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Fires & bushfires, 1945

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Acquitted on Charge of Setting House on Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 2

WALTER JOHN BURNS RAY (39), fitter, of Gow St., Abbotsford, was acquitted at the Quarter Sessions today on a charge of having…

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Acquitted on Charge of Setting House on Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 2

WALTER JOHN BURNS RAY (39), fitter, of Gow St., Abbotsford, was acquitted at the Quarter Sessions today on a charge of having…

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1607 False Fire Alarms In 7994 Calls Last Year

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 9

Of 7994 fire alarms recorded in the Sydney Fire District last year, 1607 were false alarms, report of the Board of Fire Commissioners for 1944 states. The Chief Secretary (Mr…

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The Right to Hire and Fire Council Gives Mayor the Final Say

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 1

Granville Council last night wrestled with a difficult problem—the hiring and firing of men. The difficulties were chiefly in the…

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Residents "Awakened" by Bushfires

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 3

Recent bushfires in the Glenorie district, in which three homes were destroyed, had "awakened" residents to a sense of their responsibilities,…

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Hampered by Bush Fires and Govt. Restrictions

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 19

"Lack of foresight and numberless restrictions by regulations and control boards have aggravated the serious conditions resulting from…

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Hampered by Bush Fires and Govt. Restrictions

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 19

"Lack of foresight and numberless restrictions by regulations and control boards have aggravated the serious conditions resulting from…

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Hampered by Bush Fires and Govt. Restrictions

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 19

"Lack of foresight and numberless restrictions by regulations and control boards have aggravated the serious conditions resulting from…

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Manila Fires

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 1

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (A.A.P.).—Correspondents report that fires in Manila subsided on Tuesday night and flared up again early to-day on the south…

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Threats Before Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—A fire which destroyed the Swansea Surf Club house early this morning is being investigated…

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Fire Chat at Rosehill

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 19

PREVIOUSLY trained at Randwick by T. McGrath, Fire Chat is now a member of H. R. Papworth's team at Rosehill…

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German Town Under Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 2

FRANKFURT-ON-ODER (45 miles from Berlin) now being shelled by concentrated Russian artillery on the east bank of the River Oder, from which this picture was taken…

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Fire Chat at Randwick

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 19

PREVIOUSLY trained at Randwick by T. McGrath, Fire Chat is now a member of H. R. Papworth's team at Rosehill…

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Fire Chat at Randwick

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 19

PREVIOUSLY trained at Randwick by T. McGrath, Fire Chat is now a member of H. R. Papworth's team at Rosehill…

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Manila Buildings Dynamited Fires Reported Out Of Control

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 3

MANILA (Philippines), Wednesday. -- American troops are dynamiting blocks of buildings to check great fires spreading in Manila…

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Factory Gutted by Morning Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- Hundreds of people left their beds in the early hours of this morning to watch a fire sweep through the…

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Factory Gutted by Morning Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- Hundreds of people left their beds in the early hours of this morning to watch a fire sweep through the…

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Factory Gutted by Morning Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- Hundreds of people left their beds in the early hours of this morning to watch a fire sweep through the…

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Bomber Crew Escapes Fire, Bombs, and Train From Our Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Feb. 7.—A Flying Fortress, when starting out on a bombing mission, reached 11,000 feet, when an explosion occurred,…

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Bushfire Relief

The Sun · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 6

A postal note for 10- from Lakemba Methodist Christian Endeavorers has been received by "The Sun" and sent to the…

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