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Fires & bushfires, 1943

1,504 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 76

Dutch Farmers Start Many "Food Fires"

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 4

FURIOUS at having to stand by and sec 80 per cent of everything they produced grabbed by the Germans, and Dutch farmers destroyed large quantities of agricultural and dairy produce rather than let the Nazis have them,…

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Fire Planned to Greet Invaders

Daily Mirror · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 5

LONDON, Friday. -- Oslo Radio says that so soon as the Allied invasion is reported a belt of flame will surround the European coasts…

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Two Killed By Fumes Of Caravan Fire

The Sun · Saturday 19 June 1943 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.--The bodies of Lewis J. E. Drayton, 54, and his wife, Elsie Drayton, 50, of Cessnock, were found in a caravan at South Belmont today…

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Canberra Blaze £20,000 Damage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 June 1943 · page 5

A fire which broke out early on Saturday morning destroyed portion of the new abattoirs at Canberra, causing damage…

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German Oil Barges Set on Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 June 1943 · page 5

LONDON, June 20 (A.A.P.).—Moscow Radio states that Yugoslav guerillas attacked a convoy of oil-laden German barges on the Danube River,…

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Late News Phone: M2406 £20,000 Canberra Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 June 1943 · page 12

CANBERRA, Sunday.--Abattoirs in course of construction at Canberra were totally destroyed by fire yesterday…

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Fires in Naples

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 June 1943 · page 7

LONDON, June 22 (A.A.P.).—The Aiglers correspondent of the Columbia Broadcasting System says that photographs taken shortly after the raid…

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£10,000 Blaze

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 June 1943 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Fire caused damage estimated at £10,000 at Henderson's Federal Spring Works Pty. Ltd., Alfred Street, North…

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Late News Great Fires in Mulheim Australians Among First Raiders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 June 1943 · page 5

LONDON, June 23 (A.A.P.).— Some pilots of the famous R.A.A.F. Lancaster Squadron were among the first over the…

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Fire Twice Destroys Sailors' Clubhouse

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 June 1943 · page 4

ST. JOHN'S (Newfoundland), Friday.--The newly - opened Allied Merchant Services Club, which cost £41,000. was destroyed by fire…

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Higher Fire-power for Germans

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 June 1943 · page 6

LONDON, June 24 (A.A.P.).—The Berlin correspondent of the Stockholm "Tidningen" says that German military men state that Germany is…

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Bomb Havoc in Ruhr Rattles Nazis 'Beyond Imagination' Women, Old Men Aid Fight Fires

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 June 1943 · page 5

LONDON, Friday. -- A commentator on the German Radio said yesterday; "The Battle of the Ruhr simply goes beyond human imagination. Nobody who has not seen it with…

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Bomb Havoc in Ruhr Rattles Nazis 'Beyond Imagination' Women, Old Men Aid Fight Fires

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 June 1943 · page 5

LONDON, Friday. -- A commentator on the German Radio said yesterday: "The Battle of the Ruhr simply goes beyond human imagination. Nobody who has not seen it with…

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Bomb Havoc in Ruhr Rattles Nazis 'Beyond Imagination' Women, Old Men Aid Fight Fires

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 June 1943 · page 5

LONDON, Friday. -- A commentator on the German Radio said yesterday: "The Battle of the Ruhr simply goes beyond human imagination. Nobody who has not seen it with…

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Bomb Havoc in Ruhr Rattles Nazis 'Beyond Imagination' Women, Old Men Aid Fight Fires

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 June 1943 · page 5

LONDON, Friday. -- A commentator on the German Radio said yesterday: "The Battle of the Ruhr simply goes beyond human imagination. Nobody who has not seen it with…

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Gun Can Fire to 60,000 FEET New U.S. Weapons

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 June 1943 · page 6

NEW YORK, June 23 (A.A.P.). A new 4.7in anti-aircraft gun, with an accurate range of 60,000 feet, is now being manufactured…

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Disastrous Shanghai Fire Reported by Tokio

Daily Mirror · Saturday 26 June 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.--Paris Radio quotes a Tokio report that 62 buildings have been destroyed and damaged by fire in one district of…

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Disastrous Shanghai Fire Reported by Tokio

Daily Mirror · Saturday 26 June 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.--Paris Radio quotes a Tokio report that 62 buildings have been destroyed and damaged by fire in one district of…

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Disastrous Shanghai Fire Reported by Tokio

Daily Mirror · Saturday 26 June 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.--Paris Radio a quotes a Tokio report that 62 buildings have been destroyed and damaged by fire in one district of…

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