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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1944

2,173 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 109

Winds Revive Bushfire Soldiers Help To Fight Blaze

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—A bushfire broke out afresh tonight at Sheep Station Corner, a few miles from Beechworth,…

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Nightlong Fire Fight

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- An all night battle by 1000 fighters has saved the town of Beechworth, which yesterday…

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Nightlong Fire Fight

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- An all night battle by 1000 fighters has saved the town of Beechworth. which yesterday…

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Nightlong Fire Fight

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- An all night battle by 1000 fighters has saved the town of Beechworth, which yesterday…

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Nightlong Fire Fight

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- An all night battle by 1000 fighters has saved the town of Beechworth, which yesterday…

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Nightlong Fire Fight

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- An all night battle by 1000 fighters has saved the town of Beechworth. which yesterday…

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Nightlong Fire Fight

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- An all night battle by 1000 fighters has saved the town of Beechworth, which yesterday…

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Fire Threat To Town

The Sun · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Mountains of fire extending 50 miles menace Beechworth, in…

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Seven Youths Battle with Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 8

WAGGA, Tuesday.—Seven youths who saw a grass fire started by lightning courageously fought the blaze for half…

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Fire Breaks Burnt To Save Town

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. --A mountain fire is threatening the town of Beechworth, north-eastern…

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Old Grenade Fires Itself

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday. -- A German mortar grenade, which has been lying in the Australian museum since the last war…

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Walkie-Talkie For Fires

The Sun · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 1

Firefighters combating the fierce outbreaks ravaging parts of Victoria are using a walkie-talkie. Here information brought in by the mounted scout is being relayed to field radio headquarters…

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Old Grenade Fires Itself

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday. -- A German mortar grenade, which has been lying in the Australian museum since the last war…

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Old Grenade Fires Itself

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday. -- A German mortar grenade, which has been lying in the Australian museum since the last war…

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Night Battle Against Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- The town of Beechworth was reasonably safe from fire provided no heavy wind rose…

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Night Battle Against Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- The town of Beechworth was reasonably safe from fire provided no heavy wind rose…

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Night Battle Aqqinst Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- The town of Beechworth was reasonably safe from fire provided no heavy wind rose…

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New Danger of Bushfires

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Wed.—Although the latest bushfire report from Beechworth is that the township is safe providing the wind does not swing to the north,…

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Bushfire Blocked

The Sun · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Bushfires a few miles from Beechworth are under control. Big breaks separate them from…

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1000 Fighters Beat Bushfire

The Sun · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 2

MUDGEE, Thursday.--After fighting a bushfire at Ben Buckley, between Yarrabin and Wellington, since Sunday afternoon,…

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