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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1947

2,769 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 139

Communists’ Aid for Fire Victims

Tribune · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 1

When the Stromac Chemical Company factory at Balmain was gutted by fire and explosion on Tuesday afternoon, local Communist Party members were first on the job collecting cash and clothing for families of nearby houses badly damaged by the fire. These houses, like the factory itself…

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G.P.O. Fire Damages Packets

The Sun · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 3

In a fire which broke out on the third floor of the GPO early today, 1000 newspapers and packets were destroyed,…

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Fire in Mail Bin at G.p.o

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 March 1947 · page 1

A fire broke out in a mail bin on the third floor of the G.P.O. at 2 o'clock this morning. It is believed a large number of…

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Firemen Fight Factory Fires

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 2

Hundreds of pounds worth of damage was done by factory fires at Annandale and Villawood this afternoon. Both fires…

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Firemen Fight Factory Fires

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 2

Hundreds of pounds worth of damage was done by factory fires at Annandale and Villa- wood this afternoon. Both fires…

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Firemen Fight Factory Fires

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 2

Hundreds of pounds worth of damage was done by factory fires at Annandale and Villawood this afternoon. Both fires…

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Firemen Fight Factory Fires

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 2

Hundreds of pounds worth of damage was done by factory fires at Annandale and Villawood this afternoon. Both fires…

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Thousands Damage In Fire

The Sun · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 1

Thousands of pounds worth of machinery and materials were destroyed in a fire which broke out in…

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Big U. S. Ship Fire

The Sun · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 3

NEW YORK, Friday.--Departure of the liner Queen Elizabeth from New York was delayed 90 minutes by a fire in the…

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Fire Ravages Liner on Eve of Departure

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Saturday.--Fire yesterday ravaged the upper decks of the 20,000-ton liner John Ericsson at its Hudson River berth, 24 hours before it was due to sail for Europe. THE blaze swirled smoke over…

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Fire Ravages Liner on Eve of Departure

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Saturday.--Fire yesterday ravaged the upper decks of the 20,000-ton liner John Ericsson at its Hudson River berth, 24 hours before it was due to sail for Europe. THE blaze swirled smoke over…

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Fire Ravages Liner on Eve of Departure

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Saturday.--Fire yesterday ravaged the upper decks of the 20,000-ton liner John Ericsson at its Hudson River berth, 24 hours before it was due to sail for Europe. THE blaze swirled smoke over…

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Fire Ravages Liner on Eve of Departure

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Saturday.--Fire yesterday ravaged the upper decks of the 20,000-ton liner John Ericsson at its Hudson River berth, 24 hours-before it was due to sail for Europe. THE blaze swirled smoke over…

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Fire Ravages Liner on Eve of Departure

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 March 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Saturday.--Fire yesterday ravaged the upper decks of the 20,000-ton liner John Ericsson at its Hudson River berth, 24 hours before it was due to sail for Europe. THE blaze swirled smoke over…

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Home fires robbed them of a prize

The Sun · Sunday 9 March 1947 · page 4

For a fire brigade to hold a trophy for all-round efficiency, then lose it in a fire at their own station, is a hitter experience…

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Baume's Budget No Fires, But Very Grateful

Truth · Sunday 9 March 1947 · page 27

IN tireless London bars the shivering people are praising Australia and New Zealand for their gifts of £25,000,000 and £10,000,000…

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Fire damages plastics factory

The Sun · Sunday 9 March 1947 · page 2

The roar of flames and smell of fumes awakened scores of people when the plastics factory of Tonwell Pty. Ltd.,…

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Fire damages Vanguard's radar LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 9 March 1947 · page 2

A fire on HMS Vanguard is reported to have damaged her radar ecuipment. the newest and most secret in the Navy…

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Big fire havoc in two Sydney works

The Sun · Sunday 9 March 1947 · page 11

THOUSANDS of pounds worth of machinery and materials were destroyed in a fire which razed the Bara Manufacturing Co.'s clothing factory at Villawood, yesterday afternoon…

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AMERICA Beach girls would be a ball of fire

The Sun · Sunday 9 March 1947 · page 2

Bathing suits which would turn beach girls into a blaze of glowing color were promised in San Francisco…

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