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Fires & bushfires, 1934

1,844 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 93

Fire--two Boys Arrested

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 August 1934 · page 9

TWO boys, aged 11 and 10, were arrested yesterday as a sequel to the fire which destroyed the Mote (Patent)…

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Fire in Furniture Factory

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 August 1934 · page 13

Fire caused considerable damage to the premis[?] of James Henry Fairbairn in Prince's Highway, St. Peters, last night. The building of two floors was used as a…

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Fire in Factory Caused by Boys

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 August 1934 · page 5

Investigations by Detectives Booth and Lamont, of Balmain, led to the conclusion that the thieves who set fire to the factory of the Mote Extension Ladder Co., Ltd.,…

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In Fire Books Burned Porter's Story Before Audit

The Sun · Tuesday 7 August 1934 · page 9

AN audit of the books would have shown up false entries he had made, admitted Austin Thurbon, railway…

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Page's Farm Millions 20 Heard Speech His Policy Points Fires Big Shot in Small Town

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 August 1934 · page 7

STROUD, Monday.--Up 3 to £15,000,000 for farm relief is in the forefront of the Australian C.P…

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A Blaze of Golden Glory

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 8 August 1934 · page 5

When winter flowers are few and the gardens everywhere lack life and colour this Wonderful climber (Bignonia Venusta) provides a dazzling display of orange-gold and green. The venusta has barely opened its buds around Sydney yet, but further north, in the warmer parts, it is now the most beautiful thing in the garden landscape. This magnificent display has attracted scores of people to the Soldiers' Memorial Gardens on the banks of the Clarence River, at Crafion, on the North Coast of N.S.W…

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Castle on Fire London

The Sun · Wednesday 8 August 1934 · page 6

Hillsborough Castle, near Belfast, the official residence of the Duke of Abercorn, Governor of Northern Ireland, was seriously damaged by fire…

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Rail Fire Porter For Trial

The Sun · Wednesday 8 August 1934 · page 11

At the conclusion of his inquiry to-day, the Coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) found that the railway buildings at Pennant Hills…

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Station Fire. Porter's Admissions. "Mishandled Money."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 August 1934 · page 13

At an inquiry yesterday into the burning of the railway station offices at Pennant Hills on July 18, it was stated that the fire destroyed books and records on the day that an audit…

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Log Fires Appreciated At Strathfield Dance Successful Preliminary To Big, Ball. Queen Crowned At Staff Dance Last Night For Children

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 8 August 1934 · page 9

TWO HUNDRED dancers and bridge players showed their appreciation of the big log fires that burned brightly at "Delmonte,"…

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Frying Pan Or Fire For The Farmer Claims Of His Creditors Business Done in Council

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 8 August 1934 · page 6

EXCEPT for flashes of enthusiasm on the part of certain Government supporters for the interests of one class of mortgagee creditors…

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Camp Fires. At Scout Ball

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 August 1934 · page 3

Realistic camp fires burned brightly through the dancing hours of the annual ball of the Boy Scout Club, held in Hordern Brothers' Florentine ballroom last night, and miniature…

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Round Camp Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 August 1934 · page 14

Cheery Scout songs coming from the throats of many Scouts and dancers sitting round the floor in the glow of a camp fire was one of the…

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Drought's Fire Cost

The Sun · Thursday 9 August 1934 · page 22

London, Wednesday.--It is estimated that the fire losses in Britain and Ireland totalled £1,177,000 during July. Dry weather and water…

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Fire in Starch Factors

The Labor Daily · Thursday 9 August 1934 · page 5

A large quantity of starch was badly damaged by fire and water when an outbreak occurred in the Coral starch factory; Rosebery…

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Station Fire. Porter Committed for Trial

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 August 1934 · page 9

The Ryde district coroner (Mr. Richardson Clark) yesterday committed Austin Thurbon, porter for trial on a charge of maliciously setting fire to the railway station at Pennant…

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Along the News Trail Factory Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 August 1934 · page 9

Severe damage was done by a fire which broke out last night in a shed at the rear of Easterbrook's starch factory. Rosebery Street, Rosebery…

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Fire in Singapore. Singapore, Aug. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 August 1934 · page 10

A great fire is raging in one of me native quarters of Singapore, and thousands of people are homeless. It is feared that there have been many…

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Fire at Factory. Starch Catches Alight

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 August 1934 · page 10

Choking fumes caused by burning starch caused great inconvenience to firemen who were called last night to extinguish a fire in a drying shed at the factory of Coral Starch…

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Fire in Governor's Residence Northern Ireland London

The Labor Daily · Thursday 9 August 1934 · page 1

HILLSBOROUGH Castle, near Belfast, the official residence of the Duke of Abercorn, Governor of Northern Ireland, was seriously…

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