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Fires & bushfires, 1943

1,504 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 76

Plan to Beat Bushfires Shires' Meeting Proposals

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 June 1943 · page 11

The formation by the 97 shires of 967 bushfire brigades had had immediate and effective results, Mr. H. E. Messer, chairman of…

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Wardens recruit fire guards to music

The Sun · Sunday 6 June 1943 · page 7

NOVEL recruiting for civilian fire guards was conducted by wardens of Cremorne NES post 29A, when they played gramophone records to the crowd lined up for ration-books in Murdoch-st. yesterday…

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Provosts Fire Shots in Raid on Civilians

Truth · Sunday 6 June 1943 · page 1

BRISBANE, Saturday.—No more striking illustration of the danger to civilians in regulations such as that recently proposed to give military police power to do such things as demand civilian identity cards could be found than in an…

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Great Danish Shipyard Destroyed By Fire

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 7 June 1943 · page 2

According to uews received from Stockholm fire has completely destroyed the Frederikshavn branch of the big Burmeister &…

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Former Fire Chief Dead

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 6

Mr. Frank Jackson, who was chief officer of the New South Wales Fire Brigades for six years until December, 1928, died at his home at…

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Night Fire in Shop

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 3

A QUANTITY of dress material was damaged by fire, which broke out in a dressmaker's shop occupied by Mrs. Annie Robinson, Regent Street,…

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Night Fire in Shop

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 3

A QUANTITY of dress material was damaged by fire, which broke out in a dressmaker's shop occupied by Mrs. Annie Robinson, Regent Street,…

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Heroic Work in Ship Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--Heroic work by Merseyside firemen who toiled for two days in a ship's hold to pump out 1500 gallons of…

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Automobile Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 3

Automobile Fire and General Insurance Co., of Aust. Ltd., shows a profit of £13,018 for the year ended April 30, compared with £13,293 for 1941-42. Latest profit is struck…

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Fire in City Cafe

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 5

A fire broke out in the Bijou Cafe, 76 Castlereagh Street, city, early this morning, but it was quickly checked by extinguishers. A lounge and other…

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Auto. Fire's 20 P.c. Dividend

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 10

Profit of the Automobile Fire and General Insurance Co. of Australia, Ltd., for the year to April 30 last was £13,018, compared with £13,293 for 1941-42…

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Jap Planes Blaze Rabaul Blitz On Again

The Sun · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 1

In the biggest raid on Rabaul since March 23, Flying Fortresses and Liberators, in five waves of…

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Federal Control Under Fire Poultry Farmers Advised to Take Greater Interest in Their Industry

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 6

IT was strange that the poultry industry generally and individual farmers in N.S.W. had allowed a position to arise whereby they knew nothing of what their future would be, said Mr. C. W. Robinson, commenting on Commonwealth…

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Inquiries Into Two Fires

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 June 1943 · page 5

The City Coroner, Mr. Oram, found yesterday that the fire in the warehouse of Griffiths Bros., Ltd., in Wentworth Avenue on May 1. was…

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Thieves Blamed For Fires

The Sun · Saturday 12 June 1943 · page 3

Thieves are suspected of having caused two fires early this morning. The fires occurred at the…

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Fire Damage at Laundry

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 June 1943 · page 2

Thieves are blamed for fires which broke out in a Paddington laundry and the Totalisator Building, City, early this…

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Fire Damage at Laundry

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 June 1943 · page 2

Thieves are blamed for fires which broke out in a Paddington laundry and the Totalisator Building, City, early this…

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Fire Damage at Laundry

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 June 1943 · page 2

Thieves are blamed for fires which broke out in a Paddington laundry and the Tolalisator Building, City, early this…

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Fire Damage at Laundry

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 June 1943 · page 2

Thieves are blamed for fires which broke out in a Paddington laundry and the Totalisator Building, City, early this…

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Stop Press Brave Girl Fights Fire

Truth · Sunday 13 June 1943 · page 28

When a kerosene heater was [?]ocked over in a room at 37-Ridge street, North Sydney, last night, Patricia Thomas [?] carried her…

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