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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1943

1,504 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 76

Fire at Munitions Office

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 April 1943 · page 2

FIREMEN quickly put out a small fire which broke out at noon today under the escalators at the Ministry of Munitions Offices. David…

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Fire at Munitions Office

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 April 1943 · page 2

FIREMEN quickly put out a small fire which broke out at noon today under the escalators at the Ministry of Munitions Offices, David…

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Fire at Munitions Office

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 April 1943 · page 2

FIREMEN quickly put out a small fire which broke out at noon today under the escalators at the Ministry of Munitions Offices: David…

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Quelled Fire in Mid-air

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 27 April 1943 · page 4

CANBERRA, Tuesday. -- An amazing display of endurance by a rear-gunner who, severely wounded in the right leg and…

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Quelled Fire in Mid-air

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 27 April 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday. -- An amazing display of endurance by a rear-gunner who, severely wounded in the right leg and…

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Quelled Fire in Mid-air

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 27 April 1943 · page 4

CANBERRA, Tuesday. -- An amazing display of endurance by a rear gunner who, severely wounded in the right leg and…

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Quelled Fire in Mid-air

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 27 April 1943 · page 4

CANBERRA, Tuesday. -- An amazing display of endurance by a rear-gunner who, severely wounded in the right leg and…

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Quelled Fire in Mid-air

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 27 April 1943 · page 4

CANBERRA, Tuesday. -- An amazing display of endurance by a rear-gunner who, severely wounded the right leg and…

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Timber-yard Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 April 1943 · page 8

Damage done by fire to H. M. Driscoll's timber yard at Storey Street, Rozelle, on Friday last has been assessed at £4000. The timber yard is…

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Intruder Fires Shot At Sentry On Wharf

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 April 1943 · page 3

A shot was fired at Private Rodney Ross when he challenged a man while guarding a wharf at Glebe Island last night. THE bullet whizzed over Ross' head…

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Intruder Fires Shot At Sentry On Wharf

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 April 1943 · page 3

A shot was fired at Private Rodney Ross when he challenged a man while guarding a wharf at Glebe Island last night. THE bullet whizzed over Ross head…

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Intruder Fires Shot At Sentry On Wharf

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 April 1943 · page 3

A shot was fired at Private Rodney Ross when he challenged a man while guarding a wharf at Glebe Island last night…

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Intruder Fires Shot At Sentry On Wharf

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 April 1943 · page 3

A shot was fired at Private Rodney Ross when he challenged a man while guarding a wharf at Glebe Island last night. THE bullet whizzed over Ross' head…

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Intruder Fires Shot At Sentry On Wharf

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 April 1943 · page 3

A shot was fired at Private Rodney Ross when he challenged a man while guarding a wharf at Glebe Island last night. THE bullet whizzed over Ross' head…

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£5 Fine for Grass Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 April 1943 · page 3

WHEN a Blacktown farmer burnt off a small paddock on March 28 and left it without properly extinguishing the. fire, the flames…

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£5 Fine for Grass Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 April 1943 · page 8

WHEN a Blacktown farmer burnt off a small paddock on March 28 and left it without properly extinguishing the fire, the flames…

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£5 Fine for Grass Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 April 1943 · page 8

WHEN a Blacktown farmer burnt off a small paddock on March 28 and left it without properly extinguishing the fire, the flames…

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£5 Fine for Grass Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 April 1943 · page 3

WHEN a Blacktown farmer burnt off a small paddock on March 28 and left it without properly extinguishing the fire, the flames…

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1350 Tons of Bombs Blast Duisburg Raging Fires Sweep Town

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 April 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday-- In one of the heaviest and most concentrated air attacks of the war, British bombers on Monday night dropped 1350 tons…

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1350 Tons of Bombs Blast Duisburg Raging Fires Sweep Town

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 28 April 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday-- In one of the heaviest and most concentrated air attacks of the war, British bombers on Monday night dropped 1350 tons…

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