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Fires & bushfires, 1935

2,020 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 101

Hut on Fire Rude Awakening

The Sun · Saturday 25 May 1935 · page 3

When the hut which she was occupying caught fire last night, Mrs. Alice Rogers, 80, of the La Perouse unemployment camp, barely escaped…

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Fire Destroys Home. Workman's Ill Fortune. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 May 1935 · page 20

Fire destroyed a wood and iron cottage at Brae View, on the old N[?]ton's Summit-road, to-night. The tenants, Mr. R. J. E. Hann, and his wife, lost all their belongings, except…

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Fire Brigades Board President Visits Penrith Local Brigade to Compete in Demonstration

Nepean Times · Saturday 25 May 1935 · page 6

The Mayor and aldermen of Penrith, prominent citizens, and members of the local fire brigade, were addressed by the President of the Fire…

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Blame Rocket for Fire; Roof Damaged

The Sun · Sunday 26 May 1935 · page 1

A ROCKET let off on Friday night by Empire Day celebrators is assumed to have been responsible for a fire which broke out in the roof of…

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I After Motor Yacht Club Blaze

The Labor Daily · Monday 27 May 1935 · page 1

The police and the club attendant, Gordon Irving, are shown on the spot where a few hours previously stood the Royal Motor Yacht Club's premises at Newport. Early yesterday morning the building, which was valued at about £5000, was gutted, and Irving and his wife and six-year-old child were forced to escape in their night attire. While he lost all his own belongings, Irving saved the valuable launches…

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Fires in the Suburbs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 May 1935 · page 15

The premises and plant of Manley, Ferrari, and Co., Ltd., perambulator manufacturers, of Newtown-street, Alexandria, were severely damaged by fire early on Saturday morning. The…

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Destroyed By Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 May 1935 · page 7

The Pittwater premises of the Royal Motor Yacht Club were burned down early yesterday morning…

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£8000 Loss Tullamore Blaze Town Swept Bucket Men Rally

The Sun · Monday 27 May 1935 · page 9

THE main business portion of Tullamore, a small western township between Bogan Gate and Tottenham,…

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Fire Destroys a Million!

The Labor Daily · Monday 27 May 1935 · page 2

M-F-B stands for the METROPOLITAN FIRE BRIGADE. Then you will need to 'PHONE-THEM when the NEW "BECKET'S BUDDET" makes it appearance NEXT…

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Fire Damages Cottage. Casino

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 May 1935 · page 10

Fire broke out in a cottage in Barker-street at 2 a.m. to-day. The front bedroom and its contents were destroyed and the interior of the building was damaged. The…

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Dash for Life in Big Blaze Royal Motor Yacht Clubhouse Is Destroyed at Newport

The Labor Daily · Monday 27 May 1935 · page 1

WITH no fire-fighting apparatus available, the Royal Motor Yacht Club's clubhouse at Broken Bay, Newport, was completely…

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Bird Theory Fairfield Fire Owner's Second Loss

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 27 May 1935 · page 2

A theory that birds building nests behind the electric light meters might have Caused in short-circuit and Started the outbreak was…

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Yacht Clubhouse Destroyed by Fire. Outbreak at Newport

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 May 1935 · page 9

The Royal Motor yacht Club's clubhouse at Newport, Pittwater, was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. The building was valued at more than £3000…

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Club House Fire Caretaker's Close Call at Pittwater

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 May 1935 · page 7

Awakened by crackling at 2 a.m. yesterday, Edward Gordon Irving, caretaker of the Royal Motor Yacht Club at Pittwater, had just time to…

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Two Girls Incinerated Shocking Country Tragedy Father And Man Are Saved; Mother Collapses Fierce Blaze Tamworth

The Labor Daily · Monday 27 May 1935 · page 1

TRAPPED in, a burning house with fiercely -blazing walls, preventing any chance of rescue, two little girls were burned…

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Two Children Burnt to Death. in Lonely Country House. Men Saved From Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 May 1935 · page 9

Two small girls were burned to death when their home in Backwater, 20 miles from Guyra, was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning…

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Appeal by Tobacco Workers N.S.W. Unions Will Support Vic. Comrades "Hire and Fire"

The Labor Daily · Monday 27 May 1935 · page 6

FOLLOWING the appeal of the Tobacco Workers Union for moral support in its dispute with be Victorian firm of Dudgeon and…

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£8000 Damage Disastrous Tullamore Blaze

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 7

Magnificent work was done at Tullamore early yesterday morning by Constable Veney and the assistant telephonist, Mr. Frankland, who…

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£8000 Damage In Country Fire

The Sun · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 11

The main business portion of the western town of Tullamore was destroyed by fire (reported in "The Sun" yesterday). Seven shops and one home were razed, the damage being estimated at £8000…

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Town Is Ravaged by Fire Seven Shops And Home Burned To Ground Huge Damage

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 28 May 1935 · page 5

DESTROYING many thousands of pounds' worth of property, the most disastrous fire yet experienced in the town swept through the…

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