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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1934

1,844 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 93

400 Chicks Destroyed Guildford Blaze Food Factory

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 9

The overheating of a brooder is believed to be the cause of a blaze which destroyed Ward's Poultry Food Factory,…

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Soles Burnt in Escaping Marsden Store Blaze

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 5

When the post office and store at Marsden, three and a half miles from Riverstone, caught fire at midnight yesterday, Francis Cole (18), son…

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Warmth in Winter Gas Fires In Favour

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 7

The problem of house-warning is acute in this chilly weather. Householders are more and more inclined to change over from the smoky, dirty coal and…

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Police Probe Station Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 1

Detectives are Investigating a fire which occurred early yesterday morning at Pennant Hills railway station. A noise was heard in the…

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Factory Fire. Firemen Save Cottage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 10

A fire badly damaged Mr. Ernest Ward's poultry food factory at Guildford early yesterday morning, but firemen prevented the flames reaching a cottage a few yards away…

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Thieves Suspected. Railway Station Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 9

A mysterious fire destroyed the offices on the "up" platform at Pennant Hills railway station early yesterday morning. Detectives are testing the theory that the fire may have been…

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Cottage Destroyed by Fire. Bellingen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 10

A fire destroyed the cottage occupied by Mr. and Mrs. H. Everson, of Hydes Creek, Some furniture and personal belongings were saved…

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Court Fire Police To Rescue CARCOAR

The Sun · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 26

Excitement was caused today, and for a while there was danger of fire in the courtroom where the inquest into the death of John Ryan is being…

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The Hell-Fire Stunt. God is a loving God. Correct

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 7

Why do the clergy make Him out otherwise when they put the hell-fire stunt. They don't put up any hell-fire stunt. The Catholic Church rightly teaches…

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Factory Destroyed by Fire 400 Chickens And 200 Fowls Roasted Rail Outbreak

The Labor Daily · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 4

ALTHOUGH detectives pursued inquiries throughout the day, they were unable to determine the cause of fires early yesterday…

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Got Down Cliff to Fight Fire Spectacular Blaze At Balmain

The Labor Daily · Friday 20 July 1934 · page 7

THERE was a spectacular fire at the premises of Burke, Boulton and Hayward, bitumen manufacturers, of Stevens Street, Balmain,…

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Voluntary Fire Brigade. Gulgong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 July 1934 · page 12

Mr. B. L. Barber, inspector of the Board of Fire Commissioners, is on a visit to Gulgong, where he has established a voluntary fire brigade of 10 members, with Mr. L. Norris as…

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Fire at Guildford Firemen Save Cottage

The Biz · Friday 20 July 1934 · page 5

"A fire badly damaged Mr. Ernest Ward's poultry food factory at Guildford early on Wednesday morning, but firemen prevented the flames reaching a cottage a few…

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Timber Destroyed by Fire. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 July 1934 · page 12

Damage estimated at £5000 was caused when a wooden building, containing timber and machinery, on the premises of the Newmarket Plywood Co., Ltd., was destroyed by…

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Fire Torpedo From Japan To Europe! TOKIO

The Labor Daily · Friday 20 July 1934 · page 1

TSUNEDDO KOHARA, the Japanese inventor, is planning a gigantic aerial torpedo, which, fired from Japan could reach Europe…

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Reichstag Fire Verdict Leads to New Court System

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 July 1934 · page 8

The new German "Court of Popular Justice" was described by professor Charteris at a Legacy Club luncheon at the Carlton yesterday…

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In Fire Afghan's Death At 109 Years BOURKE

The Sun · Friday 20 July 1934 · page 11

BOURKE'S most picturesque figure, Gul Mahomet, an Afghan, reputed to be 109 years of age, and probably Australia's…

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Bitumen Alight. Brigade Men's Perilous Work. Fire at Balmain Factory

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 July 1934 · page 11

Firemen were endangered early this morning when they climbed down a cliff in the darkness to fight a fire which had broken out in the bitumen works of Burt, Bolton, and…

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Gaol Destroyed. Set on Fire by Convicts. VENICE, July 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 July 1934 · page 11

[?] convicts in Judecca prison, alleging rough treatment and severe discipline, chose the visit of the Minister of Justice as the occasion to set fire to the goal. They…

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The Farm-hand and a Career Can He Rise Above the Rank and Fire?

The Land · Friday 20 July 1934 · page 3

HAS the hard-working, plodding farm worker any career before him? This question was interestingly discussed by Augustus Jessopp,…

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