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Fires & bushfires, 1934

1,844 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 93

The Sun Stop-press £6000 Fire Casino

The Sun · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 1

[?]mage estimated at £6000 was caused by a fire which this afternoon destroyed Pidcock Bros.' sawmill…

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'Ring Up the Fire Brigade' Incident in Manchester Test

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 12

"Ring up the fire brigade!" is a call frequently heard from the ''Hill" at the Sydney Cricket Ground when a couple of batsmen are making a…

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Explosions Threaten Argentine City Twenty-six Petrol Tanks Blown Up; Fires Spread Buenos Aires

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 1

FOURTEEN more huge oil tanks exploded early this morning at the Campana works of the National Oil Company, a…

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Oil Blaze Controlled

The Sun · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 9

Campana, Thursday.--Aided by a favorable wind, the fire-fighters to-day completely controlled the oil blaze which threatened the town of…

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Mystery Fire Bureau On Job

The Sun · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 12

Appointed early this week, the C.I.B. Fire Bureau commenced its first investigation to-day, having been instructed to inquire into a…

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Sawmill Fire. Damaged of £7000. CASINO

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 11

For the second time within five years, a sawmill owned by Pidcock Brothers was destroyed by fire to-day. The damage is estimated at £7000…

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Oil Fire. 300 Firemen Fight Flames. VANCOUVER, Aug. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 11

Three hundred weary[?] smoke-blackened firemen fought to save the town of Campana (Argentina), with its 18,000 inhabitants from destruction on Wednesday night as the changing…

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From Playing to Fire-fighting Mosman Oval Dressing Rooms Ablaze

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 7

Footballers made a rush to rescue their clothing when a fire broke out in the basement of the dressing-rooms at Mosman Oval last night…

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Fire Destroys Sawmills £6000 Damage Caused at Casino Casino

The Labor Daily · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 7

DAMAGE estimated at approximately £6000 was caused this afternoon by a fire which gutted the Railway Saw Mills of Pidcock Bro. Ltd., in Dyraaba Street, Casino, and…

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Plane Took Fire As Bozo Tossed Bomb Landing Was a Thriller Waxahachie (Texas)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 1

"BOZO," synthetic rain-maker, tossed a bomb from a plane here at an altitude of 1200 feet, and the machine immediately caught fire on…

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Campana Is Saved In Night-long Battle Fire Fiend Subdued Scarcely A Home Unscathed CAMPANA

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 August 1934 · page 8

THREE hundred weary and smoke-blackened firemen fought to save this Argentine town of 18,000 inhabitants…

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The Suburbs. New Fire Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 September 1934 · page 21

Plans and specifications for the erection of a new fire station in Harrow-road, Auburn, have been passed by Auburn Council. AMBULANCE FINANCE…

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For Women Spring Gowns And Winter Fires. Old Cranbrookians. Ball

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 September 1934 · page 7

Guests who arrived at Cranbrook School last night for the annual ball of the Old Cranbrookians' Association, found a cheerful welcome…

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Fire Trap Family's Escape in Rainstorm

The Sun · Saturday 1 September 1934 · page 3

A FAMILY of five, sleeping in a wooden house in Sutherland-street, St. Peters, Was almost trapped early to-day, when fire…

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How to Light a Fire Take Plenty of Matches!

The Labor Daily · Saturday 1 September 1934 · page 9

Lighting a fire in the open is not difficult if you go about it the right way. THE great secret is to know…

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Radio Has Robbed Elections of Fire

The Sun · Sunday 2 September 1934 · page 3

With the poll only 13 days away, the Federal election campaign which has been under way for the best part…

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Mother and Girl Badly Burned Flannelette Nightdress Catches Fire Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 2 September 1934 · page 7

Mrs. Mary Jones, of Florentine-road, Boronia, and her 19-year-old daughter Amelia were severely burned about the head, chest, and…

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Suburban Fires

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 September 1934 · page 10

A quantity of tempering oil was burnt, and belting and machinery were damaged by fire at the Pioneer Spring Co.'s works, McEvoy-street. Alexandria, on Saturday afternoon. Red…

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Fire in Wheat Silos. Henty

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 September 1934 · page 10

A fire broke out in wheat dust in one of the tunnels at the siles. The employees extinguished the outbreak with the aid of chemical extinguishers. No damage was done…

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Nightdress on Fire Girl Dies From Burns Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Monday 3 September 1934 · page 5

WHEN her flannelette nightdress caught fire at her home in Boronic on Saturday. Miss Amelia Jones, 19, was seriously burned. Her…

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