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Fires & bushfires, 1943

1,504 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 76

Costly Furs Lost in Suburban Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 March 1943 · page 5

When a woman and her 18-years-old daughter escaped in their pyjamas from a blazing house at Lindfield this morning they left behind three imported fur coats valued in all at more than £600…

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Costly Furs Lost in Suburban Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 March 1943 · page 5

When a woman and her 18-years-old daughter escaped in their pyjamas from a blazing house at Lindfield this morning they left behind three imported fur coats valued in all at more than £600…

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Costly Furs Lost in Suburban Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 March 1943 · page 5

When a woman and her 18-years-old daughter escaped in their pyjamas from a blazing house at Lindfield this morning they left behind three imported, fur coat[?]valued in all at more than £600…

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Rommmel Battered in Hail of Fire Savage Sea, Air And Land Blows

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 March 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday. -- With the Navy bombarding his seaward flank, and Allied land forces pressing in on three sides, Rommel has been caught between a hail of…

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Rommel Battered in Hail of Fire Savage Sea, Air And Land Blows

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 March 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday. -- With the Navy bombarding his seaward flank, and Allied land forces pressing in on three sides, Rommel has been caught between a hail of…

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Rommel Battered in Hail of Fire Savage Sea, Air And Land Blows

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 March 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday.--With the British Navy bombarding his seaward flank, and Allied land forces pressing in on three sides, Rommel has been caught between a…

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Rommel Battered in Hail of Fire Savage Sea, Air And Land Blows

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 March 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday. -- With the Navy bombarding his seaward flank, and Allied land forces pressing in on three sides, Rommel has been caught between a hail of…

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Ship Blaze In Port

The Sun · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 3

Fire destroyed the superstructure of a 10,000-ton vessel in an Australian port shortly after…

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NEW R.A.F. Raid on Berlin Second in Three Days Huge Fires Blaze at St. Nazaire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 7

LONDON, March,30 (A.A.P.).—Berlin was still smouldering from Saturday night's raid when the R.A.F. again heavily attacked the German capital on Monday…

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Fires Seen 60 Miles

The Sun · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 1

The Italians, probably, did not try very hard, preferring to stay behind and surrender, the corespondent adds…

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Lorry on Fire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 4

A lorry caught fire in Church-street, Parramatta, on Monday night, when a flame from the gas producer ignited some hessian. Most of the…

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Wrecking Rommel From Air Coastal Road Blaze of Ruin

The Sun · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday. -- Ruthless fulfilment of an Allied air headquarters promise to "crush and destroy the last vestige of the Axis armies in Tunisia" began yesterday against Rommel's fleeing columns…

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42,000 Trained As Fire Fighters

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 4

"I AM particularly impressed with A the fine record put up by the Fire Brigade Service in the tion of civilians…

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42,000 Trained As Fire Fighters

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 4

"I AM particularly impressed with the fine record put up by the Fire Brigade Service in the instruction of civilians…

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42,000 Trained As Fire Fighters

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 4

"I AM particularly impressed with the fine record put up by the Fire Brigade Service in the instruction of civilians…

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42,000 Trained As Fire Fighters

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 4

"I AM particularly impressed with the fine record put up by the Fire Brigade Service in the instruction of civilians…

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42,000 Trained As Fire Fighters

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 March 1943 · page 4

"I AM particularly impressed with the fine record put up by the Fire Brigade Service in the instruction of civilians…

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Fire-fighting Squads

The Propeller · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 4

The Hurstville N.E.S. requires firefighting squads for every street in the municipality. Fire parties will be formed on the basis of one party…

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Fire Damages Ship But Cargo Saved

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 9

A fire, believed to have broken out in the chart-room, destroyed the superstructure of a 10,000-ton vessel in an Australian port early yesterday…

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Fire on a Vessel Cargo Reported Undamaged

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 1 April 1943 · page 2

A fire is reported to have destroyed the superstructure of a 10,000-ton vessel in an Australian port shortly after 4 a.m…

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