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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1932

1,916 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 96

Tent Fire Man Badly Burnt Long Trek Mates Carry Him

The Sun · Monday 11 July 1932 · page 8

BADLY burned about the face and arms early last Saturday, in his tent on the Bong Bong Mountains, near Wollongong,…

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Fire on Tram

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 10

Considerable excitement was caused in St. James-road last night when an electric wire on the roof of a tram fused, and the roof caught fire For a few minutes the woodwork…

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Fire at Glebe

The Sun · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 7

The contents of a furniture shop, occupied by O. W. Middleton, in Glebe-road, Glebe, were damaged by fire to-day when a tin of petrol…

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For the Winter The Parkinson “Sunday” Slow Combustion Fire

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 13

The recent cold weather that has been prevailing very naturally causes our thoughts to to the important subject of heat, fires, stoves, etc…

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Man's Bones in Bush Did Victim Die Beside Fire?

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 July 1932 · page 1

The discovery of the bones of a man on a lonely clearing, 14 miles north of Glen Innes, yesterday, has presented police with another grim…

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Blaze of Color Arch Masons' Revel

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 July 1932 · page 13

For brilliance of color, the women's gowns were completely overshadowed last night, when Scottish Royal…

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Liability for Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 July 1932 · page 4

One of the legal risks which may beset motorists was revealed in a recent county court case in England, in which the proprietors of certain "lock-up" garages sued a…

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News From All Quarters £14,000 Fire

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 14 July 1932 · page 2

Damage estimated at £14,000 was caused at South Townsville (Q.) on Friday night last, when fire destroyed the bulk stores of Cummins and Campbell…

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WORK & WAGES Fire Brigade Officers' Claim £100 a Year Rise

The Sun · Thursday 14 July 1932 · page 19

Salary increases of £100 a year and a 44-hour week are the main items in a claim by the Fire Brigade Officers' Association for an award,…

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Liability for Fire Damages Against Owner of Car . in a "Lock-up" Garage

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 14 July 1932 · page 13

A case of great Interest to owners of motor cars housed in "lock-up" garages won decided in a country court in England recently, when the proprietors of a…

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Women Screamed on Fire Escape Panic in Blaze Flames and Smoke Woke Top-floor Sleepers Through Windows Dunedin

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 July 1932 · page 7

DRIVEN by flames and smoke from their rooms to a fire escape, where they stood in…

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Fire at Dunedin. Women Trapped on Fire Escape Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 July 1932 · page 12

When a fire broke out on the fourth and fifth stories of Wain's Hotel, Dunedin, early this morning, 12 women and girls, members of the hotel staff, were trapped on the fire…

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Famous United States Playground Swept by Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 July 1932 · page 14

Coney Island, the best known seaside resort in the United States, where 100 people were injured this week in a fire estimated to cause loss amounting to 2,000,000. dollars…

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Coney Island. Disastrous Fire. New York, July 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 July 1932 · page 15

Coney Island, the best-known seaside resort in the United States, has been swept by fire. Nearly 100 persons were injured during the fire, and several thousands are homeless. The…

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Burnt to Death. Fire at Poultry Farm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 July 1932 · page 14

The Parramatta Coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) yesterday inquired into the destruction of a weatherboard house at Wimbleford poultry farm Regent's Park, and the death of one…

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Man Became Human Torch Thrilling Dive in Flames Launch On Fire At Rose Bay Quick Decision

The Sun · Saturday 16 July 1932 · page 3

WHEN a fire broke out on the motor-yacht, Binghi, moored at Rose Bay, this morning, the owner, Mr. A…

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If a Fire Occurs, Send a Stamped Post-card 4 Second Brigade Works by Flaps Save My Cheild

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 July 1932 · page 5

The Fire Brigade Headquarters. We have seen them. We know how they work…

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After the Blaze

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 July 1932 · page 1

AFTER BEING caught in the blazing cabin of his motor yacht, Binghi, Mr. Athol Brown leaped into the water and swam to Rose Bay…

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Midnight Blaze Weatherb'd Cottage Nearly Gutted

The Labor Daily · Monday 18 July 1932 · page 6

Its occupier away at Manly visiting a friend, a four-room weather board cottage with an iron roof caught fire in Newman Street,…

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Before the Fire

The Labor Daily · Monday 18 July 1932 · page 5

Mr. Athol Brown, owner of the yacht Bingi, which was damaged by fire in Rose Bay on Saturday, photographed aboard at a recept…

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