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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1945

1,715 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 86

Fire-scarred Toys, Ashes of Cot, Sad Relics of the Dead Babies

The Sun · Saturday 3 November 1945 · page 1

Tragedy: 1 Pretty little girl Barbara Findley, who was incinerated with her baby brother in last night's tragic fire at Fairfield. 2 Charred rocker which escaped destruction. 3-Ruins of home. 4 Child's "dinky," which was outside…

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City Prepares for Sweltering Day Early Crowds Throng Beaches Brigades Ready for Bushfires

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 November 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY prepared itself this morning for what promises to be the hottest day since last summer. With the sun shining in a cloudless…

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City Prepares for Sweltering Day Early Crowds Throng Beaches Brigades Ready for Bushfires

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 November 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY prepared itself this morning for what promises to be the hottest day since last summer. With the sun shining in a cloudless…

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Henpecked Fire-Eater

Truth · Sunday 4 November 1945 · page 19

HIDEKI TOJO, Jap military midget and would-be World Dictator, is in…

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Funeral of Fire Victims Tomorrow

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 4 November 1945 · page 7

The funeral of the two children burnt to death in a house in Dawson Street, Fairfield, will be held on Monday…

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150 Fires in City Heat-wave Water supply fails; five homes lost

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 4 November 1945 · page 1

More than 150 fires broke out yesterday in the city and suburbs. Five houses, stocks of limber, fencing, outhouses, and hundreds of acres of grass and…

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Victims Of Tivoli Fire Tragedy Court Told How Girls Died

Truth · Sunday 4 November 1945 · page 14

HOW a tiny dressingroom at the Tivoli Theatre…

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TODAY: Court Dramas Girls on fire ran screaming for help

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 4 November 1945 · page 25

ON stage, at the Tivoli Theatre, on Saturday night, September 1, scene-shifters set the stage for the toothsome comedy act of Mo and his foil, Mike Connors…

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Thousands Fight Coast-long Bushfires Racing Flames Raze Many Homes

Truth · Sunday 4 November 1945 · page 1

THOUSANDS of police, servicemen and civilians fought shoulder to shoulder with firemen yesterday and last night to hold back sweeping bushfires which sprang up in the…

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Hundreds fight for Sydney homes imperilled by raging bushfires

The Sun · Sunday 4 November 1945 · page 1

A BIG bushfire destroyed a two-story house in Cobbitee-street, George's Heights, yesterday afternoon…

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Bushfire survey shows menace this summer worst for many years

The Sun · Sunday 4 November 1945 · page 9

A SURVEY carried out by the Chief Country Valuer of the Rural Bank shows that in many parts of NSW there is growing danger of destructive bush fires. In some parts of the State the menace is greater than it has been for…

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Stop Press Bus Fires at Heathoote

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 November 1945 · page 20

Fierce bushfires sweeping towards Healthcote are threatening many homes in the district according to a police message received…

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180 Weekend Fires But Danger Past

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 November 1945 · page 4

Thirty grass fires and bushfires occurred in the metropolitan area yesterday, making a record total of 180 fires during the weekend. Firemen said yesterday that the immediate danger…

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Fire and Water

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 November 1945 · page 2

This week-end's outbreak of fires is but a foretaste of what the summer holds in store if rains do not relieve the present dry conditions. Exceptional…

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Through Fire and No Water

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 November 1945 · page 10

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Through Fire and No Water

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Through Fire and No Water

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Through Fire and No Water

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Scene of Fatal Fire in Pharmacy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 November 1945 · page 1

The shop in Auburn Road, Auburn, where Mr. Alfred King, 69, chemist, was burned to death early yesterday morning. His…

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Fire Destroys Ho No Clothes For Children

The Sun · Monday 5 November 1945 · page 3

When a bushfire destroyed a home at Menai at the week-end, five children were left with only bathing costumes to wear. Sparks set alight to the home…

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