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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1940

1,637 stories in Sydney's papers · page 69 of 82

Petrol Rationing and Bush Fires

Construction · Wednesday 9 October 1940 · page 2

The Bush Fifes Advisory Committee has advised the Blue Mountains Shire Council that a special license for motor spirit ration tickets is obtainable for members of volunteer bush-fire brigades…

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Fires Like Volcano in Berlin London

The Sun · Wednesday 9 October 1940 · page 3

A vivid description by the Berlin correspondent of the "New York Times" of last night's raid on Berlin--the…

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Navy Flier Born at Fire Station

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 October 1940 · page 2

Lieutenant H. B. Gerrett. 27, who has been mentioned in despatches for meritorious service with the Royal Navy was born at Kogarah fire station. He…

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"Sun" Pictorial Features Popeye the Sailorman Under Fire

The Sun · Wednesday 9 October 1940 · page 11

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More Berlin Bombing. Four-hour Raid. Five Fires Started. LONDON. Oct. 8. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 October 1940 · page 12

While German planes were making their longest raid on London last night, the R.A.F. was subjecting Berlin to what one agency message…

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Petrol Rationing and Bush Fires

Nepean Times · Thursday 10 October 1940 · page 1

THE Bush Fires Advisory Committee has advised the Blue Mountains Shire Council that a special licence for motor spirit ration tickets is…

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Bush Fires Damage Far Worse than Apparent

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 10 October 1940 · page 11

WHILE the work of the Bush Fires Advisory Committee has led to a steadily growing fire consciousness throughout the State…

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Guides' Camp Fire

The Biz · Thursday 10 October 1940 · page 5

Fa[?]rfleld Girl Guides, under the leadership of Acting-Captain Stella Hop[?] w[?] hold [?] camp fire on the grounds of Mr. and Mrs. Davis, of Granville Street,…

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Japanese Fire on Nazi Plane

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 October 1940 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.--Two Japanese planes attacked a German Junkers, which was flying from Chungking (seat of the Chiang Kai-shek Government)…

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More Raids by R.A.F. German Bases Suffer. Many Fires Started. LONDON, Oct. 10. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 October 1940 · page 10

British bombers repeated last night their extensive attacks on military objectives and communications in Germany, and hammered away at the…

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You Can Help to Prevent Bushfires

The Land · Friday 11 October 1940 · page 4

THE need for bush fire vigilance during the next few months is emphasised by the Bush Fires Advisory…

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"Where's That Fire?"

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 12 October 1940 · page 19

A BRITISH-MADE comedy of the most foolish sort, not even galvanised into…

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The Leaderless Legion Fire Lighters

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 12 October 1940 · page 19

DAILY you will see motorists and their passengers throwing lighted cigarette butts from speeding motor cars regardless of the risk they take…

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Coroner Warns of Fire Danger

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 October 1940 · page 5

BUNDABERG, Friday.--The Coroner (Mr. C. R. Clelland) today warned Parents in the Gin Gin district of the "terrible fascination fire has for small…

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On the Coalfields 'Hire & Fire' Will Cause,Trouble Miners Hold Out For Seniority Rule

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 12 October 1940 · page 4

IF colliery proprietors are given the right to "Hire and Fire," trouble is certain throughout coalfields of the Commonwealth, Miners treasure the seniority clause more than any concession they have ever had. They contend that if they surrendered this, men who were prominent in union circles would…

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This Man Knows Real Life How To Get Pig Out Of Ship's Saloon Fire, Torpedo, Shipwreck

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 12 October 1940 · page 3

UPON 64-year-old Harry Field, of Wollongong, N.S.W., retired sea-cook and ex-soldier-sailor-tramp, "Smith's" hereby confers the honorary title of "Most Blasted Man In Australia."…

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Firemen couldn't find £2000 factory blaze

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 13 October 1940 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- Daylesford Fire Brigade answered two alarms before they found the fire they had been called to, early today. The firemen had just…

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Vandals In Churches Cause Fires

The Sun · Sunday 13 October 1940 · page 3

ACTS of vandalism in churches have been reported to the police on six occasions in the past year…

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Under Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 13 October 1940 · page 3

CHILDREN watch from a trench as German bombers fly over hop fields in the south-east of England. -- NURSES comforting frightened children in the corridor of a London hospital as German bombs burst…

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London's River Fire-Fighters

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 13 October 1940 · page 3

DOING their bit in these tremendous days in London, fighting the fire that comes from the skies, are the civilian members of London's Auxiliary River Fire Brigade Service. Incendiary bombs cause fires. High…

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