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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1937

1,947 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 98

Law Case. War Risks Standard Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Westchester Fire Insurance Company

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 22 June 1937 · page 5

This was a case heard in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York during December last. It was a suit in equity by the plaintiff against the defendant for an accounting of 1,396,881.41 dollars, awarded by the…

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Bitumen Blaze Frozen Firemen Used Carbon Dioxide Gas

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 23 June 1937 · page 8

Carbon dioxide gas was used by firemen yesterday morning to extinguish burning bitumen at the premises of Pabco Products, Wentworth…

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Two Men Injured. Fire in Factory

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 June 1937 · page 11

A fire officer and a workman suffered burns while endeavouring to extinguish a fire which broke out in the factory of Pabco Products (Australia), Ltd., roofing and flooring…

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Slept During Fire Lucky Escape For Hotel Inmates MELBOURNE

The Sun · Wednesday 23 June 1937 · page 17

When 16 people were sleeping in the Houetoun House Hotle, at Jeparit, early to-day, the single-storey weatherboard building caught fire, and…

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Macdhui Reaches Salamaua. Fire Extinguished. Cargo Damaged. Passengers All Well

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 June 1937 · page 16

According to the latest message received by Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd., the fire in the No. 4 hold of the disabled vessel Macdhui, which is now at…

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More Casualties in Trinidad Volunteers Fire On Strikers Fort of Spain (Trinidad)

The Sun · Wednesday 23 June 1937 · page 10

Another man was killed and eight more wounded when volunteers fired to-day on a group of strikers who were attacking the San Fernando…

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Strikes in Trinidad. Three More Deaths. Police Fire on Crowd. Port of Spain (Trinidad), June 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 June 1937 · page 15

Two more men and a boy were killed and 26 persons were wounded when the police fired on a parade of strikers on the oilfields. The authorities have sent the largest…

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Fire Rescues

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 June 1937 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- A woman and child were carried to safety by firemen, and there were several narrow escapes, when the Hopetoun House Hotel,…

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George Street Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 June 1937 · page 7

FIREMEN among the debris in the studio of "Argus the Prophet," after it had been gutted by fire last night. Damage to the building, situated in George Street, was estimated at £2000…

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New Fire Cart

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 24 June 1937 · page 6

The Fire Board has just installed at Hammondville a cart for the conveyance of the fire hoses and other firefighting equipment. The convenience…

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Fierce Blaze in Hotel Guests Have Narrow Escapes . MELBOURNE

The Labor Daily · Thursday 24 June 1937 · page 12

When the Hopetoun Hotel, at Jeparit, a single- storey weatherboard structure, caught fire early this morning. 16 persons narrowly…

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Prophet Surprised by Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 June 1937 · page 1

ARGUS, the prophet, sat laughing and talking with his wife and friends at home in Clovelly last night while his city…

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Fire in City. Damage to Rooms

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 June 1937 · page 5

Fire broke out last night in rooms occupied by Mr. Nathaniel Copeland, known as "Argus the Prophet," at 327 George-street, city. No one was in the rooms at the time. The stage,…

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Fire Brigade's New Extinguisher. Young Seamen In Old Atmosphere

The Sun · Thursday 24 June 1937 · page 44

A STROLL for two, one happy, the other haughty. -- The charming little girl made friends with a penguin at the London Zoo. ITALIAN cavalrymen showing their skill and the sure-footedness of their mounts in…

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Fire in Mine Shaft. Workers' Lucky Escape. CAPETOWN. June 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 June 1937 · page 10

The No. 12 shaft in the Crown mines, which is heavily timbered with 9-inch pitch-pine poles, has been blazing for the past 18 hours. The fire was discovered by the night shift…

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Fuel Bought by Teachers Fires In Victorian Schools MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 25 June 1937 · page 13

Many headmasters and parents are buying coal and wood out of their own pockets to provide fires to keep children warm in State schools in…

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Railway Station Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 June 1937 · page 7

DUNEDOO, Friday.--Fire partially destroyed Dunedoo railway station early this morning. Volunteers managed to save all books, office equipment, and…

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Railway Station Fire. Dunedoo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 June 1937 · page 14

A fire at 5 o'clock this morning caused much damage to the Dunedoo railway station. An office stove was responsible for the outbreak, the timber igniting. A railway employee…

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Fighting A Big Bush Fire

The Sun · Sunday 27 June 1937 · page 3

DAWN had just broken and the grey-blue of the sky was streaked with the rays of the rising sun. The horizon was dotted with…

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Blaze In Paint Factory

The Sun · Sunday 27 June 1937 · page 3

Early this morning a spectacular fire gutted the paint factory of H. A. Taylor Ltd., Sutherland-avenue, Paddington, causing thousands of…

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