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Fires & bushfires, 1947

2,769 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 139

Fire destroys train-truck wreck

The Sun · Sunday 30 March 1947 · page 5

A passenger train and an oil truck collided recently near Fresno, California. Here flames and smoke pour from the wreck a few minutes after the collision…

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£1500 fire damage at cordial works

The Sun · Sunday 30 March 1947 · page 2

Police and fire officials have been unable to find the cause of a fire which caused £1500 damage to the offices of Mynor Pty Ltd…

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Eight Die ire Home Blaze

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 8

NEW YORK, Monday. -- A mother, six of her 14 children and her grandson were burped to death at Camden (New…

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Eight Die In Home Blaze

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 8

NEW YORK, Monday. -- A mother, six of her 14 children and her grandson were burned to death at Camden (New…

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Big Oil Fires In Haifa

The Sun · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 7

JERUSALEM, Monday. --Biggest ail fires ever seen in the port raged in Haifa last night…

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Explosions Rock Haifa Fire Rages

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 4

JERUSALEM, Monday.--Terrific explosions rocked the port of Haifa, main port in Palestine, while British ships were…

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Explosions Rock Haifa Fire Rages

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 4

JERUSALEM, Monday.--Terrific explosions rocked the port of Haifa, main port in Palestine, while British ships were…

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Explosions Rock Haifa Fire Rages

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 4

JERUSALEM, Monday.--Terrific explosions rocked the port of Haifa, main port in Palestine, while British ships were…

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Terrific Explosions Rock Haifa Fire Rages On Quarter-Mile Front Petrol Tanks in Path of Flames

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 2

JERUSALEM, Monday.--Terrific explosions rocked the port of Haifa, main port in Palestine, while British ships were transporting illegal Jewish…

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Terrific Explosions Rock Haifa Fire Rages On Quarter-Mile Front Petrol Tanks in Path of Flames

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 March 1947 · page 2

JERUSALEM, Monday. -- Terrific explosions rocked the port of Haifa, main port in Palestine, while British ships were transporting illegal Jewish…

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Oil Blaze at Haifa Now in Control

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 20

LONDON, Tuesday. -- The fires in Haifa, main port in Palestine, are pow under control, but experts say they will continue to bum for several days. The damage is estimated at…

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Oil Blaze at Haifa Now in Control

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 20

LONDON, Tuesday. -- The fires in Haifa, main port in Palestine, are now under control, but experts say they will continue to burn for several days. The damage is estimated at…

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Oil Blaze at Haifa Now in Control

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 20

LONDON, Tuesday. -- The fires in Haifa, main port in Palestine, are now under, control, but experts say they will continue to burn for several days. The damage is estimated at…

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Oil Blaze at Haifa Now in Control

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 20

LONDON, Tuesday. -- The fires in Haifa, main port in Palestine, are now under control, but experts say they will continue to burn for several days. The damage is estimated at…

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Oil Blaze at Haifa Now in Control

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 20

LONDON, Tuesday. -- The fires in Haifa, main port in Palestine, are now under control, but experts say they will continue to burn for several days. The damage is estimated at…

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Fire On Freighter

The Sun · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 5

The police arson squad is investigating a mystery fire which damaged a cargo of cotton on the British…

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Terrorists Start £1,000,000 Oil Blaze at Haifa

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Monday. -- A huge oil fire, which has already caused damage estimated at £1,000,000, is burning at Haifa (Palestine). The fire, burning on a front a quarter of a mile…

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Big Fires In Haifa Now Under Control

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 6

LONDON, Tuesday.--The fires in Haifa, main port in Palestine, are now under control, but experts say they will continue to burn for several days. The damage is estimated at £1,000,000. A GOVERNMENT spokesman said…

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Haifa Oil Fire Still Blazing

The Sun · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 7

JERUSALEM, Tuesday. --The great oil fire at Haifa, started by Jewish terrorists, was still…

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Freighter on Fire Outbreak At Wharf

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 1

Firemen pumped 20,000 gallons of water into the freighter Fordsdale, which caught fire at Dalgety's No…

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