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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1942

2,180 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 109

Fire Damages Trucks

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 28 April 1942 · page 3

THREE motor trucks were damaged, one extensively, by fire at the garage of McKenzie and Adams, "Henderson Road, Alexandria, early…

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Zero's Faults Inferior Fire-power

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 April 1942 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Monday.—A young R.A.A.F. flying-officer, who returned recently from service in Malaya and Java, said to-day that the Japanese…

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£50,000 Damage in Factory Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 April 1942 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Monday.—In a spectacular factory fire which broke out in North Melbourne to-night £50,000 worth of stock and plant, including…

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Costly Tools Saved From Factory Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 April 1942 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Tools and dies worth £250,000 were saved when fire destroyed part of a tin-canister factory tonight…

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Dramatic Story Of Cafe Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 2

The dramatic story of an explosion and a fire at a Woy Woy cafe on April 1, when one woman received fatal burns and another was critically injured,…

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Tells of Fatal Fire, Quarrel

The Sun · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 3

The story of a moonlight quarrel at the back of a cafe just before the building burst into flames…

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Dramatic Story Of Cafe Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 2

The dramatic story of an explosion and a fire at a Woy Woy cafe on April 1, when one woman received fatal burns and…

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Dramatic Story Of Cage Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 2

The dramatic story of an explosion and a fire at a Woy Woy cafe on April 1, when one woman received fatal burns and…

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Dramatic Story Of Cafe Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 April 1942 · page 2

The dramatic story of an explosion and a fire at a Woy Woy cafe on April. 1, when one woman received fatal burns and…

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Tornado and Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 6

NEW YORK, April 29. (A.A.P.).— A tornado and fire destroyed the town of Crowell (Texas), of which the population is 2,000. Eleven people were…

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Tornado, Fire Wipe Out Texas Town

Daily Mirror · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 5

WASHINGTON Thursday.--The county seat of Crowell, Texas, was wiped out by a tornado, followed by a fire, on Tuesday night…

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Tornado, Fire Wipe Out Texas Town

Daily Mirror · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 5

WASHINGTON Thursday.--The county seat of Crowell, Texas, was wiped out by a tornado, followed by a fire, on Tuesday night…

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Tornado, Fire Wipe Out Texas Town

Daily Mirror · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 5

WASHINGTON Thursday. -- The county seat of Crowell, Texas, was wiped out by a tornado, followed by a fire, on Tuesday night…

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100,000 Flee in Panic From Ruined Rostock Fires Raging At Kiel Base LONDON

The Sun · Thursday 30 April 1942 · page 1

One hundred thousand people have been hastily evacuated from shattered Rostock, German industrial city and Baltic port, Berlin admits…

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Fire at City Theatre

Daily Mirror · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 2

Outbreak of a fire on the roof of the Mayfair Theatre, Castlereagh Street, caused considerable excitement this afternoon…

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Fire at City Theatre

Daily Mirror · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 2

Outbreak of a fire on the roof of the Mayfair Theatre, Castlereagh Street, caused considerable excitement this afternoon…

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Fire at City Theatre

Daily Mirror · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 2

Outbreak of a fire on the roof of the Mayfair Theatre, Castlereagh Street, caused considerable excitement this afternoon…

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Theatre Fire, But No Panic

The Sun · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 3

An audience of 500 was cleared from the Mayfair Theatre in two minutes today, when fire broke out on the roof…

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Japs Fire on N.g. Bishop

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 May 1942 · page 3

Although his brief-case and prayer- book were riddled by bullets, the Anglican Bishop of New Guinea (the Rt. Rev. P. N. W. Strong) was unharmed…

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Factory Burnt Out, But Work Goes On

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 May 1942 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Friday. -- Tomorrow morning--24 hours after having been burnt out--a Keswick factory will resume work with,borrowed equipment…

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