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Fires & bushfires, 1934

1,844 stories in Sydney's papers · page 50 of 93

Chickens Burnt. Fire at Guildford

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 June 1934 · page 20

More than 350 chickens were burnt last night, when a fire broke out in a brooder house of a poultry farm at the corner of Albert and Bowden streets, Guildford. Mr. Charles Joseph…

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Girls Rescued From Fire. Outbreak at Campsie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 June 1934 · page 10

During an inquiry conducted yesterday by the Parramatta District Coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) into a fire which destroyed a five-roomed weatherboard cottage and its…

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Painted Wrist with Spirits Caught Fire Passing Stove

The Labor Daily · Saturday 23 June 1934 · page 8

Mrs. Bertha Axon, of Ada Street, Harris Park, sustained severe burns to her arms and hands yesterday when some…

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Round the Log Fire. Big Company of Trappers. Periodical Bursts of Cheering

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 June 1934 · page 15

No fewer than 82 trappers recently sat round a great log fire at Delegate through a whole night and a number of succeeding nights. Delegate is probably one of the coldest parts…

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Rugby League Wests Lost Their Flash and Fire in the Second Half

The Sun · Sunday 24 June 1934 · page 44

THERE was every indication of an overwhelming victory for Western Suburbs during the first half of the Rugby League match against Balmain at Pratten Park yesterday…

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Boy Badly Burned in Launch Fire Jumped Overboard with Clothes in Flames Brisbane

The Sun · Sunday 24 June 1934 · page 2

While preparing to go deep sea fishing, early this morning, Thomas Durbridge, 16, whose father was mauled by a shark off the coast at…

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Fire Destroys Home. Cowra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 June 1934 · page 10

The brick dwelling of Mr. D. P. Thomas was destroyed by fire. Furniture and personal effects were also lost. The building was outside the reticulation area, and no…

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Heath Fires in England. Troops Warned by Plane London

The Labor Daily · Monday 25 June 1934 · page 1

An extensive heath fire at Tunnel Hill, near Aldershot, yesterday which was ultimately subdued by troops equipped…

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Along the News Trail Timber From Solomons Theft and Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 June 1934 · page 7

Trade with the Solomon Islands' in oregon timber for the making of furniture is increasing, and yesterday the Malaita arrived with a big…

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Are These Worth the Money? Automobile Fire And General Insurance Co. of Australia, Ltd

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 June 1934 · page 12

Capita, preference £2500, ordinary £22,500. Reserves, £53,649. Assets, per 20 ordinary share paid to…

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Firemen Touched Live-wire Heavy Damage In Blaze At Enmore. Men Escape

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 26 June 1934 · page 6

EMPLOYEES had to leap through flames to safety, and two firemen received an electric shock yesterday afternoon when a…

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Wadding Factory. Severely Damaged by Fire. Electric Wires Fuse

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 June 1934 · page 10

For the second time within two years, the factory of Graham and Bennett, surgical wadding manufacturers, in Pemell-lane, Enmore, was severely damaged by fire late yesterday…

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Police Fire at Escapee Chase After Leap From Patrol Car

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 June 1934 · page 7

A FUSILLADE of shots fired by police at Glebe last night failed to stop a suspect who had…

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Prevention of Fires. Orient Line Installations

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 27 June 1934 · page 8

During the past 12 months those interested in shipping, especially underwriters and owners of large passenger vessels, have been much…

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Great Stockyard Fire in Chicago

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 27 June 1934 · page 50

Over £ 2,000,000 damage was done on the south side of Chicago last month when the vast stockyard area was swept by fire. Many animals perished and several meat-packing plants were totally destroyed. This picture was taken when the fire was at its height…

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Children the Cause of Fire

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 27 June 1934 · page 1

Children playing with matches are believed to have caused a fire in a room of a house in Calder Street, Redfern, yesterday. The…

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Homes of Officials Set on Fire Serious Turn in U.S. STRIKE Rail Trucks Thrown Down Embankment Many Clashes San Francisco, Tues

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 27 June 1934 · page 1

THE shipping strike has taken a serious turn and widespread violence has broken out. Strikers set fire to the homes of…

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Blaze Destroys Chicks. Guildford Man's Loss

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 7

Shut up in a brooder house which caught fire at Guildford on Friday, 350 chickens were destroyed. Though Guildford and Granville Fire…

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Fire at Merrylands

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 10

Fire destroyed Arthur Henry Yeadon's weatherboard cottage in Kenyon's-road, Merrylands, last night. Fire brigades from Guildford and Merrylands, under District Officer…

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Students Quelled Fire At College

The Sun · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 17

When a spark from a chimney set fire to portion of the kitchen roof at the rear of the St. Patrick's College, Darley-road, Manly, this afternoon,…

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