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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1938

1,967 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 99

Fire at Hurstville

The Propeller · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 4

Another fire, said to be caused by children playing with matches, occurred at Hurstville on Wednesday night, when £100 worth of building…

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Garden Notes A Blaze of Color to Greet the Summer

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 15

FROM August on to the beginning of November, the mind of every gardener turns to spring and early summer planting. It is a happy time in the garden, a time of planning and experiment which should result in a very beautiful result in the…

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Purify Sex Magazines With Fire -- Commands Cleric

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 2

A CLERGYMAN yearned last night for a public bonfire in Martin Place. He would feed its flames with…

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Cronulla Vounteer Fire Brigade. Annual Ball Draws Near

The Cronulla-Sutherland Advocate · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 3

The Third Annual Golden Helmet Ball of the Cronulla Volunteer Fire Brigade, promises to exceed all original expectations. Set down for Saturday,…

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The Man on the Land. Reports and Hints. Wool Store Fire Sequel

The Catholic Press · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 32

A case of great interest to graziers throughout the Commonwealth, and one of immediate vital interest to many graziers within this State, is that of the legal…

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And Now Bushfires

The Labor Daily · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 5

THREE bushfires-- the first of the season-- occurred in the Metropolitan Area yesterday…

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For Camp Fire Ball

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 10

TO augment proceeds of the Jamboree Camp Fire Ball, which will be held at David Jones' on October 5, a jumble sale will start today at 8 a.m. at 195…

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Night Fire Terror Hurried Escape Threat To Homes

The Sun · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 3

Terror-stricken residents of Gladstone-street, Newtown, fled from their homes at 3.30 a.m. to-day, when a…

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Snow-bound Sisters Rescued. Short of Food and Fire. CANBERRA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 13

After having been snowed in alone at The Chalct on the slopes of Mount Franklin, 40 miles from Canberra, when they were trapped by a storm on Sunday Eileen and Betty…

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Don’t Cross Nor Fire Over Frontier Support for Soviet Union Resolutions Pour In To Party Acknowledgement by J. B. MILES

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 1

The reaction of our Party organisations, individual members and other friends of the Soviet Union to the situation created by the Japanese aggression on Soviet territory already demonstrates that Australia will not fail in solidarity with the Soviet…

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Hostilities Ended at Border. Japanese Buglers Give Order to "Cease Fire." Terms of the Armistice. Plans for Frontier Commission. LONDON, Aug. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 11

After intermittent hostilities overnight, Japanese buglers on the Changkufeng front at the Russo-Manchukuo border, according to Tokyo reports, gave "cease-fire" orders at noon to-day (local time)…

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Factory Fire. Early Morning Blaze. £10,000 DAMAGE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 August 1938 · page 13

Damage estimated at nearly £10,000 was done by a fire which broke out in the factory of Newtown Dyers and Bleachers, Trafalgar Street,…

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Chalet Fire Film

The Sun · Saturday 13 August 1938 · page 5

The fire at Kosciusko chalet and the R.A.A.F. crash near Melbourne, in which four men were killed, are treated in special items in Cinesound…

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Fire Victim Recovers

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 August 1938 · page 6

ANDREW RAE, accompanied by his mother (right), saying goodbye to Sister M. E, Aston at Royal North Shore Hospital yesterday. (Story, Col 7.)…

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Death of Former Fire Officer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 August 1938 · page 12

Mr. Francis James McLaughlin, 65, who for many years was district officer in charge of the Stanmore fire Station, collapsed and died at his home in New Canterbury Road…

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Cause Of Fire A Mystery

The Labor Daily · Saturday 13 August 1938 · page 11

THE cause of a fire, which did about £15,000 damage to the Newtown Dyeing and Bleaching Company's factory yesterday, is a…

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COUNTER-SPY! No. 5 — The Great Salonika Fire

The World's News · Saturday 13 August 1938 · page 15

THE life of a counter-spy is by no means just one long list of successes. We have our reverses, as well as our victories, and, in a…

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Blowing Bubbles in Glass-sydney High School Sports — Newtown Fire Ruins — All Blacks Visit Zoo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 August 1938 · page 14

Copies of all pictures taken by the "Sydney Morning Herald" staff photographers may be purchased from the Art Gallery at the "Herald" Office. The scale of charges may be obtained on application…

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Block Gutted by Fire. Coffs Harbour Blaze. [?] HARBOUR

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 August 1938 · page 12

A flip which broke out shortly before midnight last night, destroyed a block of shops known as Buekler's Buildings in the main street of Coff's Harbour…

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£8000 Fire Damage

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 August 1938 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOR, Sunday. -- Fire destroyed Buckley's Building late last night. The damage is estimated at £8000. The fire started in a furniture…

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