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Fires & bushfires, 1946

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Mast Escapes From Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 3

Awakened by smoke about 2 a.m. today and unable to find the. door of the room at a house at 3 Inglethorpe Ave.,…

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Mast Escapes From Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 3

Awakened by smoke about 2 a.m. today and unable to find the door of the room at a house at 3 Inglethorpe Ave.,…

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Grazed Horses Led From Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 10

Ten fear-crazed horses were led from an adjoining building when fire destroyed part of the International Harvester…

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Nun's Heroism In Big Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 6

NEW YORK, Monday. -- Eleven women and two men were burned to death yesterday when an explosion set fire to…

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Nun's Heroism In Big Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 6

NEW YORK, Monday. -- Eleven women and two men were burned to death yesterday when an explosion set fire to…

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Nun's Heroism In Big Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 6

NEW YORK, Monday. -- Eleven women and two men were burned to death yesterday when an explosion set fire to…

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Nun's Heroism In Big Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 6

NEW YORK, Monday. -- Eleven women and two men were burned to death yesterday when an explosion set fire to…

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Nun's Heroism In Big Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 6

NEW YORK, Monday. -- Eleven women and two men were burned to death yesterday when an explosion set fire to…

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Fire Brigade at St. Marys

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 5

A branch of the New South Wales Fire Brigade, a new fire district, and a Bush Fire Brigade unit, were formed at St. Marys on Saturday…

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Bucket Volunteers Help Fight Big Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 2

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday.--Damage estimated at £50,000 was done at the weekend in the biggest fire in the history of the large Hawkes Bay centre of Hastings…

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£50,000 Fire at Camperdown Store

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 3

All that remained of the contents of one of two large storage sheds which were destroyed by fire yesterday at the works of the International Harvester Co. of Australia Pty. Ltd., in Pyrmont Bridge Road. Staff of the Children's Hospital opposite stood ready…

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Man Escapes From Fire In Bedroom

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 3

Awakened by smoke about 2 a.m. today and unable to find the door of the room at a house at 3 Inglethorne Ave.,…

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£50,000 Damage in Storage Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 1

Damage amounting to £50,000 was done by a fire in two big storage sheds belonging to the International Harvester Co. in…

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Man Escaped Fire Trap By Smashing Window

The Sun · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 3

Trapped in a smoke-filled room after his bed had caught alight at Kensington early today, licensee of the Albury Hotel, Paddington, Mr. Clement McDonough, saved his life by smashing a window…

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£30,000 Loss in New Zealand Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 3

AUCKLAND (N.Z.). Sunday.— Damage amounting to £30,000 was caused by a fire at Hastings to-day. The fire destroyed a large sawmill,…

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£50,000 Fire Damage Stores Lost At Camperdown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 3

Flames from lubricating oil, motor engines, stationery and other inflammable stocks soared up hundreds of feet a short…

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Fire Mars Party for Princess Our Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Feb. 3.—Fire broke out under the ballroom of the Dorchester Hotel last night just before Princess Elizabeth arrived to attend her first…

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Four Fires Sweep Big Chicago Hotel Believed Started By A Firebug Guests Dash Out in Night Attire

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 5

CHICAGO, Monday. -- Four fires, believed to have been started by a firebug, broke out within 11 hours in the huge Congress Hotel Yesterday…

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Bushfires Flare Up

The Sun · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 3

Fresh south-westerly winds again have fanned up bushfires which threatened the Port Hacking township of Bundeen[?]…

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Town Safe As Wind Dies Bushfire Reprieve

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 1

Sudden dropping of o southerly wind last night saved the Port Hacking township of Bundeena (population 450) from destruction by a…

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