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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1938

1,967 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 99

Store Destroyed by Fire. Warialda

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1938 · page 11

Mansours' Store and all its contents was destroyed by fire early this morning. The building was the property of Mr. J. Mansour, of Moree, and was leased to Mr. J. Wall, who…

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Woman's Clothing on Fire. Neighbours' Prompt Action

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1938 · page 17

Neighbours yesterday saved Mrs. Jane Howe, 76, an old-age pensioner, from being burnt to death in her yard at her home in Bursill Street, Guildford…

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"Fore-runner of Fascism" Nat. Insurance Under Fire in Parramatta

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 13 July 1938 · page 5

Trenchant attacks on the Commonwealth Government's National Insurance legislation were made at a meeting of the Parramatta Citizens'…

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Pospal Van Fire. 8,000 Letters Burnt. Others Being Dried

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1938 · page 17

About 8,000 letters and circulars were destroyed by the fire which occurred in a postal van outside the Royal Exchange Post-office on Monday…

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Warialda Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 July 1938 · page 7

Mansours store at Warialda, which was destroyed by fire on Tuesday, was conducted by Mansour's (Warialda) Pty., Ltd…

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Room Warming. Progress of Gas Fires

The Propeller · Thursday 14 July 1938 · page 3

Remarkable improvements have taken place in recent years in the construction and design of gas fires. In the early stage's of this form of…

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Water Frozen at Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 July 1938 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- Sixty volunteers were unable to fight a fire in an old de-licensed hotel at Gaffney's Creek today, because the water pipes…

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Woman's Clothing on Fire Neighbours' Prompt Action at Guildford

The Biz · Thursday 14 July 1938 · page 2

Neighbours On Tuesday saved Mrs. Jane Howe, 76, anold-age pensioner, from being to death in her yard at her home in Bursill Street, Guildford…

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Room Warming Progress of Gas Fires

The St George Call · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 6

Remarkable improvements have taken place in recent years in the construction and design of gas fires. In the early stages of this form of heating the old…

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Burnt When Car Caught Fire

The Labor Daily · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 3

DENIS O'BRIEN, 30, of Ramsgate Avenue Bondi, who was polishing a car, was burnt severely on the arms when it burst into flames in a…

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Fire Risk Reduced. Gosford

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 9

A report submitted to Gosford Municipal Council shows that in the Gosford fire area, 72.4 per cent, of the structures in the business section are of brick, stone, or concrete: that…

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Car on Fire. Mrs. Lang in Danger. Lifted to Safety

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 14

Mrs Lang, wife of the leader of the Opposition, was seated in a motor car yesterday when the engine burst into flames. Her daughter, Mrs. Budge,…

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Traffic Laws Under Fire Judge on Their Vagaries Speed Limit Case Called Trivial

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 5

TRAFFIC law vagaries were criticised yesterday by Judge Markell. He was hearing appeals in the…

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Troops Fire on Arab Rioters

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 July 1938 · page 3

JERUSALEM, Friday.--Three Arabs were wounded when British troops were compelled to fire on a mob intent on storming the Jewish quarter…

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For the Children. Fire Under Water

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 July 1938 · page 13

Once of old, upon the land were the Fish Tribe nourished, Hunting to and fro; The battle spear and boomerang the Pish Men…

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Jess Ran From Frying Pan Into Fire DARWIN

The Labor Daily · Saturday 16 July 1938 · page 1

Jessie Liddy, a young quadroon inmate of the Half-caste Home, ran away. She disapproved of recent innovations at the home…

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Asylum Fire Quickly Quelled

The Sun · Monday 18 July 1938 · page 1

Patients at Callan Park Mental Hospital had a thrill to-day when three fire engines rushed there to quell a small fire in No. 6 male ward…

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Fire Rescue. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 July 1938 · page 6

Awakened at midnight on Frlday to find the house on the, Miss Joyce Phillips, who was staying at the home of Mr. H. G. Miller, manager of the Dookie blanch of the National…

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Fire Victims Buried To-day

The Sun · Monday 18 July 1938 · page 8

The remains of the three children, who were burned to death nine days ago. in a fire which destroyed their parents' home at Werombi. near…

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A Broker to His Client Automobile,Fire and General Insurance Co. Ltd

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 July 1938 · page 11

CLIENT: Twelve months ago we set out to discover whether the ordinary shares of Automobile Fire and General Insurance were worth 476. We concluded…

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