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Illawarra · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1952

295 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 11 of 15

Apprentice on Pure Fire

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 August 1952 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Mon. — Apprentice D. Paterson will ride crack Victorian colt Pure Fire in the J. J…

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Hands Burned Trying To Put Out Fire

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 August 1952 · page 8

A man had his hands burned when he tried to extinguish a fire in a bitumen heater at…

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Greek Guards Fire on Bulgars

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 August 1952 · page 2

ATHENS, Tues.—Greek frontier guards fired a machine grin at two Bulgarian soldiers last night…

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Plane on Fire in Air

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 August 1952 · page 13

RIO DE JANEIRO, Wed. —A Brazilian passenger plane with 24 passengers aboard caught fire in the…

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Fire Brigade Called But Not Required

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 14 August 1952 · page 11

Wollongong Fire Brigade received two calls on Monday morning but in each case the calls were made as…

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The Rest of the News in Brief U.s. Fires Toll

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK, Thurs.—Fires in the United States killed 11,000 persons in 1951—more than…

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Pure Fire Should continue On winning Way

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1952 · page 10

Brilliant three-years-old Pure Fire is expected to continue, his winning tun in the J. J. Liston Stakes at Flemington to-day. The colt has scored…

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Three Receive Burns in Mouse Fire

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Sun.—A woman and her two children received burns when fire destroyed their…

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Fire Break Plan Council Agree

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 5

Following a conference between the Albion Park Bush Fire Brigade last week with an officer of the Aviation Department, an inquiry was…

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Pure Fire to Start Derby Preparation

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Thurs.—Pure Fire, outstanding Victorian, three-year-old, will begin his serious…

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No Panic in Electrical Fire

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 August 1952 · page 8

Should the electrical wiring become ignited through short circuits or other defects, there is no need to…

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Ship Fire

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 5 September 1952 · page 10

NORFOLK (Virginia), Thurs.—Fire swept through the crew's quarters of the 8000-ton Norwegian freighter…

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Fire in Cell

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 5 September 1952 · page 7

COLUMBUS (Ohio), Thurs.—A narcotics addict set fire to his padded cell, yesterday. He died in the…

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Petrol Fire On Harbour

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 5 September 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Petrol leaking from a Norwegian tanker today caused a fire half a mile along the…

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Fire Engine Drivers Told to "Go Slow"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Fri.—The executive of the N.S.W. Fire Brigade Association has directed all members to observe traffic regulations when proceeding to…

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Editorial: Arbitration Under Fire Again

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 September 1952 · page 1

THE ARBITRATION COURT system is under fire again. In the early war years, when both labour and goods were scarce, industrial agitators argued the unions could "do better" by direct negotiation…

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Migrant Saved 25 In Fire Tragedy

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues.—The heroism of a Polish migrant, Jan Tlegner, and prompt action by hospital authorities saved 25 children—14 of them polio victims— and one adult in a fire in which five young New Australians…

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Fire Damages Shed

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 15 September 1952 · page 14

A galvanised iron store shed and its contents, situated at Mr, Thomas George Page's residence, 30 Keira Street, was severely…

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Police Investigate Grafton Fire

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 15 September 1952 · page 11

GRAFTON, Sun.—Kerosene was found splashed about a room after two fires had broken out in…

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Landowners Must Remove Fire Hazard

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 15 September 1952 · page 2

The Shoalhaven Shire [?] will take stops to ensure [?] owners of land in the shire [?] remove existing fire hazards [?]…

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