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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1942

2,180 stories in Sydney's papers · page 72 of 109

Nazi Air Fury on Stalingrad Wide Area Set On Fire Children Help Fight Flames

Daily Mirror · Saturday 29 August 1942 · page 2

LONDON, Saturday.-- Squadron after squadron of Nazi planes is dropping hundreds of tons of high explosive bombs on Stalingrad. The central area and residential quarters of the…

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Nazi Air Fury on Stalingrad Wide Area Set On Fire Children Help Fight Flames

Daily Mirror · Saturday 29 August 1942 · page 2

LONDON Saturday-Squadron after squadron of Nazi planes is dropping hundreds of tons of high explosive bombs on Stalingrad. The central area and residential quarters of the…

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2 German Cities Blaze After Big R.A.F. Raid LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 30 August 1942 · page 2

A strong force of RAF bombers last night attacked targets at Nuremburg and…

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£25,000 Fire in Narrabri Narribri

The Sun · Sunday 30 August 1942 · page 5

A serious food shortage may occur in Narribri as the result of a fire which gutted the…

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Forde Sounds Grim Note of Warning: "Baptism of Fire" MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 30 August 1942 · page 5

"It we are not careful we will probably suffer a baptism of fire on our soil before the best in us is brought to the surface." This grim warning was given by the Minister for…

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Berlin's 48 Fires LONDON

The Sun · Monday 31 August 1942 · page 2

A large group of Soviet planes was employed on Saturday night's raid over Berliri, Konigsberg,…

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Nazi Boats Fire At Own Batteries

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 August 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday. -- German E-boats fired at their own shore batteries during an engagement off Cherbourg. This is stated in an Admiralty report…

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Red Planes Set Berlin on Fire 48 Outbreaks Follow Raid For Second Time In Week Havoc in Three More Big Towns

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 August 1942 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.-- Forfry-eight fires, including 17 large ones, and nine explosions were caused when a large group of Soviet planes raided Berlin on Saturday night, says Moscow…

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Red Planes Set Berlin on Fire 48 Outbreaks Follow Raid For Second Time In Week Havoc in Three More Big Towns

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 August 1942 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.-- Forty-eight fires, including 17 large ones, and nine explosions were caused when a large group of Soviet planes raided Berlin on Saturday night, says Moscow…

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Kept Firemen Back Dog in Blaze

The Sun · Tuesday 1 September 1942 · page 2

"Rex," a one-eyed bulldog, belonging to the licensee, kept firemen at bay when a fire broke…

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Fire Damage To Narrabri Store

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 September 1942 · page 6

FIRE RAVAGED the store of W. Fox & Co., Maitland Street, Narrabri, On Saturday, when more than £25,000 worth of damage was done in the business centre of the town…

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Fire Damage To Narrabri Store

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 September 1942 · page 6

FIRE RAVAGED the store of W. Fox & Co., Maitland Street, Narrabri, on Saturday, when more than £25,000 worth of damage was done in the business centre of the town…

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Fire Damage To Narrabri Store

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 September 1942 · page 6

FIRE RAVAGED the store of W. Fox & Co., Maitland Street, Narrabri, on Saturday, when more than £25,000 worth of damage was done in the business centre of the town…

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Fire Damage To Narrabri Store

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 September 1942 · page 6

FIRE RAVAGED the store of W. Fox & Co., Maitland Street, Narrabri, on Saturday, when more than £25,000 worth of damage was done in the business centre of the town…

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Us. Bombers Blast Japs in Burma Lashio Drome, Warehouses On Fire Chinese Report Land Successes

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 September 1942 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Tuesday. --Scoring 32 direct hits on the aerodrome, setting alight fo warehouses, and dropping high explosives on vital installations, U.S. Air Force bombers from bases in China blasted…

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U.S. Bombers Blast Japs in Burma Lashio Drome, Warehouses On Fire Chinese Report Land Successes

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 September 1942 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Tuesday.--Scoring 32 direct hits on the aerodrome, setting alight to warehouses, and dropping high explosives on vital installations, U.S. Air Force bombers from bases in China blasted…

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U.S. Bombers Blast Japs in Burma Lashio Drome, Warehouses On Fire Chinese Report Land Successes

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 September 1942 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—Scoring 32 direct hits on the aerodrome, setting alight to warehouses, and dropping high explosives on vital installations, U.S. Air Force bombers from bases in China blasted…

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U.S. Bombers Blast Japs in Burma Lashio Drome, Warehouses On Fire Chinese Report Land Successes

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 September 1942 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Tuesday.--Scoring 32 direct hits on the aerodrome, setting alight to warehouses, and dropping high explosives on vital installations, U.S. Air Force bombers from bases in China blasted…

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U.S. Bombers Blast Japs in Burma Lashio Drome, Warehouses On Fire Chinese Report Land Successes

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 September 1942 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Tuesday. --Scoring 32 direct hits on the aerodrome, setting alight to warehouses, and dropping high explosives on vital installations, U.S. Air Force bombers from bases in China blasted…

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Bushfire Risk

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 September 1942 · page 7

The Bush Fires Advisory Committee and the Bush Fires (Emergency) Committee are helping local shire councils to organise more bushfire brigades…

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