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Fires & bushfires, 1932

1,916 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 96

Nightwatchman Fires on Thieves

The Labor Daily · Saturday 27 August 1932 · page 1

Two men who wove stealing fuel from George Hoskins' woodyard, Bishopgate Street, Camperdown, yesterday morning, were surprised by…

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Fight Stopped by Fire Alarm Big Dole Crowd Is Restive

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 August 1932 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--A policeman and a fire alarm saved the situation at Newcastle Sports Ground to-day, when some of the 2000 men…

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Fire Damage to Plumpton Wilful Destruction At Toowoomba

The Sun · Sunday 28 August 1932 · page 2

TOOWOOMBA, Saturday.--Officials of the Toowoomba Coursing Club on Friday found that their escapes and the fence attached at the…

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Auburn Fire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 29 August 1932 · page 4

Fire brigades from Auburn and Lidcombe extinguished a fire which broke out in an unoccupied weatherboard cottage at Adderley-street, Auburn, early on Saturday…

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Cafe Destroyed by Fire. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 August 1932 · page 4

Damage estimated at more than £1000 was caused by a fire which destroyed the Cafe Mimosa, near the corner of Adelaide and Albert streets, city, early this morning. The…

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Horse Incinerated in Stable Fire Launceston

The Labor Daily · Monday 29 August 1932 · page 1

THREE horses were burned to death when a building consisting of a stable, cart shed and hay loft, occupied…

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Fire, But No Bull-fight Spanish Crowd Got Excitement Madrid

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 August 1932 · page 1

The sports of Spain have a strange way of showing their displeasure at being denied the sight of their favorite bull-fighter in action…

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Cottage Destroyed by Fire. Bangalow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 August 1932 · page 10

Fire destroyed Mr. Sam Wiley's house at Goonegerry last night. His three sons narrowly escaped death by dashing out of the house in their night attire. It was a valuable…

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MANCHURIA. Incendiary Fires in Mukden. Fight with Bandits. Tokio, Aug. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 August 1932 · page 9

A message from Mukden says that incend[?]ary fires were discovered in seveial places, Mudlng the arsenal and aerodrome. Some aeroplanes were destroyed…

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£8000 DAMAGE. Tobacco Destroyed by Fire. INVERELL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 11

A fire occurred yesterday between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. at the Ashford Tobacco Company's grading shed, in which there were 180 bales, or 38 tons, of graded tobacco…

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Hares Escape Fire at Middle Ridge Sires' Produce Stake

Referee · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 22

WHAT appeared to be a deliberate attempt to prevent Queensland Sires' Produce Stake being decided at Middle Ridge Enclosure, Toowoomba, on Saturday was…

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To Fire 400 Shots a Minute. Official Tests of Two New Military Inventions

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 19

Every British soldier a machine gunner. That is the more than possible outcome of tests now being undertaken by War Office experts of two deadly new weapons…

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Hands Burned Blaze In Workroom

The Sun · Thursday 1 September 1932 · page 15

Mr. Rosen, of Rosen and Reynolds, mantle manufacturers, of Traynor House, Elizabeth-street, city, was severely burned about both hands this…

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Under Fire Question Time In Fedl. Parlt. All Curious Canberra

The Sun · Thursday 1 September 1932 · page 22

IN accordance with a firmly established precedent, members returned to Canberra yesterday for the resumption of the Federal…

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Fire in City

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 3

Damage estimated at £150 was caused by a fire, which broke out in the premises of Rosen and Reynolds, robe manufacturers, in Elizabeth-street, city, yesterday afternoon. It is…

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Fire Brigade Dance

The Cronulla-Sutherland Advocate · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 4

Don’t forget the dance in The Cecil Ballroom on Saturday night, September 3, at 8 p.m. The proceeds are to help our Fire Brigade to take part in the…

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New Job for Fire Engine

The Sun · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 7

STUART TOWN, Friday.-- The arrival in town of a fire engine by road from Sydney created visions of a fire brigade being established here, but…

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Tobacco Fire Heavy Loss to Ashford Growers

The Land · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 4

Fire in the grading shed of the Ashford Tobacco Company on Monday destroyed 150 out of 180 bales of graded tobacco which were in the…

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Disastrous Fire Melbourne Factories Gutted MELBOURNE

The Sun · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 5

Heavy damage was caused by a fire, which destroyed the factory of the Service Box Co.. and badly damaged the Austin Shoe Factory, in…

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Victim of Fire Dies in Hospital Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 6

SEVERELY burned when a fire broke out in the Kitchen of her home at Leongatan yesterday, Mrs. J. C…

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