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Fires & bushfires, 1941

1,760 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 88

Dublin Fires On Raiders LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 May 1941 · page 3

Anti-aircraft guns in Dublin last night opened fire on foreign planes for the second night in…

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Switchboard Fire Panic

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 May 1941 · page 5

Believing they were trapped by fire last night, women in Victoria Chambers, Victoria Arcade, Elizabeth Street,…

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Eirean Guns Fire On Planes

Daily Mirror · Saturday 31 May 1941 · page 12

DUBLIN, Saturday--Planes of unidentified nationality flew over Eirean territory last night for the second night in succession, and were…

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Rain Stops Forest Fires in Canada. Toronto, May 30. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 May 1941 · page 13

Good rains throughout Northern Ontario have checked all the forest fires, except that at Gogama, which is still burning, but is not spreading…

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Deathroll Heavy; Huge Fires Rage; Many People Still Trapped LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 1 June 1941 · page 1

Dublin was heavily bombed by the Germans from shortly after midnight. Between 30 and 40 people are so far known to have been killed, hundreds more have been treated in hospitals, and the damage…

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Keep the Home Fires Burning Knit Socks Longer In The Foot

The Sun · Sunday 1 June 1941 · page 25

DO you know that we are not knitting soldiers' socks big enough? We are underestimating the size of…

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Former N.S.W. Fire Chief's Funeral

The Sun · Sunday 1 June 1941 · page 3

A cortege a mile long marked the funeral yesterday of Mr. Tom Nance ex-Chief Officer of N.S.W. Fire Brigades, from St. Andrew's Church,…

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New Liquid Puts Out Fire Bomb in Under Five Seconds

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 June 1941 · page 2

LONDON,Monday.-- Mr. H. A. Hutchins, A.R.P. Control Chief set one of London's largest hotels,has invented a liquid,a few drops of which will put out a fire in about four and a half seconds…

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New Liquid Puts Out Fire Bomb in Under Five Seconds

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 June 1941 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.--Mr. H. A. Hutchins, A.R.P. Control Chief at one of London's largest hotels, has invented a liquid, a few drops of which will put out a fire in about four and a half seconds…

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New Liquid Puts Out Fire Bomb in Under Five Seconds

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 June 1941 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.--Mr. H. A Hutchins, A.R.P. Control Chief at one of London's largest hotels, has invented a liquid, a few drops of which will put out a fire in about four and a half seconds…

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New Liquid Puts Out Fire Bomb in Under Five Seconds

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 June 1941 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.—Mr. H. A. Hutchins, A.R.P. Control Chief at one of London's largest hotels, has invented a liquid, a few drops of which will put out a fire in about four and a half seconds…

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Big British Food Loss in U.S. Fire New York

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 June 1941 · page 1

Thousands of tons of food and many head of cattle awaiting shipment to Britain were destroyed yesterday in a fire which swept through Erie railway yards, Jersey City (New Jersey)…

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Bravery Under Fire. Australian Journalists in Middle East. From the Commonwealth Official War Correspondent. Cairo, June 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 June 1941 · page 10

Two Australian war correspondents who have recently distinguished themselves in the Middle East may receive medals or some decoration in…

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BIG U.S. Fire. Sabotage Theory Goods for Britain Destroyed. New York, June 1. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 June 1941 · page 10

In Jersey City last night a 5,000,000dollar (£A1,562,500) fire which swept a railway terminal and the waterfront, destroyed wheat and cattle destined for…

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Dead End Kids Fight Fires in Stricken City

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 June 1941 · page 15

LONDON.--Every night when the bombs are falling in London a group of boys go out to see if they can help, their…

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Dead End Kids Fight Fires in Stricken City

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 June 1941 · page 15

LONDON.--Every night when the bombs are falling in London a group of boys go out to see if they can help their…

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Gibraltar, Suez, Soon Under Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 June 1941 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday.--When they met in the Brenner Pass yesterday, Hitler is believed to have ordered…

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Plane Factory Fire in Canada

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 June 1941 · page 3

NEW YORK, Monday.--A fire at Boeing aircraft factory, Vancouver, yesterday destroyed the administration building and centre section of the…

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Gibraltar, Suez, Soon Under Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 June 1941 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday.--When they met in the Brenner Pass yesterday, Hitler is believed to have ordered…

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Gibraltar, Suez, Soon Under Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 June 1941 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday.--When they met in the Brenner Pass yesterday, Hitler is believed to have ordered…

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