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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1943

1,504 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 76

Fire at Joinery Works

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 September 1943 · page 10

LISMORE, Tuesday.—Damage estimated at more than £6,000 was done by fire early this morning to the joinery works of Mr. A. K. Barnes, in…

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Fire Warning for Parents

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 29 September 1943 · page 2

BALLARAT, Wednesday.-- "I hope the deaths of these children will be a warning to parents who thoughtlessly,…

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Saved From Fire, Child Ran Back

The Sun · Wednesday 29 September 1943 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A man and his wife dashed info a neighbor's blazing home and rescued three children, but one ran back into the flames and was burned to death…

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Spectacular Fire in Big City Building

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 September 1943 · page 8

Thousands of pounds' worth of damage were caused by a fire which broke out in a fivestorey building occupied by Stuart, Walker and Co. Pty., Ltd., in Clarence Street, city, last night. Top: Fireman R. Hewitt, of Headquarters, who was trapped on the second floor, receiving medical attention after he had jumped 30 feet to the street below. Lower:…

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Cause of City Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 October 1943 · page 6

Police believe that the fire which occurred at the building of five floors occupied by Stuart Walker and Co. Pty., Ltd.. in Clarence Street, city, on…

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Hail and Fire insurance of Wheat Crops

The Land · Friday 1 October 1943 · page 14

At the instance of Mr. A. E. Cosh, the F.S.A. Executive this wook decided to ask the State Government to initiate a hail and fire crop…

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Planes Fire Small Ship

The Sun · Saturday 2 October 1943 · page 2

LONDON, Saturday.--A Canadian Beaufighter squadron of the Coastal Command surprised a small enemy merchant vessel…

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Invasion Awaits Fire-power Superiority Taking No Risks with the Hun

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 2 October 1943 · page 8

LAND thrust into Germany, when it comes, is to be in marked contrast to calamitous operations which preceded those of Eisenhower, Alexander, and Montgomery in the Mediterranean theatre. PROJECTILES, not lives of men, will…

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Jap Raid on Guns Missed Fire Eerie Night Onslaught Enemy Commandos In N.G. Major Oba Did Not Get Home

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 October 1943 · page 7

ADVANCED Base in New Guinea. -- The Japanese have developed a plan for raiding artillery far behind the Allied lines. But when they tried it recently on a N.S.W. 25-pounder…

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Jap Raid on Guns Missed Fire Eerie Night Onslaught By Commandos In N.G. Major Oba Did Not Get Home

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 October 1943 · page 7

ADVANCED Base in New Guinea. -- The Japanese have developed a plan for raiding artillery far behind the Allied lines. But when they tried it recently on a N.S.W. 25-pounder…

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Jap Raid on Guns Missed Fire Eerie Night Onslaught By Enemy Commandos In N.G. Major Oba Did Not Get Home

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 October 1943 · page 7

ADVANCED Base in New Guinea. -- The Japanese have developed a plan for raiding artillery far behind the Allied lines. But when they fried if recently on a N.S.W. 25-pounder…

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Jap Raid on Guns Missed Fire Eerie Night Onslaught By Enemy Commandos In N.G. Major Oba Did Not Get Home

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 October 1943 · page 7

ADVANCiD Base in New Guinea. -- The Japanese have developed a plan for raiding artillery far behind the Allied lines. But when they tried it recently on a N.S.W. 25-pounder…

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Jap Raid on Guns Missed Fire Eerie Night Onslaught By Enemy Commandos In N.G. Major Oba Did Not Get Home

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 October 1943 · page 7

ADVANCED Base in New Guinea. -- The Japanese have developed a plan for raiding artillery far behind the Allied lines. But when they tried it recently on a N.S.W. 25-pounder…

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Jap Raid on Guns Missed Fire Eerie Night Onslaught By Enemy Commandos In N.G. Major Oba Did Not Get Home

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 October 1943 · page 7

ADVANCED Base in New Guinea. -- The Japanese have developed a plan for raiding artillery far behind the Allied lines. But when they tried it recently on a N.S.W. 25-pounder…

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Coals of Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 October 1943 · page 2

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Nazis Fire Towns. Crops in White Russia Retreat More Cities .Threatened

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 October 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Monday.--Wherever they retreat in White Russia the Germans are carrying out a ruthless scorched earth policy, thousands of incendiaries dropped from planes are burning…

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Nazis Fire Towns, Crops in White Russia Retreat More Cities Threatened

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 October 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Monday.--Wherever they retreat in White Russia the Germans are carrying out a ruthless scorched earth policy, thousands of incendiaries dropped from planes are burning…

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Nazis Fire Towns. Crops in White Russia Retreat More Cities Threatened

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 October 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Monday. --Wherever they retreat in White Russia the Germans are carrying out a ruthless scorched earth policy, thousands of incendiaries dropped from planes are burning…

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Nazis Fire Towns. Crops in White Russia Retreat More Cities Threatened

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 October 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Monday .--Wherever they retreat in White Russia the Germans are carrying out a ruthless scorched earth policy, thousands of incendiaries dropped from planes are burning…

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Germans Fire on Food Queues 500,000 Left Starving In Looted Naples

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 October 1943 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday.--German soldiers shot down women and children standing in food [?]queues before they withdrew from Naples. "The Germans fired into the thick of the…

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