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Fires & bushfires, 1934

1,844 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 93

Holy Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 May 1934 · page 8

THE ANNUAL ceremony of the kindling of the Holy Fire, at Westminster Cathedral, London, by Archbishop Myers…

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Fire in Hayshed

The Biz · Friday 4 May 1934 · page 7

A hayshed containing about 100 tons of hay, together with a chaffcutter and engine, caught fire on Tuesday morning at Mr. L. C. Dawes' farm, North…

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Book Review “In the Ring of Fire — Memories of a Partisan

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 4 May 1934 · page 2

This is a short novel of the civil war in the Crimea, related by a Red partisan in a number of episodes, The novel covers 135…

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New York Slums to Be Abolished Families Live in Fire Traps Wholesale Plans Of Demolition Mass Housing Govt 'S Loan Scheme Washington, April 3

The Labor Daily · Friday 4 May 1934 · page 8

NEW YORK CITY, following in the footsteps of the new Labor London County Council, means to abolish its slums…

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Heroism of Girls in Fire Saved Children And Fought Blaze Showed Ingenuity

The Sun · Saturday 5 May 1934 · page 3

IN a fire which seriously damaged the rear portion of the home of Mr. Andrew Foley, Mount-street, Coogee, early this morning, conspicuous in a series of thrilling incidents was the performance of three girls in…

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Bridge on Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 May 1934 · page 13

A railway bridge near Girilambone, about 28 miles from Nyngan, caught alight yesterday morning. The bridge was made impassable, but the fire was discovered before…

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Fire at Coogee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 May 1934 · page 14

Firemen found great difficulty in subduing a fire, which broke out in Mr. Andrew Foley's home in Mount-street, Coogee, early this morning. The fire began in a bathroom at the back…

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Ship's Peril Melb. Wharf Fire MELBOURNE

The Sun · Saturday 5 May 1934 · page 5

When a fire broke out among kapok mattresses and other goods in a shed at South Wharf early to-day, there was a danger of the…

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Federal Election Hangs Fire Breathing Time for Labor

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 5 May 1934 · page 1

FRANTIC efforts are being made to find means of settling the differences that divide Lyons and Page. Tout, much canvassed as Bavin's…

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How Silent Will the Dean Be? Loses His Trousers in Film Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 May 1934 · page 9

Dean Maitland's trousers, of Bond Street cut, yesterday perished in flames in Edgecliff Road. With a parcel of the wardrobe of…

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Girls Rescue Family Blaze at Coogee

The Labor Daily · Monday 7 May 1934 · page 5

Police have been unable to ascertain the cause of the fire which broke out in a bathroom at the home of Andrew Foley in…

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Early Morning Blaze Cottage Destroyed "Very Strange," Says Coroner

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 7 May 1934 · page 2

Mystery enshrouded the origin of a fire which destroyed a cottage at Pyess-road, Marayong, early on the morning of March…

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Fires in Sugar Area. Tragic Associations of House. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 May 1934 · page 9

A residence and cane-cutters' barracks owned by V. DI Salvo, sugar farmer, of Mourilyan, were destroyed by fire to-night. Two attempts had previously been made on the life of Di…

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Scene of Disastrous Fire in Japan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 May 1934 · page 12

Soldiers searching for bodies in the ruins of Hakodate, Japan, where hundreds perished in the disaster…

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New Fire Brigade Site Gunnedah

The Labor Daily · Monday 7 May 1934 · page 6

At the meeting of the Gunnedah Municipal Council and representatives of the Fire Brigade Board. In connection with the council's…

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Darwin Bond Store Fire. Incendiarism Suggested. DARWIN

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 May 1934 · page 10

Mr. N. Bell, coroner, conducted an inquiry into the fire which destroyed the bond,store and railway goods shed on April 23. Oliver West, manager of the goods shed, said…

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Dep. Fire Chief

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 8

Third-officer C. D. A. Richardson, whose promotion to the rank of Deputy-Chief Officer, vice Mr. G. Grimmondm now…

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Fire at Newtown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 10

The two-story factory of the Pacific [?] Co., Ltd, in Brock-lane, Newtown, was badly damaged by fire and water yesterday. Fire brigades from George-street West and…

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Fire in Two Stores. Gilgandra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 10

A bulk store at the rear of Western Stores and Edgicys, Ltd., was destroyed by fire last night. Stock valued at £500 was lost. A fire also occurred at Miss Keir's store…

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Two Women Dead In Fire WELLINGTON (New Zealand)

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 5

THE incinerated remains of Mrs. Ellen Franklin, 76, and Miss Smaile, 40, were found in the rains of their home at Bloomfield, in the Southern Hawkes Bay district, this morning. A FIRE broke out in the house…

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