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Fires & bushfires, 1946

2,699 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 135

Fire In Old Coal Mine

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 May 1946 · page 3

NEW CASTLE, Saturday.-- A railway employee said yesterday that he saw flames 60 feet high coming from the disused…

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Manager's Reply on Mine Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 May 1946 · page 4

CESSNOCK, Friday.—Commenting on the attack made by the northern miners' president, Mr. W. Crook, at the Miners' Central Council, on…

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Fire In Old Coal Mine

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 May 1946 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Saturday. --A railway employee said yesterday that he saw flames 60 feet high coming from the disused…

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Warning of floods, fires in coalfields

The Sun · Sunday 5 May 1946 · page 2

FIRE, flood and collapsing pits are spreading rum through the coalfields…

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Mystery Fire at Leichhardt

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 May 1946 · page 7

FIREMEN shovelling away smouldering processed rubber last night after controlling a mysterious fire on the premises of the Associated Battery Manufacturers of Australia, George Street, Leichhardt. Police are investigating the cause of the fire, which…

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Sealed Mine Fire Second Outbreak

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 May 1946 · page 3

KURRI, Sunday.—Another sealed mine, Ayrfield No. 1, burst into flames on Friday when stoppings, which had been weakened…

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Five Brigades At Factory Fire In Leichhardt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 May 1946 · page 3

Fire last night extensively damaged a Leichhardt factory, which carried a large quantity of rubber. The factory was that of…

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173 V-Rockets Explode In Huge Dump Fire

The Sun · Monday 6 May 1946 · page 1

NUREMBERG, Monday.--V2 rockets, similar to those which blasted London, exploded all Saturday night when an ammunition dump at Regensbach, outside Nuremberg, caught fire. Altogether 173 of these rockets…

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Trawler Near Maroubra Fires Distress Flares

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 May 1946 · page 1

A vessel, apparently a two-masted trawler, was sending out distress signals from about half a mile offshore from a headland between Long Bay and Maroubra Beach early this morning…

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North Harbour Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 May 1946 · page 4

A house in Curban Street, North Harbour, was severely damaged by fire last night. Fire brigades from Mosman and Manly had a difficult…

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Fire at Rozelle

The Sun · Tuesday 7 May 1946 · page 7

Dense fumes from burning sulphur forced firemen to don gas masks and smoke helmets while they were fighting a blaze…

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Father Badly Burned in Fire Search for Son

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 May 1946 · page 11

LONDON, Tuesday.--Altred Purvoy (33), was badly burned about the hands and head while searching for his son in their burning fiat in…

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Fire Round House

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 8 May 1946 · page 8

Dear "Worker,—This is my second letter to your interesting Page. I was pleased to see my last letter in print, so I decided to writ again…

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"Hell Fire Corner" Bishop's Anniversary

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 9

LONDON.—Bishop William Brown, tho Auxiliary of Southwark, which covers the south-east corner of…

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Fire Engine Over Bridge. Sailor in Court

The Biz · Thursday 9 May 1946 · page 6

When a Royal Naval fire engine ran into tbc railing on Ireland's Bridge, Cabramatta, and overturned. creating severe damage, it had its sequel, in Liverpool…

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Attempt To Fire ACP Bookshop

Tribune · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 3

MELBOURNE.—An attempt was made to fire the Communist Party’s Footscray bookshop last week…

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CALAMITY Fire, Flood Ruin Pits

Tribune · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 1

Unless bold and speedy action is taken to establish State control of coal mines the nation will be confronted with complete collapse o the industry…

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Hill Fires Revive Ku Klux Klan

Daily Mirror · Saturday 11 May 1946 · page 4

NEW YORK, Saturday.--Five Fiery Crosses were set ablaze atop historic Stone Mountain last night by white robed,…

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Hill Fires Revive Ku Klux Klan

Daily Mirror · Saturday 11 May 1946 · page 6

NEW YORK, Saturday.--Five Fiery Crosses were set ablaze atop historic Stone Mountain last night by white robed,…

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Riots in Cairo Police Fire On Moslems

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 May 1946 · page 3

CAIRO, May 10 (A.A.P.).— Egyptian police to-day opened fire with buckshot against Moslem demonstrators throwing stones…

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