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Fires & bushfires, 1942

2,180 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 109

Badminton Stars Fight Fires

Daily Mirror · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 14

LONDON.--D. C. Hume, who won the All-England Badminton Singles title in 1930, before R. C. F. Nichols began his long run of success…

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Badminton Stars Fight Fires

Daily Mirror · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 14

LONDON.--D. C. Hume, who won the All-England Badminton Singles title in 1930, before R. C. F. Nichols began his long run of success…

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Badminton Stars Fight Fires

Daily Mirror · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 14

LONDON.--D. C. Hume, who won the All-England Badminton Singles title in 1930, before R. C. F. Nichols began his long run of success…

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Big Bushfires In Victoria: Man Dies In Flames MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 6 March 1942 · page 3

Bush fires which swept parts of Victoria early this week were described today as worse than those of Black Friday, January 13,1939. One man was burned to death, many homes were destroyed, and thousands of pounds worth of damage was done…

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Reservoirs To Combat Raid Fires

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 2

Plans are in readiness to provide a network of improvised "reservoirs" throughout the city to combat air-raid fires…

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Reservoirs To Combat Raid Fires

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 2

Plans are in readiness to provide a network of improvised "reservoirs" throughout the city to combat air-raid fires…

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Reservoirs To Combat Raid Fires

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 2

Plans are in readiness to provide a network of improvised "roservoirs" throughout the city to combat air-raid fires…

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Fire Menaces Wool Store at Boston

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 2

NEW YORK, Saturday.--At Boston today a fire of undetermined origin swept a warehouse containing 1,500,000 lb. of wool…

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Fire Menaces Wool Store at Boston

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 2

NEW YORK, Saturday.--At Boston today a fire of undetermined origin swept a warehouse containing 1,500,000 lb. of wool…

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Fire Menaces Wool Store at Boston

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 2

NEW YORK, Saturday.--At Boston today a fire of undetermined origin swept a warehouse containing 1,500,000 lb. of wool…

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Big Wool Store Fire Boston

The Sun · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 3

Flames swept the six-story warehouse of the National Wool Marketing Corporation building today…

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Raid Hint No. 59 Get Ready To Deal With Fire Bombs

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 3

IT is practically certain that some type of fire bomb will be used against us during raids and fire-fighting appliances should be ready to…

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Raid Hint No. 59 Get Ready To Deal With Fire Bombs

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 3

IT is practically certain that some type of fire bomb will be used against us during raids and fire-fighting appliances should be ready to…

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Air Raid Hint No. 59 House Needs to Fight Fire Bombs

The Sun · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 4

It is practically certain that some type of incendiary bomb will be used against us during air raids, and fire-fighting…

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Bushfires in Victoria Man Burned to Death

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Friday.—One man was burned to death and 19 homes were destroyed in the worst bushfires of the summer in…

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Burnt to Death in Bushfires

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.--In bushfires in Victoria this week one man was burnt to death and at least 30 houses were destroyed…

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Rapid-Fire Varied Show

The Sun · Sunday 8 March 1942 · page 7

"Thumbs Up," new show at the Royal, provides three hours of varied, rapid-fire variety. Comedy highlight of the…

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Harbor To Quench Fires

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 7

ONE of the greatest possible dangers to be provided against in these days is that of fire in our city, and we might be wise to follow the plan successfully operating in London. The London Fire Board laid six-inch…

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Harbor To Quench Fires

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 7

ONE of the greatest possible dangers to be provided against in these days is that of fire in our city and we might be wise to follow the plan successfully operating in London. The London Fire Board laid six-inch…

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Harbor To Quench Fires

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 7

ONE of the greatest possible dangers to be provided against in these days is that of fire in our city and we might be wise to follow the plan successfully operating in London. The London Fire Board laid six-inch…

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