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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1943

1,504 stories in Sydney's papers · page 69 of 76

Fat Catches Fire in Hotel Kitchen

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 December 1943 · page 5

FIREMEN were called to Adams' Hotel, Pitt Street, City, early this morning to extinguish blazing fat in the kitchen…

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Fat Catches Fire in Hotel Kitchen

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 December 1943 · page 5

FIREMEN were called to Adams' Hotel. Pitt Street. City, early this morning to extinguish blazing fat in the kitchen…

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Fire stops brandy barrel rolling

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 5 December 1943 · page 24

LONDON, Sat. -- The famous 13th century George Inn at Alfriston (Sussex) has been burned down because it…

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Sydney Man Who Helped R.a.f. to Stoke Huge Fires in Berlin City

Truth · Sunday 5 December 1943 · page 17

FLIGHT-SERGEANT J. ALFORD, of Sydney, coming out of the Lancaster "J. for Johnny," signified his satisfaction with the marksmanship. In the third heavy raid of the week on Berlin, "J. for Johnny" made the three trips. This picturegram was taken at…

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Huge Copra Stocks Destroyed in Spectacular Blaze

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 December 1943 · page 5

SPECTACULAR FIRE, which broke out near Kingsgrove last night and destroyed large quantities of copra at Speare's Brick and Pipe Works…

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Huge Fires Burning In Leipzig

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 December 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday.--Huge fires are burning in Leipzig (central Germany), following the heavy R.A.F. raid early on Saturday…

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Fire in Copra Store

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 December 1943 · page 6

A fire[?] believed to have been caused by spontaneous combustion[?] broke out in a store containing a large quantity of copra at Speares Brick Pipe Works…

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Fire Risk in Ships and Aircraft

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 6 December 1943 · page 2

Fire has been one of the principal weapons of sea warfare since the earliest days, but never so much as in the present war, so that everybody connected with British shipping has had excellent opportunities of studying the best means of…

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Fire Destroys Big Supply of Copra

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 December 1943 · page 5

One hundred tons of copra were destroyed in a fire which broke out late yesterday at Speare's Brick and Pipeworks, between Moorefields and Kingsgrove. THE fire was first noticed by the…

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Stored Copra Burned Seven Brigades In Long Fight Against Kiln Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 December 1943 · page 5

Large quantities of copra were destroyed yesterday in a fire at Speare's Brick and Pipe Works Pty., Ltd., between Moorefields and Kingsgrove…

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Bush Fire Campaign

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 8 December 1943 · page 7

The annual campaign to prevent bush fires, organised each year by the, Bush Fires Advisory Committee, was officially opened last week by the…

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Campers Asked to Douse Fires

The Sun · Wednesday 8 December 1943 · page 6

An appeal to campers to extinguish their fifes was issued today by the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley), in directing…

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Cigarette Blamed for Fire in Hotel Lounge

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 December 1943 · page 5

A CIGARETTE butt is believed to have started a fire in the lounge at the King's Cross Hotel, King's Cross, last night…

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Cigarette Blamed for Fire in Hotel Lounge

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 December 1943 · page 5

A CIGARETTE butt is believed to have started a fire in the lounge at the King's Cross Hotel, King's Cross, last night…

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Cigarette Blamed for Fire in Hotel Lounge

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 December 1943 · page 5

A CIGARETTE butt is believed to have started a fire in the lounge at the King's Cross Hotel, King's Cross, last night. "…

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Cigarette Blamed for Fire in Hotel Lounge

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 December 1943 · page 5

A CIGARETTE butt is believed to have started a fire in the lounge at the King's Cross Hotel, King's Cross, last night…

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Fire Board Contribution

The Biz · Thursday 9 December 1943 · page 4

The Fire Board estimates for 1943 were recieved by Fairfield Council last week. Fairfield's contribution is fixed at £360/5/…

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New Fire Bombs Terrorise Berlin

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 December 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday (A.A.P.).--The new phosphorus bombs used by the R.A.F. against Berlin caused terrific havoc, neutral…

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Fire at Kingsgrove. Stored Copra Burned

The Propeller · Thursday 9 December 1943 · page 4

Last Sunday evening two new brick kilns, which had never been lighted, and in which was stored a large quantity of copra, caught fire at Speare's Brick and…

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Fire Risks Imminent

The Land · Friday 10 December 1943 · page 7

ROUND Cooma, Berridale and Michelago, the grass areas are now drying off, consequently, said Mr. H. E. Messer, Chairman of the…

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