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Fires & bushfires, 1945

1,715 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 86

Secret Fire-bomb Used in Tokio Raid

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sunday.--Thousands of a secret type of American fire-bomb, designed especially for attacks on Japan, were dropped in yesterday's devastating Super-Fortress raid on Tokio…

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Burial Under Fire Soldier Wins M.M.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA, Sunday.—An Australian soldier went out under fire on Bougainville, dug a grave with his bare hands,…

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'Supers' Fire Tinder-box of Nagoya Jap City Devastated Bombers Leave Tokioblackened

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Monday. --Two thousand tons of incendioiry bombs were rained on Nagoya, Japan s third city by more than 300…

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'Supers' Fire Tinder-box of Nagoya Jap City Devastated Bombers Leave Tokio Blackened

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Monday. -- Two thousand tons of incendiary bombs were rained on Nagoya, Japun's third city, by more than 300…

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'Supers' Fire Tinder-box of Nagoya Jap City Devastated Bombers Leave Tokio Blackened

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Monday. -- Two thousand tons of incendiary bombs were rained on Nagoya, Japan's third city, by more than 300…

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'Supers' Fire Tinder-box of Nagoya Jap City Devastated Bombers Leave Tokio Blackened

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Monday.-- Two thousand tons of incendiary bombs were rained on Nagoya, Japan's third city, by more than 300…

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Fire Damages Cottage

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 2

A WEATHERBOARD cottage at the corner of Chandos St., and Parramatta Rd., Ashfield, was severely damaged by fire this afternoon…

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Jap Plane Centre Bombed Five Square Miles Blaze In Nagoya

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 3

NEW YORK, Monday.--Greet fires are burning in Nagoya, Japanese aircraft manufacturing centre, after a raid early today by 300 Super-Fortresses…

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Spectators Fire on Legislators

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 1

QUITO, March 12 (A.A.P.).—After a stormy session of the Constitutional Convention, during which shots were fired from the spectators' gallery, and…

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Tyre Destruction in Melbourne Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Huge clouds of smoke are still rising from a fire which broke out in the engineering works of Jas. A. Munro last night and took 12 fire engines and 46 firemen two and a half…

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Tyre Destruction in Melbourne Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Huge clouds of smoke are still rising from a, fire which broke out in the engineering works of Jas. A. Munro last night and took 12 fire engines and 46 firemen two and a half…

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Businesses Lost in War and Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 5

For the second time, Thomas Allan Black has lost a business he built up into a profitable concern after years of hard work. LAST time,the war caused the loss…

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Businesses Lost in War and Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 2

For the second time, Thomas Allan Black has lost a business he built up into a profitable concern after years of hard work. LAST time, the war caused the loss…

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Fire Raids on Japan Nagoya Ablazfe

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 1

NEW YORK, March 12 (A.A.P.).-—Early this morning 300, Marianas-based SuperFortresses dropped about 2,000…

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Naval Men Use Fire Foam Outfits

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 4

Men of the Royal Australian Navy at Barmoral Depot, yesterday rehearsed a foam fire-fighting demonstration which they will give in Martin Place next Thursday. This will be one of six displays given by R.N. and R.A.N. men during the first week…

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Businesses Lost in War and Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 2

For the second time, Thomas Allan Black has lost a business he built up into a profitable concern after years of hard work. I AST time, the war caused the loss…

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'Hellish Fires' Sweep Nagoya Defence Services Seen Overwhelmed Still Blazing 12 Hrs. Later

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 4

NEW YORK, Tuesday.--Nagoya, great aircraft and armaments centre on the Japanese mainland, was still blazing yesterday afternoon, 12 hours after the huge…

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'Hellish Fires' Sweep Nagoya Defence Services Seem Overwhelmed Still Blazing 12 Hrs. Later

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 4

NEW YORK, Tuesday. -- Nagoya, great aircraft and armaments centre on the Japanese mainland, was still blazing yesterday afternoon, 12 hours after the huge…

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'Hellish Fires' Sweep Nagoya Defence Services Seem Overwhelmed Nimitz on Jap Invasion Talk

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 4

NEW YORK, Tuesday. ---Nagoya, great aircraft and armaments centre on the Japanese mainland, was still blazing yesterday afternoon, 12 hours after the huge…

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'Hellish Fires' Sweep Nagoya Defence Services Seem Overwhelmed Nimitz on Jap Invasion Talk

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 4

NEW YORK, Tuesday. -- Nagoya, great aircraft and armaments centre on the Japanese mainland, was still blazing yesterday afternoon. 12 hours after the huge…

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