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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1937

1,947 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 98

Note Found Near Fire Maitland

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 30 March 1937 · page 7

The police to-day found an unsigned note near the fire on the mountain top thought to have been lit by Richard Ninness, 61 who…

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Taxi-cab Fire. Driver's Hands Burned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 March 1937 · page 12

When Edwin W. Peters, of Stafford-street, Paddington, was driving his taxi-cab down Martin-place early this morning, it suddenly burst into flames. Peters pulled into the…

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Fire Destroys Car and Garage Goulburn

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 30 March 1937 · page 10

A sedan car and garage were destroyed by fire on the property of Miss Charteris, "The Briars." Norwood. When Miss Charteris awoke…

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Bowls Were First Thought In Fire CESSNOCK

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 30 March 1937 · page 7

WITH the thought that he had to play in the Easter bowls carnival, John Adamson, of Bridge Street, Cessnock, grabbed his bowls…

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Fire in Drapery Shop

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 13

MITTAGONG, Tuesday.--Fire destroyed a large quantity of stock in the shop of Tom James, draper, early today. The balance was damaged by…

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Fire Destroys Store. Mittagong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 11

The drapery store of T. James was burnt out early this morning. The fire brigade subdued the outbreak after an hours hard fight. The Nattai Shire offices in the same…

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£106,000 Fire in Brewery

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--A fire which gutted the old Perkins and Company brewery, owned by Castlemaine-Perkins, Ltd., in Mary Street, today, caused…

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Fire In Southern Colliery WOLLONGONG

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 7

AS the result of a fire which developed in the outcrop of the No tunnel of Excelsior Mine, this selection of the colliery has been closed…

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Cottage Destroyed by Fire West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 10

A cottage at Brandon, near Seaham, occupied by Mr. L. Tranter, a share dalry farmer, was destroyed by fire last night. Nothing was saved…

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Fire Damp in Mine Manager on Cause of Explosion Wonthaggi

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 10

JOHN McLEISH, general manager of the State coal mine, giving evidence at the resumed inquest into the deaths of the 13 victims of the…

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£106,000 FIRE. Brisbane Stores Destroyed. Paint Tins Explode. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 13

A fire, which destroyed the old Perkins and Company brewery premises, owned by Castlemaine, Perkins, Ltd., in Mary-street, early this morning, caused…

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£90,000 Loss in Fire Pigeons' Feathers Set Aught Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 4

A BLOCK of five buildings was destroyed early this morning by one of the most spectacular and serious fires in the history of…

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Highest Priced Colt at Yesterday's Yearling Sales—children's Day at the Show—disastrous Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 16

This chestnut colt, by Heroic—Desdemona, brought 1300 guineas at the yearling sales yesterday—the highest price for the day. The fish at Fort Macquarie were biting when this photograph was…

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Fire!

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 3

A shed at the rear of Davidson's drapery store in Auburn road, Auburn, was destroyed when a fire broke out in the building on sunday, Fire brigades from…

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High School Blaze Firemen's Smart Work

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 7

Police are inquiring into a fire at the tuckshop at Parramatta High School on Sunday evening. The tuckshop is attached to a class-room and gymnasium, a…

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Fijian Sinks After Fire

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 1

The crew of the 3,381 tons American motorship Fijian, en route to Townsville and Brisbane, which was forced to take to the…

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Fire in Bulli Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 2

BULLI, Wednesday.--A fire which started in the outcrop of Excelsior No. 1 tunnel on Monday today burned into the tunnel underground…

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House on Fire Two Rooms Destroyed

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 3

While Mr. Eric Veitch was out strolling with his children on Saturday after-noon, his weatherboard home in John-street, Lidcombe, was burning flercely…

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Stop Press Flying-boat on Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.--A Royal Air Force flying-boat caught fire, and was destroyed while taking-off at Plymouth. The crew of eight…

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Wool Fire Insurance Position Graziers' Claims

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 8

To the Editor "The Farmer and Settler." THE recent judgment of the Supreme Court in the case Maurice v. Goldsbrough Mort and Co., Ltd., establishes…

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