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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1947

2,769 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 139

Crated Cars, Tyres, Go In Wharf Blaze

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 12

WEEHAWKEN (New Jersey), Thursday. -- A spectacular fire, yesterday swept two piers of the Weehawken waterfront…

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Crated Cars, Tyres, Go In Wharf Blaze

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 16

WEEHAWKEN (New Jersey), Thursday. -- A spectacular fire yesterday swept two piers of the Weehawken waterfront…

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Crated Cars, Tyres, Go In Wharf Blaze

Daily Mirror · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 12

WEEHAWKEN (New Jersey), Thursday. -- A spectacular fire yesterday swept two piers of the Weehawken waterfront…

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Prime Minister's Lodge Fire Housekeeper's Burns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday. — The Canberra Fire Brigade was called to the Prime Minister's lodge to-night when some dripping…

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Motor Launch on Fire. Two Men Injured

The Propeller · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 1

When Albert Pickles, aged 27 years, and Kevin Hobman, aged 22 years, residents of Bundeena, Port Hacking, were preparing for a…

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Big Fire in New York

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Jan. 9 (A.A.P.).— One of New York's costliest waterfront blazes for many years yesterday destroyed two Hudson River…

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Housewives Make Backyard Fires Breakfasts With Difficulty Many Suburban Homes Affected

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 2

A TOUR of Sydney suburbs early this morning revealed that many housewives cooked breakfast in their backyards…

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Housewives Make Backyard Fires Breakfasts With Difficulty Many Suburban Homes Affected

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 2

A TOUR of Sydney suburbs early this morning revealed that many housewives cooked breakfast in their backyards…

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Housewives Make Backyard Fires Breakfasts Cooked With Difficulty Many Suburban Homes Affected

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 5

A TOUR of Sydney suburbs early this morning revealed that many housewives cooked breakfast in their backyards…

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Housewives Make Backyard Fires Breakfasts Cooked With Difficulty Many Suburban Homes Affected

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 5

A TOUR of Sydney suburbs early this morning revealed that many housewives cooked breakfast in their backyards…

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Housewives Make Backyard Fires Breakfasts Cooked With Difficulty Many Suburban Homes Affected

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 5

A TOUR of Sydney suburbs early this morning revealed that many housewives cooked breakfast in their backyards…

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Housewives Make Backyard Fires Breakfasts Cooked With Difficulty Many Suburban Homes Affected

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 5

A TOUR of Sydney suburbs early this morning revealed that many housewives cooked breakfast in their backyards…

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Housewives Make Backyard Fires Breakfasts Cooked With Difficulty Many Suburban Homes Affected

Daily Mirror · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 5

A TOUR of Sydney suburbs early this morning revealed that many housewives cooked breakfast in their backyards…

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Woman Dies Fighting Fire

The Sun · Saturday 11 January 1947 · page 3

PERTH Saturday.--Mrs. Florence Grace Wilkie, 64, was burned to death early today when fighting a bushfire singlehanded…

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Fire Destroys Railroad Depot

Daily Mirror · Saturday 11 January 1947 · page 2

NEW YORK, Saturday. -- Fire destroyed the large Union railroad station at Charleston (Sth. Carolina) yesterday…

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Fire Destroys Railroad Depot

Daily Mirror · Saturday 11 January 1947 · page 2

NEW YORK, Saturday. -- Fire destroyed the large Union railroad station at Charleston (Sth. Carolina) yesterday…

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Fire Destroys Railroad Depot

Daily Mirror · Saturday 11 January 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK; Saturday. -- Fire destroyed the large Union railroad station at Charleston (Sth. Carolina) yesterday…

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Police Fire On German Looters

The Sun · Saturday 11 January 1947 · page 1

BERLIN, Saturday.-- German police fired over the heads of 300 coal train looters near Cologne, in the…

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Police Fire Upon Rioters in Bombay

Daily Mirror · Saturday 11 January 1947 · page 6

CALCUTTA, Saturday. -- Police had to fire eight times yesterday to prevent clashes in the streets of Bombay…

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Fresh Rioting in Bombay Police Open Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1947 · page 3

LONDON, Jan. 10 (A.A.P.).— Police armed with rifles and bayonets are patrolling the mill area of Bombay, where there was…

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