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Fires & bushfires, 1943

1,504 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 76

Chief Secretary Points Out Bushfire Dangers

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 September 1943 · page 7

"ANY fire that destroys a sheaf of wheat, a sheep, or a single tree, is an act of sabotage," declared the "Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley)…

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Chief Secretary Points Out Bushfire Dangers

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 September 1943 · page 4

"ANY fire that destroys a sheaf of wheat, a sheep, or a single tree, is an act of sabotage," declared the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley)…

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Chief Secretary Points Out Bushfire Dangers

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 1 September 1943 · page 7

"ANY fire that destroys a sheaf of wheat, a sheep, or a single tree, is an act of sabotage," declared the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley)…

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R.A.F. Strikes Again at Berlin Large Fires Started Strong Fighter Opposition Met

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 September 1943 · page 5

LONDON, Sept. 1 (A.A.P.).—R.A.F. bombers, in great strength, made a new heavy and concentrated attack on Berlin last night, dropping a great weight of high…

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Bushfires Can Sabotage Nation's Food Production Schedule Prevent Bush Fires

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 September 1943 · page 3

IN this war it is a case of seeing that the most important things come first. We must ensure that we do all those things which are necessary for victory. No one disputes the importance of producing planes, ships, tanks and guns…

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450 Fires Sweep Berlin 5000 Reported Killed

The Sun · Friday 3 September 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.-- Four hundred and fifty fires are still burning in Berlin after Tuesday night's 1800- ton raid. This is reported by the Berlin correspondent of the Stockholm…

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Germans Set Fire to Synagogue

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 3 September 1943 · page 3

LONDON. The gate of a synague in Rue Joseph Dupont, Brussels, was forced by Germans during curfew hours, according to…

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Clash Looms on Kenny Plan Australian's Paralysis Scheme Now Under Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 3 September 1943 · page 8

NEW YORK, Friday. -- In the midst of one of the worst outbreaks of infantile paralysis the U.S. has known, a violent clash appears ready to break over the treatment sponsored by Australian-born…

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Blood Banks' Fire Loss

The Sun · Saturday 4 September 1943 · page 3

Chemicals used for refrigerating blood banks were destroyed today when premises combining a factory, occupied by the Delta…

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'Wolves' Gang Starts Fire In Classroom

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 September 1943 · page 5

When firemen extinguished a blaze which gutted portion of a classroom at the Rozelle Public School this afternoon…

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'Wolves' Gang Starts Fire la Classroom

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 September 1943 · page 5

When firemen extinguished a blaze which gutted portion of a classroom at the Rozelle Public School this afternoon…

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'Wolves' Gang Starts Fire In Classroom

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 September 1943 · page 2

When firemen extinguished a blaze which gutted portion of a classroom at the Rozelle Public School this afternoon…

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Two Women Die in Tram Blaze

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 September 1943 · page 4

BRISBANE, Monday.—Two women were burnt to death and more than 20 persons were injured when a Moorooka tram…

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Fire Victims Identified

The Sun · Tuesday 7 September 1943 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tuesday.-- Two women burnt to death in last night's tram tragedy were identified…

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Van Load of Furniture Destroyed by Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 September 1943 · page 2

A VAN load of furniture belonging to Mr. Wilbrow, Shoalhaven St., Kiama, was destroyed by a fire which broke out as the vehicle was…

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Van Load of Furniture Destroyed Ry Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 September 1943 · page 3

A VAN load of furniture belonging to Mr. Wilbrow, Shoalhaven St., Kiama, was destroyed by a fire which broke out as the vehicle was…

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Australians Calm Under Fire U.S. Captain Praises Steadiness During Enemy Dive-Bombing

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 September 1943 · page 2

Veteran Australian troops behaved splendidly under bombing during the landing east of Lae (New Guinea) at dawn on Saturday. Three Jap medium bombers, diving out of the sun…

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Driving Nazis Out of Donbas Over Half Regained Stalino Reported on Fire London, Sept. 6 (A.A.P.).—The

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 September 1943 · page 5

Russian armies have cleared the Germans from more than half the Donets Basin, the Moscow newspaper "Pravda" reports. One group of Russian troops is now only three…

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Hotel Fire Death-roll

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 September 1943 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tuesday (A.A.P.).-- Death-roll in a fire which gutted an hotel at Houston (Texas) may reach 150…

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Victims of Tram Fire Identified

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 September 1943 · page 7

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- The two women who were incinerated in a blazing tram at Moorooka last night were identified today after relatives…

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