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Fires & bushfires, 1943

1,504 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 76

Nazi Threat to Fire on Lights

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 November 1943 · page 1

STOCKHOLM, Saturday. -- Dissatisfied with the blackouts in Norway the Germans have announced that in future all…

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Nazi Threat to Fire on Lights

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 November 1943 · page 8

STOCKHOLM, Saturday. -- Dissatisfied with the blackouts in Norway the Germans have announced that in future all…

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Nazi Threat to Fire on Lights

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 November 1943 · page 8

STOCKHOLM, Saturday. -- Dissatisfied with the blackouts in Norway the Germans have announced that in future all…

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Late News Germans Set Fire to Kerch

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 November 1943 · page 9

LONDON, Nov. 12 (A.A.P.).— Reuter's Moscow correspondent reports that the Germans have set fire to Kerch (Crimea),…

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Survived Ship Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 14 November 1943 · page 3

These are three of the seven Australian brides of U.S. servicemen who lost their luggage and…

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"Cows" open fire on Nazi garrison

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 14 November 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Sat. -- Hearing a tinkle of bells and rustling in undergrowth, a German garrison in a southern Italian village thought a herd of cows was…

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Beirut bloodshed as Lebanese fire Parliament House LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 14 November 1943 · page 3

CLASHES between the population and French tanks, armored cars and infantry have resulted in bloodshed in Beirut, following the Lebanese crisis…

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Fire on Ship at Sea Narrow Escapes of Passengers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 November 1943 · page 6

NEW YORK, Nov. 14 (A.A.P.). —Steering with emergency gear by dead reckoning, the matster of a Swedish motorship severely…

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Lights on After "Cease Fire"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 November 1943 · page 5

LONDON, Nov. 15 (A.A P.).—Stating that street lighting repairs are being carried out all over Brit[?] the "Daily Mail" savs that the Prime…

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Fire on Swedish Vessel Well Known In The Australian Service

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 16 November 1943 · page 2

A Swedish motorship, severely damaged by fire while bound from Australia to the United States, has managed to reach…

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Opposition Fires First Shots at Upper House Bill

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 November 1943 · page 6

FIRST shots in the fight over the Government's proposals for the…

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Opposition Fires First Shots at Upper House Bill

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 November 1943 · page 6

FIRST shots in the fight oyer the Government's proposals for the…

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Opposition Fires First Shots at Upper House Bill

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 November 1943 · page 6

FIRST shots in the fight over the Government's proposals for the…

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Opposition Fires First Shots at Upper House Bill

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 November 1943 · page 6

FIRST shots in the fight over the Government's proposals for the…

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Big Blaze at Electrical Co

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 November 1943 · page 3

Damage which will cost thousands of pounds to repair was caused by a fire which swept through the premises of…

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Big Blaze at Electrical Co

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 November 1943 · page 3

Damage which will cost thousands of pounds to repair was caused by a fire which swept through the premises of…

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Big Blaze at Electrical Co

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 November 1943 · page 3

Damage which will cost thousands of pounds to repair was caused by a fire in the premises of Electric Plant Manufacturers,…

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Big Blaze at Electrical Co

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 November 1943 · page 3

Damage which will cost thousands of pounds to repair was caused by a fire in the premises of Electric Plant Manufacturers,…

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Nine Trapped In Store Blaze

The Sun · Thursday 18 November 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- Seven men and two youths were trapped in a blazing paper store in Heidelberg-road. Fairfield,…

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Fire Destroys Factory

The Sun · Thursday 18 November 1943 · page 3

Disastrous fire at Electrical Plant Manufacturers Ltd., Waterloo, early today caused damage…

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