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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1945

1,715 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 86

Fire on City Building Roof Quickly Subdued

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 4

A FIRE on the roof of Park View Chambers, Elizabeth St., City, this morning was brought under control by firemen before serious damage…

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Fire on City Building Roof Ouickly Subdued

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 January 1945 · page 4

A FIRE on the roof of Park View Chambers, Elizabeth St., City, this morning was brought under control by firemen before serious damage…

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Old Man Fatally Scorched in Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 2

Thomas Campbell Mclntyre (60), Crow's Nest Rd., Waverton, was burnt to death when he "fired" a block of land off Bungalow Rd., Whale Beach, this afternoon. McINTYRE was almost roasted…

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Stop Press Fire Near Whale Beach

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 20

More than two square miles of ushland have been furned by are in which an old man was fatlly scorched at Whale Beach…

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Old Man Fatally Burned in Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 3

Thomas Campbell Mclntyre (60), Crow's Nest Rd., Waverton, was burnt to death when he "fired" a block of land off Bungalow Rd., Whale Beach, this afternoon…

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Old Man Fatally Burned in Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 3

Thomas Campbell Mclntyre (60), Crow's Nest Rd., Waverton, was burnt to death when he "fired" a block of land off Bungalow Rd., Whale Beach, this afternoon…

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Old Man Fatally Burned in Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 3

Thomas Campbell Mclntyre (60), Crow's Nest Rd., Waverton, was burnt to death when he "fired" a block of land off Bungalow Rd., Whale Beach, this afternoon…

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Man's Death In Bushfire

The Sun · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 3

Trapped by flames less than 50 feet from the safety of a roadway, a middle-aged man was burned to death today in a bushfire at Whale Beach, near Palm Beach…

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Gas Producers Banned As Bushfire Safeguard

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- Because of the danger of bush and grass fires today, the use of gas producers on motor cars has been…

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Gas Producers Banned As Bushfire Safeguard

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- Because of the danger of bush and grass fires today, the use of gas producers on motor cars has been…

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Gas Producers Banned As Bushfire Safeguard

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- Because of the danger of bush and grass fires today, the use of gas producers on motor cars has been…

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Gas Producers Banned As Bushfire Safeguard

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 24 January 1945 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- Because of the danger of bush and grass fires today, the use of gas producers on motor cars has been…

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Bush Fires Cut Insurance Net

Daily Mirror · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 19

Heavy insurance claims arising out of the bush fires in Victoria contributed to reduce net earnings of the Australian General Insurance Co. Ltd. in the year…

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Bush Fires Cut Insurance Net

Daily Mirror · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 19

Heavy insurance claims arising out of the bush fires In Victoria contributed to reduce net earnings of the Australian ' General Insurance Co. Ltd. in the year…

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Bush Fires Cut Insurance Net

Daily Mirror · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 19

Heavy insurance claims arising out of the bush fires in Victoria contributed to reduce net earnings of the Australian General Insurance Co, Ltd. in the year…

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£30,000 Damage In 3 Melbourne Fires

The Sun · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thursday.-- Three factory fires in Melbourne during six hours last night caused damage which may exceed…

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Death in Scrub Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 4

Thomas Campbell Mcintyre, 52, of Crow's Nest Road, Waverton, died in a scrub fire in Morella Road, Whale Beach, yesterday…

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Heroism in Ship Fire Commended

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wednesday.— Commendations have been awarded to four of the crew of the steamer Katoomba for brave…

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Train Stopped To Quell Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.— Prompt action by passengers and the crew of the Portland-Hamilton train to-day averted a…

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Man Trapped in Scrub Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 January 1945 · page 13

A man was trapped by flames and burned to death yesterday at Whale Beach, near Palm Beach, while burning off scrub on a…

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