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Fires & bushfires, 1943

1,504 stories in Sydney's papers · page 73 of 76

Bushfire Death Toll Now Nine Nine Still In Hospital Blaze Believed Under Control

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Death toll of the devastating bushfires, which have burnt out about 20,000 acres of country near Wangaratta, has now…

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Queensland Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thursday.—A bushfire in the Dirranbandi district has swept over 110,000 acres of pasture. The fire was caused by lightning…

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Nine Die in Fires Bush Ablaze Near Wangaratta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—In devastating bushfires near Wangaratta, nine persons have last their lives. A youth is missing…

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Camperdown Factory Damaged by Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 6

THE factory of Roy Richper & Co., manufacturers of insulation tape. English Street, Camperdown, was severely damaged by fire early this…

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Camperdown Factory Damaged by Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 6

THE factory of Roy Richper & Co., manufacturers of insulation tape, English Street, Camperdown, was severely damaged by fire early this…

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Camperdown Factory Damaged by Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 6

THE factory of Roy Richper & Co., A manufacturers of insulation tape. English Street, Camperdown, was severely damaged by fire early this…

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Camperdown Factory Damaged by Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 3

THE factory of Roy Richper & Co., manufacturers of insulation tape, English Street, Camperdown, was severely damaged by fire early this…

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Grave Bushfire Risk In Many Districts; We rning to Farmers

The Land · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 1

EXPERTS consider the fire risks in many parts of the State are now very grave, and they are likely to increase should heat waves occur in the next month or so…

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Bushfire Menace

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 4

The tragic outbreak of bushfires in Victoria is a reminder to holiday-makers of the havoc which may be wrought on life…

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Bushfire Warning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 4

With the hot weather the bushfire danger in the Sydney area and in certain other parts of New South Wales,…

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Nine Burnt to Death in Vic. Bushfires Unit Trapped; 2 Still Missing

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Two more men were found today burned to death in bushfires at Tarranwingee. Three others died today from burns received…

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Coast Guns Fire on Enemy Ships

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 December 1943 · page 8

LONDON, Dec. 24 (A.A.P.).—Big guns on the south coast of England shelled enemy shipping in the Straits of Dover for 70 minutes last night,…

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Bushfires Now Controlled

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 December 1943 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Friday.—There were no more deaths in the devastating bushfire which raged near Wangaratta on Wednesday…

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Eight Victims Of Bushfire

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 December 1943 · page 4

The eighth victim of the Wangaratta bushfire was identified today as Claude Hill, 14, East Wangaratta…

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Sixteen Die in New York Fire

Truth · Sunday 26 December 1943 · page 13

NEW YORK, Saturday.—At least 16 people perished, and many are still believed trapped in the ruins of the…

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15 die, 18 injured in New York fire

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 26 December 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sat.--Fifteen people were burned to death and at least 18 seriously injured when fire gutted an apartment house on 42nd Street today. Police believe there may be…

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Australian Christmas Short Story The Bush Fire An intensely human drama of the outback by this country's master short- story writer, here is a picture of the Australian spirit at its best -- the spirit that has been proved many times in the world's fiercest crises

The Sun · Sunday 26 December 1943 · page 2

WALL was a squatter and a hard man. There had been long years of…

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Bushfire "blow-up" feared in dry outback--farmers alert

The Sun · Sunday 26 December 1943 · page 5

GROWING alarm at the bushfire menace, which during the week killed eight people and wiped out valuable property near Wangaratta, Victoria, has led to an intensification of fire-fighting…

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Berlin Fires Burn Three Days

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 December 1943 · page 4

LONDON, Dec. 26 (A.A.P.).— Swedish air travellers from Berlin reported yesterday that fires started during the R.A.F…

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Fire Damages Burgled Home

Daily Mirror · Monday 27 December 1943 · page 3

Thieves are believed to have been responsible for a fire which severely damaged a weatherboard cottage in Sydney…

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