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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1937

1,947 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 98

Fought Fire, Then Won Football Match

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 1

Ten members of the Fire Brigade Midweek Rugby Union fifteen worked on the Monarch House fire until 6 o'clock yesterday morning, and turned…

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Statement at Fire Inquiry "Allegation Might Be Made"

The Sun · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 23

An allegation might be made later against some person, said Inspector Toole at an inquiry in the Burwood Coroner's Court to-day…

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Zeppelin Warned. Swiss Fire, Make Protest. BASLE, April 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 10

The Swiss artillery fired blank shots as a warning when the German airship Graf Zeppelin flew low over the Swiss frontier and a military manoeuvre ground at…

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Broadway Fire Still Burning. Damage May Be £75,000

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 10

The fire which destroyed Monarch House, occupied by Grimley, Ltd.'s warehouse, in the Broadway, Glebe, continued to burn all yesterday and last…

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Families Destitute In Fire Rescuers Neglected Nothing Coroner's View of Launch Wreck

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 7

EVERYTHING possible was done to save the victims of the wreck of the launch Voyager on March 7…

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Brief Ownership Owner Takes Back Govt. House Dog Saved Life in Bush Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 2

THE dog adopted on Wednesday by the two sons of the Governor (Lord Wakehurst) was claimed yesterday by its…

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Fire Destroys Home

The Labor Daily · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 7

Fire completely destroyed the home and all the worldly belongings of Mr. David William Tray and his family, of Eaton Road, Pennant Hills,…

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Fire Still Smouldering

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 12

The fire which destroyed Monarch House, the warehouse of Grimley, Ltd., in The Broadway, Glebe, smouldered all day yesterday, and firemen continued to pour water on the…

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Inquiry Into Fire

The Labor Daily · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 10

Evidence that when her shop in Burwood Road, Burwood, was damaged by fire on March 24 she was absent was given by Mrs. Mary…

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Plight of Fire Victims

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 2

VICTIMS of Tuesday's Broadway fire yesterday ventured into their homes in an effort to salvage some of their belongings…

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No Water to Fight Fire. Tennant Creek

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 May 1937 · page 14

A fire which broke out in the general store owned by F. W. Griggs on Tuesday destroyed the building, and did damage estimated at about £1000. There was no water with which…

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Katoomba Fire

The Sun · Sunday 2 May 1937 · page 2

A six-roomed cottage in Loftus-street, and contents were severely damaged to-night…

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Wonthaggi Miners Fire Effigy MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 2 May 1937 · page 2

After hanging an effigy of a man from a hastily erected scaffold, 300 excited miners and 40 miners'…

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Escaped From Fire

The Sun · Monday 3 May 1937 · page 13

Two of the guests at the Bon Accord Country Club, Springwood, who escaped when the guest house was destroyed by fire to-day. On the left is Mr. H. Dean Stewart, with Mr. R. Ferguson, who is looking at a pair of slippers he bought after the fire. Their clothing was ruined. (See story Page [?].)…

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Aged 85, Saved Wife From Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 May 1937 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The hero of a fire drama at Strathewen late on Saturday night was Donald Miller, aged 85…

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Hero of Fire Was Aged 85 MELBOURNE

The Labor Daily · Monday 3 May 1937 · page 1

HERO of the disastrous fire which totally destroyed the Strathewan post office late last night, was a feeble old man…

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Dramatic Escapes From Fire Rescue of Guests in Night Attire Springwood

The Sun · Monday 3 May 1937 · page 1

TWELVE guests, all in their night attire, were trapped on the balcony of the Bon Accord Country Club-- a guest house at Springwood-- to-day, during a fire which subsequently reduced the building to a…

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Burnt Out in 25 Minutes

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 1

BON ACCORD Country Club at Springwood, which was burnt out in a sudden blaze yesterday morning. Mr. A. F. Burghardt…

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Fire Destroys Guest House at Springwood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 12

The ruins of the Bon Accord Country Club guest house at Springwood which was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Guests escaped in night attire, and a party of 12, who were trapped on a balcony, escaped down a ladder. On the right is a party who were responsible for rousing sleeping guests and rescuing them. From left: Mr. W. Smith, Miss Mary Gardener, Mrs. Amelia Smith, and Mr. King Smith. Damage is estimated at about £25,000…

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Dramatic Escapes From Fire 12 Guests Trapped On Blazing Balcony Man Crashes Springwood

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 5

TRAPPED on the balcony of the Bon Accord Country Club, Springwood, by a fire which broke out about 5 a.m. to-day, 12 guests escaped in…

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