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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1932

1,916 stories in Sydney's papers · page 67 of 96

This Pomp And Pageantry! Parlt. Opens in Blaze of Tawdry Color Unemployed Pressed Sullenly Back to Gutter on Parade a Glittering Array of Opulence and Wealth

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 7 September 1932 · page 6

AMID much bowing and scraping, complacent smiles, congratulatory hand-shakes, and in the presence of many wives…

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Fire at Auburn Butcher's

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 8 September 1932 · page 3

While walking down Auburn-road in the early hours. Nightwatchman Rudd noticed smoke issuing from the back room of J. Nicholson's shop at the corner of…

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Fire

The Biz · Friday 9 September 1932 · page 1

At about 2 p.m. on Sunday the town was startled by the loud ringing of the Fairfield firebel. The firemen dashed to the scene. The [?] was…

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Lecture by Fire Chief

The Propeller · Friday 9 September 1932 · page 2

The Chief Fire Officer, Mr. Nance, delivered an address an fire-fighting, and the development of fire-fighting appliances through the ages, to members…

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"Fair Exchange Is No Robbery," Is Telung Slogan McCall Fires First Shot in Big Drive for Fair Treatment to Producers

The Land · Friday 9 September 1932 · page 11

TGEST evidence of the interest which has been aroused in the country in the campaign for a higher exchange rate and a corresponding reduction in the tariff, is the success which is being achieved by Mr. W. V. McCali on his tour of the West…

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5 a.m. Blaze Country Hotel Hurried Escapes Spark Cause?

The Sun · Saturday 10 September 1932 · page 3

THE occupants of Henderson's Royal Hotel, Burraga, in the Bathurst district, had barely time to…

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Fire at Wallacia Accidental, Says the Coroner

Nepean Times · Saturday 10 September 1932 · page 6

Mr Arthur Judges, district coroner, held an inquiry, at Penrith Court House, on 1st inst, into the fire that destroyed "Riverview" guest house,…

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Big Fire Factory Gone Heavy Damage Difficult Job

The Sun · Saturday 10 September 1932 · page 5

A SPECTACULAR fire this afternoon gutted a three- story building in Ment- more - avenue, Rosebery,…

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Food Riots in Russia. Red Troops Fire on Workers. LONDON. Sept. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 September 1932 · page 13

The Moscow correspondent of the "Daily Express" says: "The worst food riots since the end of the war occurred in the northern textile centre of Ivanov[?]-Voznesensk. Troops of the…

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Fire at Petersham Spectacular Blaze

The Sun · Sunday 11 September 1932 · page 2

Following the discovery of a fire in an elght-room,house in the Boulevarde, Petersham, last night, police immediately set in train investigations in an…

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Firemen Were Soaping Wet! £12,000 Blaze at Rosebery

Truth · Sunday 11 September 1932 · page 14

FIREMEN, dripping wet, provided an unusual spectacle at Roseberry yesterday afternoon when the McLeod Soap Company's factory in…

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Only Needs Spark To Start a Blaze European Fever Quick Action Vital LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 11 September 1932 · page 3

Some act of impatience, irretrievably ruining the prospects of disarmament and leading to another armament race, may be…

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Fires in Suburbs. Soap Works Damaged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 September 1932 · page 9

Damage estimated at several thousands of pounds was caused by a fire which broke ou[?] in the factory of McLeod's Soap Co. Pty., Ltd., in Mentmore-street, Waterloo, on…

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Fire Damages Cottage

The Labor Daily · Monday 12 September 1932 · page 8

A cottage owned and occupied by Mr. S. C. Wright, in the Boulevard. Petersham was badly damaged by fire about. 11 o'clock on Saturday…

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Fire at Waterloo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 September 1932 · page 12

Portion of the smouldering remains of the McLeod soap works, Mentmore-avenue, Waterloo, on Saturday afternoon…

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Hotel Destroyed by Fire. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 September 1932 · page 10

The Royal Hotel at Burraga and the whole of its contents were destroyed by fire. The occupants narrowly escaped being trapped by the flames. The building, which was a…

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Narrow Escape From Fire

The Sun · Tuesday 13 September 1932 · page 14

SINGLETON, Tuesday.--When fire destroyed a cottage on the river bank, the occupant, Mr. Thomas O'Neill, a very old resident, who was…

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Motor Tractors and Fire Risk

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 13 September 1932 · page 5

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Chaffey) has repealed a regulation under the Bush Fires Prevention Act, which compelled owners of all traction…

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Ten Shops. Destroyed by Fire. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 September 1932 · page 10

A block of 10 shops, in the main street of Kingaroy, was destroyed by fire late to-night. Owing to the absence of the fire brigade, little could be done to prevent the fire from…

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Fire Science

The Sun · Wednesday 14 September 1932 · page 14

A German fireman extinguishing an oil fire by meant of a newly invented foam during demonstration of new fire-fighting methods in Baden…

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