to decide the championship of the Cavalry Division country and city light horse regiments will compete. The cavalry representative for the…

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Councils' Contributions to Fire Brigades

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 17

Randwick council has decided to co-operate with Waverley, Vaucluse, and Woollahra in arranging a conference to discuss the advisability of making application for an…

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Fire at Bellingen. Bellingen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 14

A fire whlcn threatened the main [?] block of Bellingen was discovered at the rear of Benjamin's, Everitt's, and Wunderlich's shops about 3 o'clock this morning. When the…

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Country News. Fire at Condobolin. Condobolin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 14

[?] this morning destroyed a fruit shop in Bathurst-street. The shop was occupied by Mr. R. Richards, and owned by Mr. J. Carroll, Cowra. The prompt…

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In Forest Serious S.A. Fire Adelaide

The Sun · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 7

Sir Douglas Mawson is cooler in the Antarctic to-day than he would have been on his property in the Blackwood Gully, where a serious…

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Swift Fire Townships in Danger Near Geelong Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 7

Fanned by a northerly wind, a bush fire broke out to-day in the Anglesea forest (near Geelong, and swept through hundreds of acres of…

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Oxford-street Fire

Evening News · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 3

The fire which occurred in the premises occupied by R. White Proprietary, Ltd., Oxford-st, City, yesterday, was caused by a light coming in contact with…

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New Board of Fire Commissioners

Evening News · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 7

The following members have been elected to the Board of Fire Commissioners:—G J Esker, representing city and…

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Fire Danger Stressed Inadequate Equipment At Lidcombe

Evening News · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 10

That the 1700 inmates of the Old Men's Home at L' combe and the 700 of the Old Women's Homes would be in the gravest danger in the event of fire…

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Is It Too Slow? Lidcombe Fire Engine

The Sun · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 21

Firemen on bicycles as well as youngsters raced the local fire engine to the scene of the last couple of fires in Lidcombe, according to…

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Thirty Drowned Bandits Fire on Passengers Shanghai

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 8

THIRTY were drowned when the Chinese. steamer Foo Yuan struck a rock and foundered in the Kun Ling-Tan rapid, in the Yangtze…

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