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Fires & bushfires, 1943

1,504 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 76

Coffins Damaged In Newtown Fire

The Sun · Thursday 18 November 1943 · page 3

Coffins and fittings in the workshop above T. J. Andrews' funeral parlors. Enmore-road, Newtown, were severely damaged…

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Costly Fire at Electric Plant

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 Electric Plant Manufacturers, Botany Road, Rosebery, about 4 a.m. today…

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Coffins Go Up in Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 November 1943 · page 2

Fire which swept through the workshop of T. J. Andrews, funeral directors, Enmore Road, Newtown today, destroyed a…

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Coffins Go Up in Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 November 1943 · page 4

Fire which swept through the workshop of T. J. Andrews, funeral directors, Enmore Road, Newtown today, destroyed a…

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Costly Fire at Electric Plant

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 Electric Plant Manufacturers, Botany Road, Rosebery, about 4 a.m. today…

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Coffins Go Up in Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 November 1943 · page 4

Fire which swept through the workshop of T. J. Andrews, funeral directors, Enmore Road, Newtown today, destroyed a…

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Coffins Go Up in Fire in Suburbs

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 November 1943 · page 2

Fire which swept through the workshop of T. J. Andrews, funeral directors, Enmore Road, Newtown today, destroyed a…

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Fire on Ship at Sea. Hurstville Girls Aboard

The Propeller · Thursday 18 November 1943 · page 3

Two Hurstville girls were among the twenty-six passengers on board a Swedish motor-ship severely damaged by fire on a voyage from…

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Men Burned Trying to Save Trucks From Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 November 1943 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- John Newnham (28), of Ivanhoe and Charles Stray (52), of Balwyn, were badly burned when trying to save…

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Men Burned Trying to Save Trucks From Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 November 1943 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- John Newnham (28). of Ivanhoe. and Charles Stray (52), of Balwyn, were badly burned when trying to save…

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Blazing Roof Menace in Big Factory Fire Brigades' 2-Hour Fight

The Sun · Thursday 18 November 1943 · page 3

Blazing sections of the roof crashed around firemen while they fought for nearly two hours to quell a spectacular factory blaze in Botany-road, Waterloo, early today…

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Gomel and Korosten Under Fire Swift Russian Advance Hitler Orders Retreat Must Stop From Our Staff Correspondent and A.A.P.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 November 1943 · page 5

LONDON, Nov. 17.—Two important German strongholds—Gomel and Korosten—were within the Red Army's grasp early to-day, according to late messages from Moscow…

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Ship Saved From Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 3

FIREMEN had to cut a hole in a ship's side in order to reach the seat of a fire on a vessel in an Australian port today…

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Ship Saved From Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 3

Firemen had to cut a hole in a ship's side in order to reach the seat of a fire on a vessel in an Australian port today…

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Ship Saved From Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 3

Firemen had to cut a hole in a ship's side in order to reach the seat of a fire on a vessel in an Australian port today…

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Fulfil Orders Despite Fire

The Sun · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 2

Immediately following the fire which occurred in the factory of the Electrical Plant Manufacturers Pty., Ltd., Botany-road,…

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£70,000 Damage in Fires Electrical Factory Damaged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 6

Two fires in Sydney yesterday caused nearly £70,000 worth of damage to electrical equipment and machinery, and to coffins in…

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Stop Press Fire on Ship

Daily Mirror · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 12

Firemen from several brigades are fighting a fire in the hold of a ship at an Australian port. VICHY EXPECTS TURKS TO…

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£65,000 Damage in Factory Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 4

Damage estimated at £65,000 was caused by a fire early yesterday morning at the factory of Electrical Plant…

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Factory Fire Loss More Than £60,000

Daily Mirror · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 8

DAMAGE caused by fire in the factory of The Electrical Plant Manufacturers Pty. Ltd., Rosebery, yesterday. is estimated at between…

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