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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1937

1,947 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 98

Annuity Granted to Widow Husband Died After Homestead Fire

The Sun · Friday 11 June 1937 · page 13

An order for payment of £150 and an annuity at the rate of £3 a week was made by Mr. Justice Nicholas in the Equity Court to- day in favor…

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Body Amid Tent Fire Shots Fired at Station Alice Springs

The Sun · Friday 11 June 1937 · page 1

DRIVING all night, Mr. L. R. Tuit brought news to- day that Edward Baker was dead and Ernest H…

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Fire Broadcast. Firemen Listen-in While Fighting Blaze

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 June 1937 · page 22

While firemen were fighting a fire in a city building last night they listened to a broadcast description of their own efforts…

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Art Escapes in City Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 June 1937 · page 4

Stock and fittings of J. Lander furrier, were severely damaged by flame and water, when a fire broke out on the second floor of Manchester Buildings…

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Mishaps on Steamer. Man-Injured; Fire in Forecastle. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 June 1937 · page 22

Two mishaps interrupted work aboard the steamer Innerton at Williamstown to-night. While loading was in progresa, one of the Innerton's greasers, John Forster, aged about…

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Ship's Chapter of Accidents Death, Fire and Desertion Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 13 June 1937 · page 13

A chapter of accidents and tragedy befell the British tramp steamer, Innerton, at her berth at Gellibrand Pier, Williamstown, last night…

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Burned Fighting Fire

The Labor Daily · Monday 14 June 1937 · page 7

Charles Mills. 31, of Paul Street, Auburn, had his right hand badly burned on Saturday night while extinguishing a fire at his home…

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Plane on Fire in Midair

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 June 1937 · page 7

CAIRNS, Sunday.--Catching fire in mid-air while on a trial flight over Trinity Bay Inlet on Saturday, a Genairco seaplane, owned by D. A…

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Alarm Set for 1.30 Broadcast Signals Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 June 1937 · page 4

MOUNT ISA, Sunday.--Awakened by an alarm which he had set for 1.30 a.m. this morning, so that he could listen-in to the woman's cricket Test match from…

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Seaplane Burnt. Catches Fire on Trial Flight, BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 June 1937 · page 10

Catching fire in mid-air while on a trial flight over Trinity Bay Inlet, Cairns, on Saturday afternoon, a Glenairco seaplane owned by D. A. Collins, of Seymour, Victoria, and piloted…

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Mount Isa Hotel Fire. Bed Crashes Into Inferno. Man's Lucky Escape. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 June 1937 · page 9

Awaking early this morning to find his bedroom full of smoke, Leslie Scanlon leapt from his bed just in time to see it disappear into an inferno on the floor below…

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News Of The World From Daily Telegraph Exclusive Correspondents Rebels Attack Bilbao Claim Success in Mass Assault Shells and Bombs Set Fire to Houses London

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 June 1937 · page 3

REBEL reports claiming that the "iron ring" of defences around Bilbao was penetrated in two mass attacks yesterday and today are denied by the Basques…

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Fire Destroyed First Crop Youth Had Toiled for Three Years Gospord

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 15 June 1937 · page 8

A 19-year-old youth's three years' work went up in smoke in 30 minutes at Kulnura this morning. In 1934 Ray Walpole, son of the…

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Causes in No. 3 COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Davidson and jury.) Fall From a Fire Escape

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 June 1937 · page 7

Harnisch v Municipal Council of Sydney. Gustav Ernest Harnisch brought an action against the Municipal Council of Sydney to recover damages for personal injuries and for…

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Automobile Fire Insurance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 June 1937 · page 17

Automobile Fire and General Insurance Co, of Australia, Ltd., for the year ended April 30, discloses a profit of £10.530, after providing £2780 for bonuses to pol[?]cyholders in…

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Clothes on Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 June 1937 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--screaming with pain, Arthur Moore, 38, of Cook's Hill, rolled on a city footpath today with his clothes on fire…

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Verdict Against City Council Fire Escape Collapsed

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 16 June 1937 · page 8

The collapse of a dangerous fire escape in a building controlled by the City Council resulted in an injured man, who fell 25 feet and…

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Blazing Goods Train's Dash Fire From Flying Sparks BRISBANE

The Sun · Wednesday 16 June 1937 · page 13

Streaming smoke and flame, a goods train with a number of trucks ablaze, dashed through Eagle Farm station tills afternoon. The driver…

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Causes in No. 3 COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Davidson and juries.) Fall From a Fire Escape. Harnisch v Municipal Council of Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 June 1937 · page 10

The hearing was concluded of an action in which Gustav Ernest Harnisch claimed damages from the Municipal Council of Sydney for personal injuries and for loss of…

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Restoration of Rifle Range Destroyed in Bush Fire

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 June 1937 · page 7

Mr J. N. Lawson, has received the following letter from a member of the Wentworth Falls Rifle Club. The rifle range in that centre…

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