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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1932

1,916 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 96

Two Arb Saved in Blaze Woman's Brave Rescue Act One Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 March 1932 · page 1

HOBART, Sunday.--Two women who slept calmly in a fiercely-blazing boarding-house owe…

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Canberra News. Fire at Hotel. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 March 1932 · page 8

Excitement was caused at the Hotel Canberra early yesterday morning by an outbreak of fire in the kitchen. Shortly before 6 o'clock an electric wire fused, and ignited the…

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Football Match Interrupted by Fire in Grandstand. LONDON, March 2[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 March 1932 · page 7

Damage to the extent of £20,000 was done at the Heulingley ground, Leeds during a football match. The stands suddenly caught fire, and were practically utted. The fire also…

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"The Daily Telegraph" Talkie Section Extra! Extra! Sensational Talkie Edward G. Robinson In "Letters Of Fire"

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 March 1932 · page 3

"FIVE STAR FINAL" is an unfamiliar term to Australians. So the title…

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Record Fire at Roma Blaze Wipes Out Nine Shops

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 March 1932 · page 6

BRISBANE, Monday.--Damage estimated at several thousands was caused by a fire which burnt nine shops in the main business section of…

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Disastrous Fire Destroys Nine Shops. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1932 · page 10

One of the most disastrous fires in the history of Roma (Southern Queensland) occurred this morning when nine shops were completely destroyed in the principal business…

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Fire on Marama. Subdued With Ship's Appliances. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 March 1932 · page 10

Oil fuel in the stokehold of the steamer Marama caught fire at 8 o'clock this morning. The oil supplies were quickly shut off, and the fire was subdued with the ship's…

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Blaze on Wharf

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 30 March 1932 · page 1

Fire broke out on the first floor of the goods shed at the Oceanic S.S. Co.'s wharf No. 3 Circular Quary, last night. The alarm was given from the…

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Fire at Glebe

The Sun · Wednesday 30 March 1932 · page 11

Seven motor garages were threatened with destruction this afternoon, when a fire broke out in a building occupied by Mr. W. J. Welby, in Glebe…

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Relic of Great Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 March 1932 · page 6

THE GATEHOUSE of St. Bartholo-mew-the-Great, in West Smithfield, withstood the Great Fire of London. Condemned in 1930, the famous…

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Cottage Gutted by Fire

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 30 March 1932 · page 5

A cottage in Middle Street, Kensington, was gutted, while the house adjoining was damaged by fire last night…

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Fire at Shipping Office

The Sun · Wednesday 30 March 1932 · page 12

Firemen under Deputy-Chief Officer Grimmond last night fought for an hour a fire which was discovered by a tram conductor in the…

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Police Fire On Spanish Strikers MADRID

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 30 March 1932 · page 1

ONE man was killed and many others were wounded when the civil guard fired on a crowd of strikers. A revolutionary strike was declared, Communists set fire to the convent, and clashes with the guard were frequent…

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Trainers Were Alarmed Fire in Vicinity of Stables

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 March 1932 · page 6

In an area in which there are many racing stables, a fire broke out last night, destroyed one cottage and damaged another in Middle Street,…

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Fire in Timber Shed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 5

Considerable damage was done by a fire which broke out in a shed filled with timber in Lombard-lane, Glebe. John Joseph Welby was the owner. Firemen from headquarters…

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Grass Fires Two Men Sent to Gaol for Carelessness

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 2

For starting a fire, which subsequently destroyed [?] of grass on the Barnes estate, near Casino, two travellers, Albert Chivers and Edward South, were…

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TRAPPED Six Fire Deaths ZAGAREB (Yugoslavia)

The Sun · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 1

A midnight explosion of photographic chemicals, due to a fire on the second floor, trapped 45 families, and spread panic throughout the…

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Fire in Timber Stack. Coff's Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 10

A stack of turpentine piles caught fire this morning. The flames, fanned by a strong breeze, gained a good hold on the timber, but the fire brigade quickly had the outbreak under…

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Suspected Fire-bug Arrested Residents' Fears Allaved Arson Charge Melbourne, Wed

The Labor Daily · Thursday 31 March 1932 · page 5

The fears of numerous Northcote residents who, during the last two months, have been terrorised by the operations of a…

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Electric Fire-fighting

The Propeller · Friday 1 April 1932 · page 8

If tire should occur in the wiring system it is sometimes hard to locate, and the best idea is to immediately disconnect one of the cables at the battery…

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