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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1939

2,356 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 118

Escaped From Fire Bedroom Dash by Man and Wife Three Shops Burned At Walgett; £6000 Loss WALGETT

The Sun · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 2

Awakened by police as flames licked the weatherboard walls of their bedroom, a Greek cafe proprietor, Jim Papas, and. his wife narrowly escaped incineration early to-day…

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Cables From the Pail News Special Correspondents British Cabinet Revolting Army and Navy Chiefs Under Heavy Fire London, Monday. Our Own Cable Service

Daily News · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 3

MR. CHAMBERLAIN, by his latest Cabinet shuffle, has stirred up more trouble than he stopped up. He now faces a revolt headed by Mr. R. S. Hudson,…

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Bushfires. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 8

Sir,—As one who has spent fifty years in the bush, I have read with interest the swivel chair writing on the above subject. I have seen bushfires, grass fires, cane and wheat…

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Bushfire Damage to Roads. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 7

At a meeting of the Abercrombie Shire Council, the engineer. Mr. E. W, Priddle. stated that the cost of replacing culverts on main roads, which were destroyed in the…

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Many Homes Burnt. Bushfires in Victoria. Township Encircled. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 12

With fierce northerly winds and temperatures near the century, bushfires are again raging throughout Victoria, endangering life and…

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Lord Mayor's Bushfire Funds

The Sun · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 2

Further contributions to the Lord Mayor's Bushfire Disaster Relief Fund have brought the total to more than £7000…

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Manly Theatregoers Help Bushfire Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 7

Theatre patrons at Manly have contributed £281 toward the Lord Mayor's Bushfire Fund. Girl ushers at the New Manly theatre…

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Houses Razed by Bushfires

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Further bushfires in this State today aggravated the weeks ago disastrous fires three weeks ago…

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Bushfires Hit Agricultural Show

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 8

Bushfires were blamed by Mr. G. R. Mallinson, secretary of the Granville Show, which concluded yesterday, for the fall in poultry and agricultural entries…

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New Bush Fires Ravage Victoria

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 7

BUSHFIRES ON MONDAY again ravaged Victorian mountain settlements, destroying 25 houses in Otway…

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Fire at Newtown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 16

Fire broke out in A. Cunningham's shop in Australia Street, Newtown, early this morning. The heat burst soft drink bottles and the explosions awakened Mrs. Cunningham…

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Fire Brigade Dance

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 11

Funds for the local brigade's effort in the forthcoming Katoomba contests was the object of a dance held in the Wentworthville Masonic Hall on…

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Fire Danger at Guildford

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 3

Land adjoining his home in Clyde-street, Gulldford, was in danger of fire, due to its being covered with dead ti-tree, was complained of by Mr. G. G. Pike to…

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Fires' Origin Probed Stock Inspector Charged GRAFTON

The Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 9

Glyn Williams, a stock inspector, employed by the tick control authorities, was charged at Grafton Court to-day, before Mr. A. J. Bryant, P.M…

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Fire Risk in Long Grass

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 8

Fear of fire was expressed-by Mrs. B. Ward, of Susan-street, in a letter to Auburn Council last week. when she said that grass outside her home was…

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House Destroyed by Fire. Parkes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 11

The house of Eden Coulston and its contents have been destroyed by fire. Coulston, a former well-known western district representative Rugby League player, was…

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£10/10/- for Fire Fund Blacktown Council Donation

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 4

Blacktown Council decided at last week meeting to donate £10/10/0 to the Riverstone and District Fire Relief Fund…

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Won't Exhibit Fire Posters "Create False Psychology" Blacktown View

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 4

Blacktown Council decided last week not to exhibit posters issued by the Bush Fires Advisory Committee to "create bush fire…

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Japs. Fire at Airliner British Machine From Hongkong Our Own Cable Service

Daily News · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 3

HONGKONG, Tues.--Japanese warships fired on a British imperial airliner to-day on her way from Hongkong to Hainan Island…

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Sleeping Men Rescued. £12,000 Fire at Walgett. Big Building Burned. WALGETT

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 17

Damage estimated at £12,000 was caused by a fire which burned down a large building in the business centre of Walgett early this morning. Three…

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