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Fires & bushfires, 1943

1,504 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 76

Constable Fires Shot At Suspect

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 July 1943 · page 2

CONSTABLE WAKEHAM fired one shot at a man seen running from a mercery shop in Haldon Street, Lakemba, early this morning. The…

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Constable Fires Shot At Suspect

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 July 1943 · page 2

CONSTABLE WAKEHAM fired one shot at a man seen running from a mercery shop in Haldon Street, Lakemba, early this morning. The…

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Constable Fires Shot At Suspect

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 July 1943 · page 2

CONSTABLE WAKEHAM fired one shot at a man seen running from a mercery shop in Haldon street Lakemba, early this morning. The…

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Stop Press Shot Fires at Man

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 July 1943 · page 12

Constable Wakeham early this morning fired a shot at a map seen running from a mercery shop in Halbon Street, Lakemba Poice…

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Fire Guard Service

The Observer · Friday 2 July 1943 · page 2

Readers will have read of the establishment of a Fire Guard Service as an auxiliary of the National Emergency Services (N.S.W.)…

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Lights Blaze Again

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 July 1943 · page 2

THIS BLAZE OF LIGHTS from a city residential last night celebrated the lifting of Sydney's brownout regulations. The Minister for N.E.S. (Mr. Heffron) has stated that it will take four or five weeks to complete restoration of normal street lighting in the…

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Lights Blaze Again

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 July 1943 · page 2

THIS BLAZE OF LIGHTS from a city residential last night celebrated the lifting of Sydney's brownout regulations. The Minister for N.E.S. (Mr. Heffron) has stated that it will take four or five weeks to complete restoration of normal street lighting in the…

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Lights Blaze Again

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 July 1943 · page 2

THIS BLAZE OF LIGHTS from a city residential last night celebrated the lifting of Sydney's brownout regulations. The Minister for N.E.S. (Mr. Heffron) has stated that it will take four or five weeks to complete restoration of normal street lighting in the…

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Lights Blaze Again

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 July 1943 · page 2

THIS BLAZE OF LIGHTS from a city residential last night celebrated the lifting of Sydney's brownout regulations. The Minister for N.E.S. (Mr. Heffron) has stated that it will take four, or five weeks to complete restoration of normal street lighting in the…

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Lights Blaze Again

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 July 1943 · page 2

THIS BLAZE OF LIGHTS from a city residential last night celebrated the lifting of Sydney's brownoot regelations. The Minister for N.E.S. (Mr.- Heffron) has stated that it will take four or five weeks to complete restoration of normal street lighting in the…

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Tribal Fires Welcome Allied Troops to Island

The Sun · Monday 5 July 1943 · page 4

TRIBAL fires on the jungle slopes of Mount Suloga's 13,000ft, peak welcomed our occupation of Wodlark Island-- another South Pacific key. The natives were overjoyed at the arrival of the white soldiers…

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Fire Damages Civil Airliner

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 July 1943 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The only aeroplane on the Melbourne-Hamilton (West Vic.) route was badly damaged by fire at Hamilton today…

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Skipping-rope Accident Calls Out Fire Brigade

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 July 1943 · page 2

NEW YORK.--A group of children skipping rope on the corner of Gouverneur and Henry Streets inadvertently sounded a fire alrm when…

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Carpet of Fire Laid on Cologne City Blasted By Bombers

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 July 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Monday.-- A pall of smoke, through which flames ore licking angrily, still covers the Rhineland city of Cologne, subjected…

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Carpet of Fire Laid on Cologne City Blasted By Bombers

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 July 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Monday. -- A pall of smoke, through which flames are licking angrily, still covers the Rhineland city of Cologne, subjected…

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Carpet of Fire Laid on Cologne City Blasted By Bombers

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 July 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Monday, --A pall of smoke, through which flames are licking .angrily, still covers the Rhineland city of Cologne, subjected…

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Carpet of Fire Laid on Cologne City Blasted By Bombers

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 July 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Monday. -- Cologne, important Rhineland city, was Covered with a carpet off smoke and fire after Saturday's concentrated…

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Carpet of Fire Laid on Cologne City Blasted By Bombers

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 July 1943 · page 3

LONDON; Monday. -- A pall of smoke, through which flames are licKing angrily, still covers the Rhineland city of Cologne, subjected…

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Cologne Fires Like False Dawn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 July 1943 · page 5

LONDON, July 5 (Official Wireless).—On their return from Saturday night's R.A.F. attack on the Kalk and Deutz districts of…

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