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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1944

2,173 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 109

Hitler's New "Secret Gun" Fires Rocket

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 3

THE FIRST picture to reach England of Germany's "secret" weapon shows a rocket shell leaving the gun. The Germans…

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Hitler's New "Secret Gun" Fires Rocket

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 3

THE FIRST picture to reach England of Germany's "secret" weapon shows a rocket shell leaving the gun. The Germans…

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Hitler's New "Secret Gun" Fires Rocket

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 3

THE FIRST picture to reach England of Germany's ''secret" weapon shows a rocket shell leaving the gun. The Germans…

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London Under Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 4

As the threat of air raids recedes finally from Australian cities, our kinsmen in Britain face a renewal of severe bombing…

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Fire in Wireless Valve Factory

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 7

A fireman was injured when the top floor of the factory of Amalgamated Wireless Valve Co., Ltd., at Ashfield, was destroyed by fire on…

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Fire Bombs Again in London Raid

The Sun · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Monday. -- London was raided again last night for the second time in three nights and had another brief alert early this morning…

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Bushfire Victim

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The body of William McNair, 52, of Morwell, who had been missing since bushfires swept the Yallourn district last…

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Coal Fire Inquiry

The Sun · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- After 15 minutes' sitting, the Royal Commission, which opened its inquiry today into the…

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Slight Damage Done in Suburban Grass Fires

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 2

FOUR grass fires were reported in the suburbs today--at Alexandria Avalon, Sandringham and Brightonle-Sands. Slight damage was done…

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Another Fire Attempt on London

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 5

LONDON, Feb. 21 (A.A.P.).— More fires were caused in many areas of London by another shott fi[?]rce raid last night. Raiders…

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Hundreds Fight to Check Bushfire

The Sun · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Tuesday. -- Emergency fire service personnel, including police cadets, soldiers and hundreds of civilians, are…

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Victoria Riverina Branch Disastrous Fires

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 2

Victoria again suffered from a disastrous fire last week. On this occasion the destruction was in Gippsland. There was serious loss…

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Assistance for Fire Victims. Complaint Unwarranted

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 8

The Minister for the Army, Mr. Forde, last week replied to the Chairman of the Fire Relief Committee, Mr. Chandler…

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Boys Boiling Eggs Start Bushfire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—A bushfire in the Prospect Hill area, which threatened a —300,000 pine forest at Kuitpo and the towns of Strathalbyn,…

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All Should Fight Fires

Tribune · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 4

Government decision to enlist the aid of the R.A.A.F. for bush-fire spotting is a big step forward in fighting a menace…

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Grass Fire Danger

The Propeller · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 6

At the last meeting of Kogarah Council the town Clerk (Mr. G. Leighton) submitted a communication from the Carss Park Progress Association, drawing…

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Communist Fire Fighters Hurt

Tribune · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 3

THREE Communists were injured fighting Communists were Bendigo (Vic.) last month, two suffering from burns and a third injuring his leg…

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Freak Wind Aided Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- According to Mr. K. Habich, efficiency engineer at Yallourn Powerhouse, said a 40-miles an…

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Shower of Fire Bombs on London

The Sun · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday. -- The Germans tried again last night to burn London. Their assault was not so heavy as Tuesday night's -- the…

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Bushfire Risk in N.S.W. Warning Issued

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 6

A warning of the likelihood of bushfires in eastern and south-eastern parts of New South Wales was issued yesterday by…

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