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Fires & bushfires, 1943

1,504 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 76

Mysterious French Fires

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 September 1943 · page 4

LONDON, Monday.--Vichy Radio says that two mysterious fires broke out in Lyons (France) last night. One caused damage…

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Coal Hulk Sunk to Quell Blaze

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 September 1943 · page 2

A FIRE, suspected [?]o be the result of internal combustion, occurred in the hold of a coal hulk in an Australian nort…

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Coal Hulk Sunk to Ouell Blaze

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 September 1943 · page 2

A FIRE suspected to be the result of internal combustion, occurred in the hold of a coal hulk in an Australian port…

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R.a.f. Starts Fires at Jap Akyab Base

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 21 September 1943 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday. -- R.A.F. bombers started large fires when they attacked the big Japanese base at Akyab, on the Burmese coast…

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Fire in Basement of City Building

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 21 September 1943 · page 4

DENSE smoke poured from a building occupied by Jno. Evans and Sons, printers, Kent Street, City, today, when a fire broke out in…

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Fire in Basement of City Building

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 21 September 1943 · page 4

DENSE smoke poured from a building occupied by Jno. Evans and Sons, printers, Kent Street, City, today, when a fire broke out in…

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Fire in Basement of City Building

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 21 September 1943 · page 4

DENSE smoke poured from a building occupied by Jno. Evans and Sons, printers, Kent Street, City, today, when a fire broke out in…

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Damage to Cargo Shipowners Exonerated Under Fire Statute

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 21 September 1943 · page 2

The United States Circuit Court of Appeals was recently concerned with an appeal by Consumers Import Company, Inc., and Others, owners of cargo on board the Japanese steamer Venice Maru, against a decision of the District Court…

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Fire in Garden

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 22 September 1943 · page 1

At 3 a.m. on September 19, a fire occurred in a garage at the rear of Mr. George Cameron's house 19 Smythe St. Merrylands. A motor car (1927) and…

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Nazis Sacking Naples: Fires Sweep City Allies Force Enemy Back

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 September 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday. -- The Germans are reported to be sacking Naples before withdrawing to their new defence line at the Volturno River, 20 miles north of the city…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Wednesday, Sept. 22, 1943 Between Two Fires

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 September 1943 · page 6

The spectre of a war on two fronts, which has haunted the minds of successive German General Staffs, has become a…

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Women Put Child Out Window in House Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 September 1943 · page 5

Julie Crowe (3) was passed through a window to safety from a blazing cottage in Hall Street, Bondi, early this morning. THE girl was asleep in a bedroom with her mother. Mrs. Lorna…

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Women Put Child Out Window in House Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 September 1943 · page 3

Julie Crowe (3) was passed through a window to safety from a blazing cottage at 3 Hall Street, Bondi, early this morning. THE girl was asleep in a bedroom…

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Women Put Child Out Window in House Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 September 1943 · page 5

Julie Crowe (3) was passed through a window to safety from a blazing cottage in Hall Street, Bondi, early this morning. THE girl was asleep in a bedroom with her mother, Mrs. Lorna…

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Mohawks Set Fire to Jap Villages in Burma

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 September 1943 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday. -- Mohawks yesterday bombed Japanese occupied villages, near Kawlin, in the Katha district, Burma, starting large…

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Women Put Child Out Window in House Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 September 1943 · page 5

Julie Crowe (3) was passed through a window to safety from a blazing cottage in Hall Street, Bondi, early this morning. THE girl was asleep in a bedroom with her mother, Mrs. Lorna…

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Women Put Child Out Window in House Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 September 1943 · page 3

Julie Crowe (3) was passed through a window to safety from a blazing cottage in Hall Street, Bondi, early this morning. THE girl was asleep in a bedroom with her mother. Mrs. Lorna…

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Help for Old Couple Mayor's Relief Fund Lost Everything in Fire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 22 September 1943 · page 1

Donations totalling about £50 have reached. Granville Mayor's Relief Fund from all parts of the State since an appeal was made…

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Between Two Fires

Daily Mirror · Thursday 23 September 1943 · page 6

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Between Two Fires

Daily Mirror · Thursday 23 September 1943 · page 6

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