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Fires & bushfires, 1946

2,699 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 135

Constable Fires Shot

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 2

A newly-recruited police constable fired a shot over the head of a man he saw running from a shop in Newtown early this…

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Constable Fires Shot

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 3

A newly-recruited police constable fired a shot over the head of a man he saw running from a shop in Newtown early this…

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Policeman Fires Over Man's Head

The Sun · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 3

Constable Wolfgang, a recent recruit to the Police Force, last night fired a revolver shot over the head of a man who had failed…

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Repat. Under Fire

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 7

REPATRIATION Commission's treatment of pension claimants and ex-servicemen seeking medical attention came under heavy fire at the Federal council of the Australian Legion of Ex-Servicemen…

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Fire on Liner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 3

LONDON, March 8 (A.A.P.).— Home Office scientists and experts have joined Scotland Yard in investigating the cause of the fire on the…

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Sabotage Suspected Queen Elizabeth Blaze Army May Be Called

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday. -- Sabotage is suspected in the fire which considerably damaged the Queen Elizabeth, the world's largest liner, at a…

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Sabotage Suspected Queen Elizabeth Blaze Army May Be Called

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday. -- Sabotage is Suspected in the fire which considerably damaged the Queen Elizabeth, the world's largest liner, at a…

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Sabotage Suspected Queen Elizabeth Blaze Army May Be Called

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday. -- Sabotage is suspected in the fire which considerably damaged the Queen Elizabeth, the world's largest liner, at a…

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Sabotage Suspected Queen Elizabeth Blaze Fine Work by Firemen

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday. -- Sabotage is suspected in the fire which considerably damaged the Queen Elizabeth, the world's largest liner, at a…

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Sabotage Suspected Queen Elizabeth Blaze Fine Work by Firemen

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday. -- Sabotage is suspected m the fire which considerably damaged the Queen Elizabeth, the world's largest liner, at a…

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Fire Damage To Giant Luxury Ship

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Friday. -- Queen Elizabeth (85,000 tons), world's largest liner, was considerably damaged by fire today at…

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Sabotage Feared In Fire On Giant Liner

The Sun · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday. -- Home Office scientific experts and high officials from Scotland Yard have been rushed to Southampton to investigate the fire on the world's biggest liner, Queen Elizabeth, which started at 9 am yesterday. British troops may be sent to…

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Fire in Queen Elizabeth Threat To Liner Our Staff Correspondent and A.A.F.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 3

LONDON, March 8.—Fire broke ont this morning in the largest liner in the world, the Queen Elizabeth, and burned for…

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Cavalero to Run in Randwick 3-Y.o. Fire Chat Not for Edensor; Tynedale May Miss Nursery

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 16

CAVALERO will run in the Three-Year-Old Handicap and not in the Trial Handicap, at Randwick today, said owner Mr. H. Longworth this morning…

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Cavalero to Run in Randwick 3-Y.o. Fire Chat Not for Edensor; Tynedale May Miss Nursery

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 16

CAVALERO will run in the Three-Year-Old Handicap and not in the Trial Handicap, at Randwick today, said owner Mr. H. Longworth this morning…

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Police Fire on Rioters

Truth · Sunday 10 March 1946 · page 47

DRAMATIC PHOTOGRAPH taken during the recent rioting in Bombay. A group of police outside the Punjab National Bank fire on the unruly mob…

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Troops may guard giant liners following fire on Queen Elizabeth

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 10 March 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Sat.--British troops may guard the Queen Elizabeth (85,000 tons), the Queen Mary (81,000 tons), and the Acquitania (40,000 tons), which are lying in Southampton docks. Elaborate precautions have…

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Firemen Called to Three Bush Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 11

Late last night Manly Fire Brigade was called to fight bushfires in Beatrice Street, Balgowlah. It was the third bushfire Manly…

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Ship Fires Continue

The Sun · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Monday. -- Five more ship fires occurred to Britain during the weekend. They were on the Empire Trent,…

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Firemen Crash On Way To Blaze -- 6 Hurt

The Sun · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 3

Six firemen, members of the crew of a fire-engine racing to a blaze at Leichhardt, were injured today when the engine, swerving to avoid a car, crashed into a telegraph pole in Parramatta-road, Camperdown…

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