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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1932

1,916 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 96

Fire Destroys Cottage. Temora

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 May 1932 · page 14

Last night a four-roomed weatherboard cottage in Baker-street, together with its contents, was destroyed by fire. The fire brigade saved buildings on either side which caught…

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Destroyed by Fire Kurri

The Labor Daily · Saturday 28 May 1932 · page 1

While the family was away at Lake Macquarie a five-roomed weather board cottage, owned and occupied by William S[?]urr, in a Maitland Street. Stanford,…

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Fire at Newtown. Millinery Factory Destroyed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 May 1932 · page 18

The Swastika Millinery Company's factory in Brown-street Newtown was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning, in spite of the efforts of firemen from several metropolitan…

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Fire Check Concrete Walls Under Line at Greta

The Sun · Saturday 28 May 1932 · page 6

Fires may rage in the workings of the old Greta mine, but they will never again threaten the safety of the main northern railway line…

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Fire at Sea

The Sun · Sunday 29 May 1932 · page 3

THE good ship Trojan was sailing off the coast of Africa under the command of her good captain, Captain Hammond…

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These Cold Winter Evenings There Something Very Friendly About a Fire

The Sun · Sunday 29 May 1932 · page 23

These cold winter evenings, when the lure of outside amusement, which necessitates getting up from the fire and going out, becomes less and less, we cling to the home fire and the hearthrug, and families, who in the…

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Guyra Fire Grown Witness Missinig

The Sun · Monday 30 May 1932 · page 9

A warrant was ordered to be issued by Judge Coyle at 'the Quarter Sessions to-day for the arrest of a Crown witness, Walter Letherby, in…

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Big Queensland Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 May 1932 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.--Damage of many thousands was caused by a fire which destroyed Tattersall's Hotel and nine nearby shops in…

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Disastrous Fire. Hotel and Shops Burnt. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 May 1932 · page 9

A disastrous fire which occurred at Cunnamulla at 1 o'clock this morning resulted in the destruction of Tattersall's Hotel and a number of shops. These included the…

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Big Blaze Threatens Wide Area Mining Activity Damage of £12,000 to Store Bucket Line Byron Bay, Monday. ADELAIDE

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 31 May 1932 · page 5

Residents were called from their homes shortly after 10 o'clock to-night to assist in extinguishing a fire which broke Activity in gold-mining shares continued on the Stock Exchange today. Sixty thousand shares were dealt with in the most active market…

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Big Fire Threatens Byron Bay £4000 Damage Is Done; Shop Goes

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 May 1932 · page 1

THREATENING disaster to a section of the business centre in Johnson Street last night,…

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Four Killed in Riot Police Fire on Mob in Bombay Calcutta

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 May 1932 · page 7

Serious communal rioting was resumed in Bombay at the week-end. Already four have been killed and forty seriously injured…

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Fire at Summer Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 June 1932 · page 9

The back rooms of a cottage at 228 Old Canterbury-road, Summer Hill, were destroyed by fire last night. Fire brigades saved the remainder of the building. The cottage, which…

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Fire Risks Precautions at Sea LONDON

The Sun · Wednesday 1 June 1932 · page 11

The recent disastrous fire on a foreign passenger liner has raised a fresh question as to the use of combustible material in ship…

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Shop Destroyed. Fire at Byron Bay. Byron Bay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 June 1932 · page 15

One of the largest fires seen here last night destroyed G. F. Gibson's store at the corner of Johnson and Shirley streets. It was the largest general store in the town, having been…

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A Chat About the Aborigines Methods of Fire-making and Cooking

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 1 June 1932 · page 2

I READ with very deep interest an article by Mr. G. McIvor on "Blackfellows' Ovens," and it set me thinking again of the years (from '82 to '94) I spent in…

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About Fires

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1932 · page 7

Pate gave an ironic twist to a remark by the Labor member (Mr. Ely) at Fairfield on Friday night. While le was speaking, the fire…

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House Burned Fairfield Blaze

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1932 · page 7

While the owner was away on holidays, a five-roomed weatherboard cottage in Hubert-street, Fairfield, was badly damaged by fire on Friday night,…

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£7000 FIRE. Rockhampton Shops Burnt. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 June 1932 · page 11

Damage cstimnted at more than £7000 was caused bv a fire in East-street, Rockhampton, early this morning when the tewellery establishment of Baxter Brothers was destroyed and…

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Mother and Baby Killed in Explosion Gelignite Thrown in Kitchen Fire?

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 June 1932 · page 7

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.--A mother and her child were killed in an explosion of gelignite…

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