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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1943

1,504 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 76

Channel Guns Fire at Convoy

The Sun · Tuesday 26 October 1943 · page 1

LONDON. Tuesday. -- British guns began to fire across the Channel last night at what was believed to be a German convoy…

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Firemen Save Jute From Wharf Blaze

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 October 1943 · page 5

FIREMEN were called to quell a fire which broke out among bales of jute on a wharf today. Police are Investigating the cause…

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Firemen Save Jute From Wharf Blaze

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 October 1943 · page 8

FIREMEN were called to quell a fire which broke out among bales of jute on a wharf today. Police are investigating the cause…

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Firemen Save Jute From Wharf Blaze

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 October 1943 · page 5

FIREMEN were called to quell a fire which broke out among bales of jute on a wharf today Police are investigating the cause…

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Firemen Save Jute From Wharf Blaze

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 27 October 1943 · page 2

FIREMEN were called to quell a fire which broke out among bales of jute on a wharf today. Police are investigating the cause…

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Phosphorous in Ship on Fire

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 27 October 1943 · page 4

It is now possible to give details, unusual if not unique, of a fire involving several tons of phosphorous, which was towed in…

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Father Sees Baby On Fire, Dies

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 October 1943 · page 5

A man collapsed and died yesterday from the shock of seeing his three-year-old daughter's hair and clothing on fire. He was David Humphrey, 50, of D'Arcy Avenue, Lidcombe…

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A.-A. Fire Stops London Raiders

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 October 1943 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.).-- London last night had its eighth alert in nine nights when a small force of enemy…

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Reichstag Fire Trial Anniversary

Tribune · Thursday 28 October 1943 · page 2

MOSCOW.—The tenth anniversary last week of the Reichstag Fire Trial, when the Bulgarian Communist Georgi…

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N.g. Troops Under Fire From Japs

Daily Mirror · Thursday 28 October 1943 · page 1

At the highest, and one of the most forward, positions in the Rama Valley…

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N.g. Troops Under Fire From Japs

Daily Mirror · Thursday 28 October 1943 · page 1

At the highest, and one of the most forward, positions in the Ramu Valley…

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N.g. Troops Under Fire From Japs

Daily Mirror · Thursday 28 October 1943 · page 1

At the highest, and one of the most forward, positions in the Ramu Valley…

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N.g. Troops Under Fire From Japs

Daily Mirror · Thursday 28 October 1943 · page 1

At the highest, and one of the most forward; positions in the Rama Valley…

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£30,000 Flour Mill Gutted in 5-Hour Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 October 1943 · page 7

Damage of £30,000 was caused when the three-storied flour mill of F. Crago and Sons, West Wyalong, was gutted by fire last night. Firemen saved wheat storage…

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Fire Sweeps Big Flour Mills Plant and Stocks Destroyed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 October 1943 · page 6

Fire destroyed the large flour mills of F. Cargo and Sons Pty. Ltd., at West Wyalong, last night. Damage is estimated at…

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Phoenix Fire! Books Cained

Truth · Sunday 31 October 1943 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Those punters who have backed Dark Felt to win the Melbourne Cup are not very happy at the rumors that…

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Smaller divisions, more fire-power

The Sun · Sunday 31 October 1943 · page 2

American Army units were being sweepingly reorganised this week lo give them far greater fire-power and accelerated…

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Pants on fire, but got DSO

The Sun · Sunday 31 October 1943 · page 5

AN Australian fighter pilot, who shot down three of four Japanese…

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"Cease Fire" Could Bring Starvation Upon Ravaged Europe Food Allies' Main Problem

Truth · Sunday 31 October 1943 · page 17

LONDON, Saturday.—Britain's Food Minister (Lord Woolton) doubts whether the English meat ration can be maintained a year from now, New Zealand is to ration butter, Australia is to ration meat. What does…

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U.s. Soldier Directs Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 November 1943 · page 4

AMERICAN soldier at an advanced outpost in Italy speaking into his "walkie-talkie," a portable two-way field radio, to direct U.S. artillery fire against Axis positions…

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