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Fires & bushfires, 1936

2,399 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 120

French Fires Increase

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 26 March 1936 · page 5

From December 1 to January 15 there was an increase of 5 vessels and 17,772 tons gross in the amount of French laid-up…

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Merrylands Fire Station

The Broadcaster · Thursday 26 March 1936 · page 3

Mr. T. D. Mutch, Fire Commissioner, advised Holroyd Council on Tuesday, 17th that the question of a new fire station at Merrylands would be considered at the…

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Pictures in the Fire

The Propeller · Thursday 26 March 1936 · page 8

People round you in your dreams, Minutes passing fast; Living once again, it seems, Happ'nings of the past…

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Coliseum Gutted by Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 March 1936 · page 4

FIREMEN PLAYING HOSES on the remains of the historic Coliseum Building, Ballarat, where the South Street competitions have been held for many years. Adjoining buildings were burned, and the total damage is estimated at £20,000…

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Aged Admiral Shot Dead As Wife Sat by Fire Night Crime in Ireland Dublin

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 March 1936 · page 3

ADMIRAL Boyle Somerville was shot dead during an armed raid on his home at Castletownshend, County…

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Granville Fire Station

The Biz · Friday 27 March 1936 · page 4

The Fire Board has agreed to give consideration to the request of Granville Council that the fire station be moved to a more suitable position…

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Coke Fire on Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 March 1936 · page 9

FIREMEN EXTINGUISHING a blaze which broke out when a lorry loaded with coke burst into flames on the Harbor Bridge yesterday…

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Fire Insurance. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 March 1936 · page 9

Lismore Municipal Council has several times asked the Fire Underwriters' Association to reclassify the Lismore fire district. The association's last refusal was because there…

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Matches Set Fire To Child's Clothes

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 March 1936 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. -- Barbara Bourke (5), of Carrington, is in a critical condition from burns, received while playing with matches…

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From Fire Horses Rescued Float Hits Pole Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 28 March 1936 · page 8

TWO racehorses, Flying Anion, a champion of the northeastern districts, and Drivel were rescued from wreckage and…

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Shop Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 March 1936 · page 2

The stock and interior of a grocer's shop, owned by Joseph Carney, in Victoria Road, Ryde, was severely damaged by fire on Saturday night. The…

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Fire in Shop

The Sun · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 21

BOOROWA, Tuesday,-- A fire, which broke out in Mi- Lady's shop at Boorowa, was discovered in time to prevent the building from being…

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Fire Risk Members Plea C'cl. Chamber Hospital Fear

The Sun · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 23

A DEMAND that the Legislative Council Chamber should be pulled down immediately in view of the grave…

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Errol Flynn—adventurer. Life in Tasmania; A Launch that Caught Fire; Early Acting Ability; Gold in New Guinea

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 5

ALTHOUGH born in Ireland, Errol Flynn, the A handsome young star, whose, meteoric rise to lame lias intrigued the film world, has spent a large part of his cheguercd and romantic career…

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Victorian Blaze Flames Sweep Country

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 April 1936 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. FROM the Murray to the sea, countless bush and grass fires are raging…

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Last Run Was Promising April Fire's Form

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 April 1936 · page 1

A couple of years ago April Fire looked like being a very useful horse. For a time he lost all form, but he ran well enough in a Park…

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Work of "Fire Bug," Said Priest Moree

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 1 April 1936 · page 10

Rev. Father Hiscox on Sunday morning last strongly criticised the Moree Municipal water supply, which, he said, was greatly to blame for the…

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Molten Copper Fire At Smelters Port Kembla

The Sun · Wednesday 1 April 1936 · page 15

Twenty tons of molten copper burnt through the skimming door of a furnace at the Electrolytic Refining and Smelting Company's works, Port…

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Fire Danger to Sydney Hospital. Debate in the Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1936 · page 13

Mr. Coates, M.L.C., told the Legislative Council yesterday that the "wooden structure known as Parliament House" was acknowledged by the Fire Brigade authorities to be…

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Town Caught In Fire Many Homeless Forced Out Women Seek Refuge Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 1 April 1936 · page 15

SWEEPING down on The Gunyah, a saw milling township in the heart of the Gippsland big timber, at 1.30 a.m. to-day, a bushfire travelling on a ten- mile front completely destroyed the large mill and…

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