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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1943

1,504 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 76

Soldiers Fight Fire

The Land · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 3

In a fire in Wagga district recently members's of the defence forces, trained by Brig. Veal in firefighting, rendered invaluable service, according to a…

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Farm Fire Losses

The Land · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 2

A FIRE destroyed 200 acres of wheat, 100 tons of hay and 130 acres of oats on "Bloomfield," a property owned by Mr. Maurice…

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Hail and Fire Damage Crops

The Land · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 9

Several crop insurance claims have been made by farmers around Talbragar and Boothenba as a result of a severe hallstorm. The damage…

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Interference With Fire Alarm Parts

Daily Mirror · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 8

Concern was expressed by the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) today at thefts of parts from street fire-alarms and…

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Women Wanted As Fire Guards

The Sun · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 3

Women as well as men will be eligible to join the fireguards to be established in Sydney and suburbs, Newcastle, Wollongong and Port Kembla, said the Minister for National Emergency Services (Mr…

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House Set on Fire After Robrery

The St George Call · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 4

Thieves ransacked and set fire to the home of Mr. S. Wayland, if The Avenue, Hurstville ve They stole a car, carpets, a radio,…

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Forming N.e.s. Fire Guards

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 2

Air-raid fire guards are to be formed in Sydney residential areas, and in Newcastle, Wollongong, and Port Kembla…

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1300 False Fire Alarms in 1942

The Sun · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 2

False fire alarms totalled 1300 in 1942, said the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) today, in criticising people who wasted the time…

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"Home-fires"

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 2 January 1943 · page 14

WHY should some "home-fires" officers be allowed to have the "Australia" on their shoulders? Others have…

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When the Soul Takes Fire

The Methodist · Saturday 2 January 1943 · page 3

William Lloyd Garrison took an active and prominent part in the abolition of slavery in America. Primarily to help the cause to which he gave himself with noble enthusiasm, he established a journal…

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Fingerprint Clues In Alleged Fire Murders

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 January 1943 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Saturday.--At the inquest yesterday into the deaths of Horace Lavis Heysted and Alan Gordon Davies, whose bodies with that of Edward Pate were found in a Hindley Street betting shop on…

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Fingerprint Clues In Alleged Fire Murders

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 January 1943 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Saturday.--At the inquest yesterday into the deaths of Horace Lavis Heysted and Alan Gordon Davies, whose bodies with that of Edward Pate were found in a Hindley Street betting shop on…

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Fingerprint Clues In Alleged Fire Murders

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 January 1943 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Saturday.--At the inquest yesterday into the deaths of Horace Lavis Heysted and Alan Gordon Davies, whose bodies with that of Edward Pate were found in a Hindley Street betting shop on…

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This Nero Doesn't Fiddle and Wait for Fires

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 2

MAJOR ULYSSES S. NERO, armament officer of an American squadron flying Liberator four-engined bombers over the Western Desert, doesn't wait for fires. He plans them to wreak havoc on enemy positions…

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This Nero Doesn't Fiddle and Wait for Fires

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 2

MAJOR ULYSSES S. NERO, armament officer of an American squadron flying Liberator four-engined bombers over the Western Desert, doesn't wait for fires. He plans them to wreak havoc on enemy positions…

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This Nero Doesn't Fiddle and Wait for Fires

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 2

MAJOR ULYSSES S. NERO, armament officer of an American squadron flying Liberator four-engined bombers over the Western Desert, doesn't wait for fires. He plans them to wreak havoc on enemy positions…

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This Nero Doesn't Fiddle and Wait for Fires

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 2

MAJOR ULYSSES S. NERO, armament officer of an American squadron flying Liberator four-engined bombers over the Western Desert, doesn't wait for fires. He plans them to wreak havoc on enemy positions…

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Jap Destroyer Sunk, Another On Fire, In Solomons Graveyeard

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Monday.--In surprise attacks on two groups of Japanese destroyers in the Solomons on Saturday, U.S. bombers sank one destroyer and set another on fire. This brings…

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Army Adds Bushfires to Its "Enemy" List

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 2

IN its campaign against bushfires, the State Government had enlisted the aid of the Army and was receiving splendid co-operation, the…

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Army Adds Bushfires to Its "Enemy" List

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 7

IN its campaign against bushfires, the State Government had enlisted the aid of the Army and was receiving splendid co-operation. the…

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