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Fires & bushfires, 1947

2,769 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 139

Fire In Shed: Boys For Trial

The Sun · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--Three boys were committed for trial by The Newcastle District Coroner (Mr. A. G. Chiplin)…

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Dogs Die In Fire; Boys To Stand Trial

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 11

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--When William Howell, old-age pensioner, returned to his home near Wallsend on March 3, he…

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Dogs Die In Fire; Boys To Stand Trial

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 11

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. -- When William Howell, old-age pensioner, returned to his home near Wallsend on March 3, he…

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Dogs Die In Fire; Boys To Stand Trial

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 11

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. -- When William Howell, old-age pensioner, returned to his home near Wallsend on March 3, he…

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Terrorists Start £1,000,000 Oil Fire Special Correspondent and A.A.P.

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

HAIFA, March 31.—Palestine police say that Rumanian Jews trained by the British in 1940 to blow up the Rumanian oil wells were among the Jewish terrorists who last night set fire to the oil tanks in Haifa Bay by using explosives…

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Bakery Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 3

Fire swept through W. A. Clisdell's bakery at the corner of Victoria Road and Mons Avenue, West Ryde, late last night…

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Two Fires At Concord Hospital

The Sun · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 3

After rooks had quelled a fire on the ground floor of the main building at 113 (Concord) Military…

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Jews to Pay for Damage Haifa Oil Blaze

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 3

LONDON, April 1 (A.A.P.).— A spokesman for the Palestine Government said yesterday that the Jewish community would have to…

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Orderly Arrested After Two Fires In Hospital

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 3

Nurses and other staff of the 113th Army General Hospital put out two fires late last night. Later Detectives Harvey and…

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Fire Sweeps Four Garages

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 2

Damage estimated at more than £1000 was caused by a fire which, early last night swept through four' garages in Albion…

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Fire Sweeps Four Garages

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 3

Damage estimated at more than £1000 was caused by a fire which early last night swept through four garages in Albion…

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Fire Sweeps Four Garages

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 3

Damage estimated at more than £1000 was caused by a fire which early last night swept through four garages in Albion…

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Fire Sweeps Four Garages

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 3

Damage estimated at more than £1000 was caused by a fire which early last night swept through four garages in Albion…

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Fire Sweeps Four Garages

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 2

Damage estimated at more than £1000 was caused by a fire which early last night swept through four garages in Albion…

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Fire Sweeps Four Garages

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 2

Damage estimated at more than £1000 was caused by a fire which early last night swept through four garages in Albion…

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Stop Press Fire Damages House

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 32

Extensive damage was done to a wooden house in James St., Fairfield, by a fire which broke out shortly after 3 p.m. today. The…

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£1500 Damage In Garage Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 19

More than £1500 damage was caused by a fire which was discovered at 5.40 p.m. yesterday in the garage of Jackson and Juchau Pty., Ltd., Customs and…

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£500 Damage in Fire at Bakery

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 23

Fire last night gutted a double-storied bakehouse in Mons Ave., West Ryde, destroying £500 worth of machinery…

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£500 Damage in Fire at Bakery

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 23

Fire last night gutted a double-storied bakehouse in Mons Ave., West Ryde, destroying £500 worth of machinery…

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£500 Damage in Fire at Bakery

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 April 1947 · page 23

Fire last night gutted a double-storied bakehouse in Mons Ave., West Ryde, destroying £500 worth of machinery…

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