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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1946

2,699 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 135

Mates Save Explosion Victim Petrol Sets Man's Clothes Ablaze Two Cars and Mobile Crane Lost in Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 4

AFTER o four-gallon drum of petrol exploded in his hands of Rozelle this morning, a man became, a human torch until workmates rolled him on the ground and beat out the fire with overcoats…

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Mates Save Explosion Victim Petrol Sets Man's Clothes Ablaze Two Cars and Mobile Crane Lost in Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 4

AFTER a four-gallon drum of petrol exploded in his hands at Rozelle this morning, a man became a human torch until workmates rolled him on the ground and beat out the fire with overcoats…

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Petrol Blaze in Garage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 4

A drum of petrol caught fire while it was being carried by an employee through the garage and workshop of A. Pittman Pty. Ltd…

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Blaze In Varnish Factory

The Sun · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 2

Fire brigades are battling against flames raging in the dry powder-room of the Sterling Varnish and Paint Company,…

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Lighting Of Fires

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 25

THE N.S.W. Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) has announced that the direction issued by him October 26, prohibiting the lighting of fires…

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Sailor Fires Shots in City Street

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 4

Early this morning two revolver shots were fired in Hamilton Street, city. Detectives were.told that a British…

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Fire Lighting Restrictions

The Land · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 40

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) announced this week, that the direction prohibiting the ligliting of fires for certain purposes had now…

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Man Charged With Causing Fatal Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 2

BOSTON, Friday. --Wilfred Henry Baetz (35), self-styled radio script writer, pleaded not guilty when charged at the Municipal Court with…

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Helicopter Seen As Help In Bushfire Control

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 34

A MEMBER of the Australian Air Force, who plans to control the bushfire menace by the use of helicopters, left Britain recently by the…

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Watchman Fires Shot; 2 Arrests

The Sun · Saturday 13 April 1946 · page 3

Two youths were arrested last night after a nightwatchman at premises in McEvoy-street,…

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Pardon Affected by Fire

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 13 April 1946 · page 29

FLAMES had a good bold when the grientered but she struggled to her omther's room. "Almost binded by smoke, Ivy found…

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Fire Destroys Troops' Canteen

The Sun · Saturday 13 April 1946 · page 1

KURE, Saturday. -- Fire last night destroyed the general canteen and recreation room in the Australian camp here…

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Woman and Child Escape From Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 April 1946 · page 2

WEST MAITLAND, Saturday.--Mrs. M. Morrow and her four-years- old daughter escaped in their night attire when their home at Largs, near…

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Woman and Child Escape From Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 April 1946 · page 2

WEST MAITLAND, Saturday.--Mrs.M. Morrow and her four-years- old daughter escaped in their night attire when their home at Largs, near…

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Woman and Child Escape From Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 April 1946 · page 7

WEST MAITLAND, Saturday.—Mrs. M. Morrow and her four-years- old daughter escaped in their ' night attire when their home at- Largs, near…

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Flash of Fire Back in Shaw's Stable

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 April 1946 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- Flash of Fire, after an unsuccessful sojourn in the Mentone district, is back in his old box at Roy Shaw's…

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Flash of Fire Back in Shaw's Stable

Daily Mirror · Saturday 13 April 1946 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Saturday.-- Flash of Fire, after an unsuccessful sojourn in the Mentone district, is back in his old box at Roy Shaw's…

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Bebe's Fire

Truth · Sunday 14 April 1946 · page 48

I HAD a dinner engagement with Bebe Daniels, and waited and waited and waited — but no Bebe…

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Five Die in Fire

Truth · Sunday 14 April 1946 · page 31

LONDON, Saturday.—A day-old baby, two other children and two women were burned to death when lire destroyed a house in South East…

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Suicide by fire LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 14 April 1946 · page 11

AN ex-serviceman committed suicide by saturating his clothes with paraffin lighter fuel and setting fire to himself This was the Coroner's verdict on Reece Morgan. 31. single,…

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