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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1943

1,504 stories in Sydney's papers · page 71 of 76

Men in Rubber Boats Caught in Cross-fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 December 1943 · page 9

Under a tree I found a corporal sitting quietly with a hole through his shoulder. He was one of those who escaped from…

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R.A.F's Sixth Great Raid On Berlin In Month 1500 Tons of Bombs on City Huge Fires Blazing After Attack: 30 Bombers Missing

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 December 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.--R.A.F. Lancaster bombers last night struck the sixth great blow at Berlin in less than a month. They dropped more than 1500 tons of bombs on the…

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Heavy Sheep Loss in Bushfire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 December 1943 · page 11

DIRRANBANDI, Friday.—Lightning from a dry storm yesterday caused one of the worst bushfires in the history of the district. Hundreds of sheep…

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Berlin Still on Fire After Raid

Truth · Sunday 19 December 1943 · page 17

LONDON, Saturday.—A message from Zurich states that although neutral correspondents in Berlin are forbidden to mention the effects of…

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Fire Damages Cake Shop

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 December 1943 · page 3

OVERHEATING of a stove is believed to have caused a fire which severely damaged Taylor's pastrycook shop. Prince's Highway…

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Fire Damages Cake Shop

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 December 1943 · page 3

OVERHEATING of a stove is believed to have caused a fire which severely damaged Taylor's pastrycook shop, Prince's Highway,…

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Fire Damages Cake Shop

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 December 1943 · page 3

OVERHEATING of a stove is believed to have caused a fire which severely damaged Taylor's pastrycook shop, Prince's Highway,…

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Fire Damages Cake Shop

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 December 1943 · page 3

OVERHEATING of a stove is believed to have caused a fire which severely damaged Taylor's pastrycook shop, Prince's Highway…

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Fire Damages Cake Shop

Daily Mirror · Monday 20 December 1943 · page 3

OVERHEATING of a stove is believed to have caused a fire which severely damaged Taylor's pastrycook shop, Prince's Highway…

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Refrigerator Explodes Shop Fire Rescue

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 December 1943 · page 4

A refrigerator under a wooden staircase at the shop and dwelling of Mr. Henry J. Haylan in Kippax Street, city, exploded early yesterday…

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Saving a Ship on Fire What Six Men Did

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 20 December 1943 · page 2

Bravery of six men in fighting a fire caused by a bomb hitting the stern of the ship is described in a report which the master has…

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Burned to Death in Shack Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 December 1943 · page 5

An 82-year-old man was burned to death in his shack at Kuring-gai yesterday. He was Thomas Wren, pensioner, who…

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Children Die in Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 December 1943 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--Four children of Sapper Robert Gunn, Royal Engineers, were burned to death when fire destroyed their home…

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Children Die in Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 December 1943 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--Four children of Sapper Robert Gunn, Royal Engineers, were burned to death when fire destroyed their home…

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Children Die in Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 December 1943 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--Four children of Sapper Robert Gunn, Royal Engineers, were burned to death when fire destroyed their home…

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Children Die in Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 December 1943 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--Four children of Sapper Robert Gunn, Royal Engineers, were burned to death when fire destroyed their home…

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Children Die in Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 December 1943 · page 8

LONDON, Wednesday.--Four children of Sapper Robert Gunn, Royal Engineers, were burned to death when fire destroyed their home…

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Children Die in Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 22 December 1943 · page 8

LONDON, Wednesday.--Four children of Sapper Robert Gunn, Royal Engineers, were burned to death when fire destroyed their home…

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New Raids on Marshalls Enemy Transport Set on Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 December 1943 · page 8

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 (A.A.P.). —The U.S. Navy has announced that on Saturday afternoon Army planes attacked the…

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Tragic Fires Blaze Anew in Victoria--six Dead 1000 Fight Spreading Flames

The Sun · Thursday 23 December 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Six people have perished in the first big grass and bush fires of this summer which broke out late yesterday, and blazed again today with new intensity…

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