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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1943

1,504 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 76

Shingle Roof on Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 February 1943 · page 3

THE shingle roof of a residential caught fire in Phillip Street, City, last night. The fire was brought in 30 minutes. Only…

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Countless Fires Rage in Turin After R.a.f. Raid

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 February 1943 · page 6

LONDON, Saturday.--"It looked like someone splashing a paint brush up and down," said an R.A.F. bomber pilot describing Thursday night's heavy raid on Turin, important industrial city ire northern Italy. "The white streaks of fire soon changed to…

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Countless Fires Rage in Turin After R.a.f. Raid

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 February 1943 · page 6

LONDON, Saturday.--"It looked like someone splashing a paint brush up and down," said an R.A.F. bomber pilot describing Thursday night's heavy raid on Turin, important industrial city in northern Italy. "The white streaks of fire soon changed to…

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Countless Fires Rage in Turin After R.a.f. Raid

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 February 1943 · page 6

LONDON, Saturday.--"It looked like someone splashing a paint brush up and down, said an R.A.F. bomber pilot describing Thursday night's heavy raid on Turin, important industrial city in northern Italy.. "The white streaks of fire soon changed to…

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Pigmy Fire-walker Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 7 February 1943 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Sat. -- "Tommy the Pigmy," 35, American negro sideshow performer, was drowned in Styx Creek,…

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Find After Fatal Fire

The Sun · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 2

TOWNSVILLE, Monday.--When his home caught fire in Winton, Lee Sang, a Chinese, aged 74, was fatally burned…

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Jap Solomons Bases Battered Freighter On Fire: Rabaul Raided Again

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 2

Assisting Allied naval action in the Solomons, Allied planes on Saturday made heavy attacks on enemy shipping and bases in the islands…

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Fire at Flax Mill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Flax mills at Riddell were endangered to-day by fire which spread through a 15-acre area of 100 stacks of flax, a vital war…

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N.s.w. Rugby Union President Returns in Blaze of Glory

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 12

Announcement of the retirement of W. W. Hill from presidency of the N.S.W. Rugby Union, recalls the occasion when he was imported by two American Rugby Union football teams to referee their annual game in U.S.A…

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N.s.w. Rugby Union President Retires in Blaze of Glory

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 12

Announcement of the retirement of W. W. Hill from presidency of the N.S.W. Rugby Union, recalls the occasion when he was imported by two American Rugby Union football teams to referee their annual game in U.S.A…

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£40,000 Fire at Vic. Flax Mill

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Flax valued at £40,000 was destroyed by fire at the Riddell, Romsey, and Gisborne district flax mills today…

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To Fight Bush Fires Need for Organisation

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 3

Revival of a bushfire fighting organisation is urgently needed at [?]e Hill, the acting shire clerk [?] Street) said this week…

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Flax Blaze Loss

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—It was officially stated to-day that l-15th of Australia's annual production of flax was destroyed in the blaze at Riddell…

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Stayed In Blaze To Serve Supper

The Sun · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 3

The caretaker's wife at Savoy House, Bligh- street, stayed in the blazing building to serve tea to fire- fighters when 2UE's main studios were destroyed last night…

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Fire Damages Cottage

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 3

THE rear portion of a cottage in Hudson Street, Lewisham, was partly gutted by fire this morning. Damage was confined to the kitchen…

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Fire Damages Cottage

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 3

THE rear portion of a cottage in Hudson Street, Lewisham, was partly gutted by fire this morning. Damage was confined to the kitchen…

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Fire Damages Cottage

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 3

THE rear portion of a cottage in Hudson Street, Lewisham, was partly gutted by fire this morning. Damage was confined to the kitchen…

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Fire Damages Cottage

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 3

THE rear portion of a cottage in Hudson Street, Lewisham, was partly gutted by fire this morning. Damage was confined to the kitchen…

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2Ue Broadcast Studio Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 4

Considerable damage was done by fire to 2UE studios, High Street, City, early this morning. Six brigades were quickly on the…

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Fire At Radio Station

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 2

PART OF THE 2UE Studio which was badly damaged last night by a tire which destroyed much irreplaceable equipment…

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