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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1943

1,504 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 76

Shattering Air Attack Great Fires, Big Explosion Swarms of Fighters Encountered From Our Staff Correspondent and A.A.P.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 August 1943 · page 7

LONDON, August 24.—Berlin suffered by far its heaviest air attack of the war last night, when R.A.F. heavy bombers, in very great strength, dropped about 1,800 tons of bombs on the German capital in a…

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Boy Lit Fires To Hear Bells

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 August 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.--Fascinated by the sound of fire engine bells, a 15-years-old boy started a series of haystack fires so that he could hear them. HE used an ingenious method to start the fires…

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Boy Lit Fires To Hear Bells

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 August 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.--Fascinated by the sound of fire engine bells, a 15-years-old boy started a series off haystack fires so that he could hear them. HE used an ingenious method to start the fires…

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Boy Lit Fires To Hear Bells

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 August 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.--Fascinated by the sound of fire engine bells, a 15-years-old boy started a series of haystack fires so that he could hear them. HE used an ingenious method to start the fires…

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Boy Lit Fires To Hear Bells

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 August 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.--Fascinated by the sound of fire engine bells, a 15-years-old boy started a series of bays tack fires so that he could hear them. HE used an ingenious method to start the fires…

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Boy Lit Fires To Hear Bells

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 August 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.--Fascinated by the sound of fire engine bells, a 15-years-old boy started a series of haystack fires so that he could hear them. HE used an ingenious method to start the fires…

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Boy Lit Fires To Hear Bells

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 August 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.--Fascinated by the sound of fire engine bells, a 15-years-old boy started a series of haystack fires so that he could hear them. HE used an ingenious method to start the fires…

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Berlin in Panic Under Bombing; Enormous Fires

The Sun · Thursday 26 August 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.--Swedish travellers who have flown out of Berlin since Monday night's shattering RAF attack, report these facts:--…

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Petrol Fire in Tram

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 August 1943 · page 6

PERTH, Wednesday.—A girl was burned on the legs and back, and women passengers became panicstricken when a tin of petrol, left near…

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Fire Destroys Epping Works

The Sun · Thursday 26 August 1943 · page 2

The engineering works of C. E. Propert, in Bridge-street, Epping, were razed by fire early this morning…

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Freighter's Cargo Damaged by Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 August 1943 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- Fire broke out in the forward hatch of an overseas freighter at an Australian port about 7 o'clock tonight, while…

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Hour's Fight Against Fire in Cargo Ship

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 August 1943 · page 7

WHILE unloading of cargo proceeded steadily in unaffected holds, firemen last night fought for nearly an hour a Ire in the forward hold…

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Valuable Gear Lost in Epping Factory Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 August 1943 · page 1

VALUABLE electrical fittings were v destroyed in a fire at the Probert Engineering Company, Bridge Road, Epping, early this morning. Firemen…

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Hour's Fight Against Fire in Cargo Ship

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 August 1943 · page 7

WHILE unloading of cargo proceeded steadily in unaffected holds, firemen last night fought for nearly an hour a fire in the forward hold…

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Hail of Fire on Japs at Salamaua

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 August 1943 · page 5

Allied artillery is battering the remaining Japanese positions at Salamaua concentrating terrific fire on the airfield and town area. AMERICAN and Australian troops…

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Valuable Gear Lost in Epping Factory Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 August 1943 · page 7

VALUABLE electrical fittings were destroyed in a fire at the Probert Engineering Company, Bridge Road, Epping, early this morning. Firemen…

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Mine Thrown Idle by False Fire Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 August 1943 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—A false report that fire had broken out in the air, shaft of the mine, caused a stoppage at Stockton…

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Valuable Gear Lost in Epping Factory Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 August 1943 · page 7

VALUABLE electrical fittings were destroyed in a fire at the Probert Engineering Company, Bridge Road, Epping, early this morning. Firemen…

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Hour's Fight Against Fire in Cargo Ship

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 August 1943 · page 7

WHILE unloading of cargo proceeded steadily in unaffected holds, firemen last night fought for nearly an hour a fire in the forward hold…

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Hail of Fire on Japs at Salamaua

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 August 1943 · page 5

Allied artillery is battering the remaining Japanese positions at Salamaua, concentrating terrific fire on the airfield and town area. AMERICAN and Australian troops…

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