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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1935

2,020 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 101

Destroyed by Fire. Block of Five Shops. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 March 1935 · page 10

Damage estimated at about £3750 was caused by a fire which destroyed a block of buildings, containing five shops, in MacGregorterrace, at the Paddington tram terminus,…

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On Fire Rebel Warship Seamen Shot Greek Activity Athens

The Sun · Tuesday 5 March 1935 · page 1

THE rebel cruiser, Averoff, after being hit by two bombs, is ablaze between [?]…

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Armed Men Fire at Motorist. Point Blank Range. Attempted Robbery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 March 1935 · page 9

When Roy James Booth, 30, a member of a city furniture firm, refused to hand over his money to two thieves at his home in Yasmar-avenue, Haberfield,…

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Hand Shattered Boy Found a Detonator and Threw It in Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 March 1935 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday. -- James Stevenson (11), of Dora Creek, was admitted to the Newcastle Hospital to-day with his left hand shattered…

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Fire Destroys Motor Lorry. Junee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1935 · page 14

A large motor lorry belonging to Mr. J. J. Glass was destroyed by fire near the home of Mr. J. Mowsar, of Marrar, while drums of petrol were being delivered. The quick removal…

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Modification of Fire Regulations. Debate in City Council

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 6 March 1935 · page 5

Strong opposition was exhibited by Labour aldermen at a meeting of the City Council last Monday to a recommendation of the Works Committee in favour of modifying the building…

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£1500 DAMAGE. Fire in Lithgow Store. LITHGOW

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1935 · page 14

Practically the whole of the stock in the Self Help Stores, Lithgow, was destroyed by fire last night. The damage is estimated at about £1500, but the contents of the stores…

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Fires in Carss Park

The Propeller · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 2

The engineer of Kogarah Council reported at this week's meeting, that he had caught a youth lighting fires in Carss Park, where considerable…

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Cottage Destroyed by Fire

The Propeller · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 7

Early last Monday, morning the Hurstville Fire Brigade was called to a fire which was reported to be at Kyle Bay, South Hurstville. When…

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Factory Fire Shock For Girls

The Sun · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 27

Amid pools of water, heaps of cinders and broken glass, and the air heavy with the aroma of perfume used in the manufacture of…

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Heavy Loss. Fire at Rozelle. Factory Destroyed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 12

The Pacific Manufacturing Company's factory, at the corner of Roberts and Mullen streets, Roadie, was practically destroyed by fire early this morning…

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Cost of Fire Brigades. Where Councils' Money Goes

The Propeller · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 2

Thousands of pounds paid, by the ratepayers of St. George are used annually for the contributions of the four local councils to the Board of…

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New Fire Station Merrylands Need Council to Act

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 5

Described by Alderman Campbell as "obsolete" and "almost a disgrace to the locality," Merrylands fire station will be…

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Factory Fire Peril Building Gutted at Rozelle Nearby Houses Menaced

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 1

MANY thousands of pounds damage was done when, the Pacific Manufacturing Company's premises at the corner of…

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Big Fire at Rozelle Damage Estimated at £20,000 Early Morn

The Labor Daily · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 1

DAMAGE said by the police to amount to at least £20,000 was caused by a fire which' gutted the Pacific Manufacturing Co…

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'Glass Melted Workshop Blaze

The Sun · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 14

So fierce was the heat of a fire which broke out early to-day in the workshop of Standard Signs, formerly the offices of John W. Eaton, Ltd.,…

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Fire at Rozelle. Factory Destroyed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 12

The Pacific Manufacturing Company's factory, at the corner of Roberts and Mullen streets, Rozelle, was practically destroyed by fire early yesterday morning…

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Merrylands Fire Station. New One Wanted

The Biz · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 1

Following a motion by Ald. W. Campbell, at Tuesday night's meeting of Holroyd Council, the Board of Fire Commissioners is to be asked to provide a fire…

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"Stirring Up Fires Of 1910 Season" Union Man Speaks at Meeting

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 3

"I WAS very sorry to see Mr. Miller, the secretary of the Rugby League, trying to stir up the fires of 1910," said J. Callaghan, a councillor of the…

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Fire Engine. More Than 130 Years Old

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 March 1935 · page 12

A photograph of an old London fire engine, of the period 1801-03, appears on the illustration page. The vehicle is now in the possession of Mr. T. P. Clark, an insurance…

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