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Fires & bushfires, 1933

1,807 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 91

Home Assured Woman Who Lost All In Bushfire

The Sun · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 13

"Thanks to 'The Sun,' the new home for the brave little woman who lost all her possessions in a bushfire. is now guaranteed," writes…

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Menace of Bush Fires

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 44

THE many and serious outbreaks of bush lives which have occurred recently in various parts of the State should serve to remind motorists how essential…

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Bush Fires in N.S.W. Large Areas Swept

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 18

Considerable damage was done by bushfires in the Riverina and Western districts of New South Wales last week. In some cases the fires were due to…

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Preventing Fires at Sea

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 1

THE Merchant Marine Commissions of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate have decided that in consequence of the destruction of the…

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Early Morning Fire

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 6

The contents of, the showcase, of Simons" furniture store in George Street, city, were damaged by fire shortly before 2' o'clock this…

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A Jungle Fire. Doctor's Narrative

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 12

In an address given over the air from the Australian Broadcasting Commission studio. 2BL, last evening. Dr. Arthur Torrance, M.D., gave a thrilling description of a jungle fire…

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Late News Burglars Started Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Burglars who ransacked the home of A. J. Hood, of Kew to-night, set fire to the front bedroom,…

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Bushfires. Grant of £150: to Relieve Distress

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 12

Following representations made to the Government, a grant of £150 has been made to the Lake Macquarie Shire Council to enable it to render assistance to residents whose…

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Bush Fire Causes "Mystery" Explosion INNISEAIL

The Labor Daily · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 7

WHEN a bush fire inthe Sliverwood district sweet over the spot where a farmer had cached four cases of explosives last night, the contents…

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Inadequate Relief for Bush Fire Victims Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 6

A feeling of bitter disappointment was expressed to-day at the announcement that the State Government had decided to allocate only…

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Bush Fire Prevention Victoria Holds a Special Publicity Week

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 4

IN Melbourne, and generally speaking throughout Victoria, special efforts are being made this week to arouse the public to a sense of the danger from…

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The Children's Page Goody Gossamer's Rhymes. After the Bush Fire

The Catholic Press · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 33

When last I gazed upon this scene, How wondrous fair it was to view! Mile after mile of varied green, Melting into the ocean blue…

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Home-made Fire Beaters Effective Instrument for Putting Out Grass Fires

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 12

Every farmer should have on hand, and kept where everyone in home knows, a number of fire beaten. It is depressing to see men fighting fires with…

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Molong Fire

The Sun · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 17

MOLONG, Thursday.--A fire which broke out at 4 a.m. to-day in the back portion of premises occupied by J. J. Sullivan, butcher, destroyed also Miss…

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Saved His Dog House Destroyed in Guildford Blaze

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 7

Climbing through the window of a blazing house, a Guildford man risked his life to save a dog at Guildford early on Sunday morning…

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Parramatta Fire Woman Severely Burnt

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 9

Parramatta and Granville Fire Brigades attended to a call at a fish shop No. 3b Church-street South, on Friday morning last…

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1000 Homeless After Big Fire Bombay

The Labor Daily · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 7

MORE than 1000 persons are homeless as the result of a fire which destroyed about 300 buts. The flames were…

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Thieves' Incendiarism. House Robbed and Set on Fire. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 10

After ransacking the home of Mr. Archibald J. Hood, of Cotham-road, Kew thieves set fire to the house and then escaped. The house was left unoccupied from 8…

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Fears Bushfires

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 10

"DAWN DALE" (Marie's Greek, via [?}).—Spring, with all its glorious beauties, has slipped way much too soon, and now we find ourselves in the heart of Summer, with…

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Bushfire Brigades. Authority to Burn Breaks. YASS

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 6

At a special meeting of the Yass Bushfire Brigade held to discuss the local application of the Local Government Bushfires Amendment Act 1932 an important point arose…

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