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Fires & bushfires, 1933

1,807 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 91

BUSHFIRES In South Australia. Grass, Trees, and Livestock Destroyed. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 9

Bushfires which raged between Kangarilla and Kuitpo forest to-day, in the Adelaide Hills, destroyed thousands of acres of the richest grass lands of the district, several…

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Bushfires Are Checked Forest Was Threatened Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 1

Fire-fighters spent the whole of to-day strenuously engaged in combating flames near the Kuipto Forest, outside Adelaide, but at dusk appear…

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Bush Fire

The Biz · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 5

About 4 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon a scrub fire broke out in an allotment off Bull's-road, St. John's Park, burning about 50 acres…

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£12,000 FIRE Bathurst Railway Workshops Mystery Blaze Bathurst

The Sun · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 9

THE most disastrous fire in the history of Bathurst occurred early this morning when the…

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Fires at Cabramatta House Destroyed

The Biz · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 5

The five room weatherboard cottage previously occupied by Mr. A. E. Parker, in Wellington-street, Cabramatta, was totally destroyed…

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Fire at Bayview

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 10

A weatherboard cottage in Bayview-[?] Bayview, Pittwater, was destroyed by fire last night…

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Fire Brigades Act

The Propeller · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 6

Councils not only collect rates for their own use and expenditure, but have to levy amounts to fulfil the requirements of other Acts than the Local…

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Fire at Bond's Ltd

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 7

Prompt action by employees with buckets of water quickly stopped a small outbreak of fire at Bond's hosiery factory in Layton Street,…

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Fire Menaces Mining Village Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 1

Bush fires raged around the mining village of Kitchener to-day, and the local volunteer brigade had to perform strenuous work to save a…

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Busy Brigades Many Fire Outbreaks; Cottage Alight

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 7

While bush fires raged half a mile away, a four-roomed weatherboard cottage in Pittwater Road, near Church Point, burst into flames last…

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Sales Tax on Fire Gear Bush Brigades Handicapped

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 8

EXEMPTION from the sales tax of all gear used by Bush Fire Brigades, as advocated by "The Daily Telegraph" on…

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Freighter Damaged. Fire in Bunkers. Propeller Blades Lost. Fremantle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 9

A deep-seated fire in the bunkers, and then loss of three of the four blades of her propeller, made the voyage to Australia of the freighter Helmspey an adventurous one…

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A Hoodoo Ship Encounters Cyclone Has Fire in Bunkers Propeller Blades Stripped Fremantle

The Labor Daily · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 10

The British freighter Helmspey entered port this morning after a nightmare voyage of fifty days from Sunderland. During the trip the…

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Notes from a Countryman's Diary Tropical Cattle for Australia —Fire Fiend Held—Big Load Rivalry — HardWorked President— Bulk Truck Shortage Zebu Cattle

The Land · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 3

THE proposal to import zebu cattle to stock some of Australia's tropical country seems a little strange at first. We are used to certain types…

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Bushfires in S.A. Five Thousand Volunteers Fight Flames

The Land · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 3

Bushfires raging between Kangarilla arid Kuitpo forest, in South Australia, on Wednesday, destroyed thousands of acres of rich grass…

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Bushfires in City and Country

The Labor Daily · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 1

Metropolitan and and country areas were greatly affected by bush fires throughout yesterday, owing to the oppressive heat, At Hawkesbury…

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Serious Bushfire Outbreak at Pittwater

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 12

Masses of smoke rolling across the water from the burning scrub yesterday…

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Bushfires

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 10

Firemen in the metropolitan area had a busy time yesterday attending to the numerous outbreaks that were reported. Bushfires raged in the Hawkesbury district throughout the day,…

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Bush Fire's Big Front MELBOURNE

The Labor Daily · Saturday 25 February 1933 · page 6

WITH a frontage of 20 miles, a big fire is raging near, Mt. Feathertop, on the Victorian Alps. There is no danger of private property being menaced. Lost night, however, the flames swept towards Harrietwille,…

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Disastrous Sydney Fires Heavy Toll Lives Lost In Theatre Blaze Danger Zone

The Sun · Saturday 25 February 1933 · page 7

IN the development of every great city fire takes its toll, despite all the efforts of man to guard against its ravages. Sydney has been no exception. A fire in the heart of a great city is a calamity, indeed, and by…

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