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Fires & bushfires, 1931

1,601 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 81

£100,000 Fire in London Brigades Fight Ice And Flames Roaring Gale "News" Special. LONDON

Evening News · Monday 9 March 1931 · page 7

Damage estimated at £100,000 was caused yesterday when fire reduced to a skeleton a seven-storey warehouse at Butler's wharf, on the Thames, opposite…

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Fire at Blackheath. Blackheath

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 10

A fire broke out at 2 o'clock this morning in the premises occupied by W. Coventry, hairdresser and tobacconist, in Main-street. The firemen forced an entrance through the…

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Fire at Tweed Heads. Tweed Heads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 10

A fire which broke out at 3 o'clock this morning in the residential area at Flagstaff Hill, Tweed Heads, destroyed a two-story wooden dwelling owned and occupied by Mr…

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Famous Burmese Temple. Badly Damaged by Fire. CALCUTTA, March 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 9

The famous Shwe Dagon pagoda in Rangoon was badly damaged by fire, which destroyed the Tazaungs or miniature places of worship, which surround the pagoda. The Tozaungs…

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£15,000 Fire in Pagoda Images Wrecked in Rangoon Calcutta

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 8

The famous Shewdagon Pagoda, in Rangoon, was badly damaged by a fire, which destroyed the tazaungs, or miniature places of worship, which…

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Story of Fires in Shop Inquest on Darlinghurst Blaze Owner for Trial

Evening News · Wednesday 11 March 1931 · page 6

AN inquesl on serveral outbreak of fire in a shop in Kellett-at Darlinghurst, who held by the City Coromer, Mr. May, to-day…

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Fire and Frost

The Sun · Wednesday 11 March 1931 · page 1

London, Tuesday.--While London is experiencing its heaviest snowstorm for years, a fire swept eight miles of the Long Mountains, near…

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Several Fires Mystery Outbreaks D'hurst Inquiry

The Sun · Wednesday 11 March 1931 · page 2

Circumstances surrounding mysterious fires at a shop at 6 Kellettstreet, Darlinghurst, in the early hours of February 21, were…

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"Suspicious" Outbreaks of Fire

The Sun · Wednesday 11 March 1931 · page 7

"The year 1930 was remarkable from the number of fires which were regarded as suspicious," says the report of the Fire Brigades Board,…

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Mysterious Fire. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1931 · page 14

An open verdict was returned by the Maitland District Court yesterday afternoon at an inquiry into a fire which occurred on premises in Trevor-street. Telarah, early on the…

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Famous Burmese Temple Damaged by Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1931 · page 14

Part of the platform with its many small pagodas from which the famous Shwe Dagon, reported in yesterday's cables to be badly damaged, arises…

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Family's Early Morn Escape From Fire COONAMBLE

Evening News · Wednesday 11 March 1931 · page 7

When the station homestead of Abbott, at Brooklyn, 20 miles from Coonamble, was destroyed by fire early to-day, the occupants escaped In…

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Car Blaze One Victim Dead Newcastle

The Sun · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 15

Mrs. Rita House, 28, of Bondi-road, Waverley, died in Newcastle Hospital last night from injuries she received when a car in which she…

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Elong Fire

The Sun · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 10

DUBBO, Thursday.--Bailey's store and hall at Elong Elong was destroyed by fire last night. The buildings and contents are partly covered…

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Gently, But Firmly Mr. Weaver Put Out of House Tempers Blaze

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 1

There was a sudden blaze of temper in the Legislative Assembly yesterday afternoon, and Mr. Weaver (Nat.), was removed from the…

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Danger of Fire-Riven Walls

Evening News · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 5

Ryde council decided last night to serve notice on the owner of the Rits picture theatre, which was recently gutted by fire, to demolish the waits…

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Fire Destroys Homestead. Coonamble

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 10

Mr. George W. Ibbott's homestead and the contents were destroyed by fire, the inmates escaping in their night attire. The origin of the fire is unknown, but is believed to have…

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Fire Hydrants New Style Wanted

The Labor Daily · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 7

The Water and Sewerage Board and the Board of Fire commissioners are somewhat perplexed about the provision of adequate underground water…

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Head in Fire Milton

The Sun · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 14

Robert Yates, formerly a picture show proprietor at Milton, was taken to Berry Hospital last night, suffering terrible injuries from burns…

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Sub-Station Outbreak Fire at Cabramatta

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 17

Extensive damage by fire was done to equipment at the electricity substation [?]ar Cabramatta Railway Station when the rectifier broke down on…

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