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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1935

2,020 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 101

Damage by Fire. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 July 1935 · page 10

A fire occurred at Peacock Hill on Saturday night, in a weatherboard structure which had been subdivided into flats. It is owned by Mr. W. Tubman. The Wollongong Fire…

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Encasing Steel Minimise Fire Danger

The Sun · Tuesday 23 July 1935 · page 11

Although the structural by-laws do not specifically state that girders supporting brick walls and concrete floors are to be encased in concrete,…

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£15,000 Fire Razes Eight Buildings

The Sun · Tuesday 23 July 1935 · page 17

Portion of the damage at Dunedoo, after a fire had destroyed a hotel, two houses and five shops. The damage was estimated at £15,000…

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Dying Man Could Fire Shot LONDON

The Sun · Tuesday 23 July 1935 · page 8

A verdict of murder and suicide was returned by the Coroner at the inquest on John Joseph Keyes, 28, ship's purser, and Emily…

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City Council. Fire Risks. Provision in Dancing Rooms

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 July 1935 · page 10

Alderman O'Dea suggested at a meeting of the works committee of the City Council yesterday that the council should insist on adequate precautions being taken against fires…

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Ship Month Overdue Fire, and Broken Crankshaft Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 23 July 1935 · page 7

THE Danish motorship Australian put into Melbourne to-day a month overdue. While at sea a fire broke out, and…

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Fire, Gas & KNIFE Three Tragic Deaths In Suburban Homes Wife's Shock

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 23 July 1935 · page 1

FIRE, gas and a bread knife were instrumental in the violent deaths of two mem and a young woman at their homes in different…

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Warning of Danger to Shoppers Ald. O'Oea. Indicators Scarce If Fire Came Would Not Know Where To Run Dance Floors

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 23 July 1935 · page 1

SYDNEY shoppers in many of the large stores would be in grave danger should a fire break out, because of the inadequacy of…

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Fire Protection For Children

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 24 July 1935 · page 9

THE secretary of the Board of Fire Commissioners of Sydney has informed Mr. Lloyd, M.L.A., who is president of the Dalwood Health…

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Fire-fighting Equipmfnt. Narrabri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 July 1935 · page 14

The arrival of Inspcctoi B. Barber of [?] Fire Commission, coincided with the first [?] bleak of file in Narrabri for many weeks. [?] outbreak was not serious…

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No Fire If 'Plane Falls Safe Tank Won't Burst Passes Tests London

The Sun · Wednesday 24 July 1935 · page 1

A SERIES of continental tragedies, in which 'planes have crashed and burst into flames, has directed…

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Fire at Bexley. Unconscious Fireman Rescued

The Propeller · Thursday 25 July 1935 · page 1

Senior Fireman John Smith was knocked unconscious and partly buried by hot tiles when the roof of a burning house in Princes Street,…

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Arms Burned Tried To Put Out Fire

The Sun · Thursday 25 July 1935 · page 8

Trying to smother flames when a fire broke out to-day in a laundry at the rear of a house occupied by Morris Mason, in Bourke-street, Surry…

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Melb. Thrilled de Abravanel's Fire MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 25 July 1935 · page 17

A large audience in the Town Hall was exhilarated last night when Mr. Maurice de Abravanel appeared for the first time in command of the…

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Many Burst Pipes in Freezing Night Agonies of Woman in Flames Drying Her Hair In Front Of Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 July 1935 · page 7

BOWRAVILLE, Wednesday. Mrs. Joyce, aged 74, living with her daughter at Bowraville, was severely burnt to-day when…

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Gun Fire. Flagship's Salvoes. Full Calibre Shoot. (From Our Special Representative on Board H.M.A.S. Canberra.) Jervis Bay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 July 1935 · page 9

The flagship Canberra staggered from stem to stern to-day under the terrific blast of salvoes from her main armament. Lessons learnt in the gunnery exercises of…

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Our Campfire Circle This Week's Prize Letter. the Bushfire

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 25 July 1935 · page 14

"COUNTRY LAD" (Jandowas. Q.).—Rain would be a real blessing have, Everybody has plenty of grass, but it is long and very dry, so you can…

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Gives Praise to Gas Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 7

Lecturing before the Rotary Club at Goulburn, Mr. Charles, Hibberd explained the advances that have been made in recent years in…

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Fire at Woodyard

The Biz · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 4

A fire, caused by the explosion of a lamp, destroyed the kerosene engine of Mr. Shipley's woodyard, of John-street, Cabramatta, and burnt part of the shed…

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Mystery Fire at Sea Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 8

FOLLOWING a report from Port Broughton that an object that apeared to be a ship on fire had been, seen…

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