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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1947

2,769 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 139

Another Fire in Ruined City

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 18

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--Another big blaze broke out yesterday in Texas City, which was devastated last week by a series of explosions and great fires…

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Another Fire in Ruined City

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 18

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--Another big blaze broke out yesterday in Texas City, which was devastated last week by a series of explosions and great fires…

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Another Fire in Ruined City

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 18

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--Another big blaze broke out yesterday in Texas City, which was devastated last week by a series of explosions and great fires…

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Nitrate Fire In Texas City

The Sun · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tuesday. -- A warehouse containing ammonium nitrate burst into flames at Texas City today. This was the same explosive…

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Another Fire in Ruined City

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 18

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--Another big blaze broke out yesterday in Texas City, which was devastated last week by a series of explosions and great fires…

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Another Fire in Ruined City

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 18

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--Another big blaze broke out yesterday in Texas City, which was devastated last week by a series of explosions and great fires…

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Factory Fire Causes £3000 Stock Damage

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 9

Fire last night caused more than £3000 damage to 1000 bales of felt cuttings and cotton waste in the store of Australian Cotton Manufacturing Company, O'Riordan Street, Alexandria…

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200 Bales of Cotton on Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 2

Nearly 200 bales of cotton were badly damaged in a fire at No. 8 Woolloomooloo wharf today. THE cause of the fire is not known…

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200 Bales of Cotton on Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 2

Nearly 200 bales of cotton were badly damaged in a fire at No. 8 Woolloomooloo wharf today. THE cause of the fire is not known…

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London Diary Less Smoke, Lot of Fire

The Sun · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 12

Many smokers--particularly the younger ones--are recovering from the shock of the Budget slug on tobacco, which sent the price of…

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Another Big Fire In Ruined Texas City

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 4

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--Another big blaze broke out yesterday in Texas City, which was devastated last week by a series of explosions and great fires. RESCUE workers were withdrawn…

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Another Big Fire In Ruined Texas City

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 4

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--Another big blaze broke out yesterday in Texas City, which was devastated last week by a series of explosions and great fires. RESCUE workers were withdrawn…

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Graphic Pictures Of Holocaust Caused By Explosions And Fire At Texas City

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 3

DRAMATIC SCENE during rescue operations after the terrible explosion at Texas City. A doctor, aided by a policeman and nurses, administers plasma to a blast victim…

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Graphic Pictures Of Holocaust Caused By Explosions And Fire At Texas City

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 3

DRAMATIC SCENE during rescue operations after the terrible explosion at Texas City. A doctor, aided by a policeman and nurses, administers plasma to a blast victim…

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Graphic Pictures Of Holocaust Caused By Explosions And Fire At Texas City

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 3

DRAMATIC SCENE during rescue operations after the terrible explosion at Texas City. A doctor, aided by a policeman and nurses, administers plasma to a blast victim…

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Graphic Pictures Of Holocaust Caused By Explosions And Fire At Texas City New Measures to Curb Jew Terror Gangs

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 3

JERUSALEM, Wednesday.--Drastic new security measures will be imposed in Palestine following yesterday's train outrage…

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Watchman Fires Shots At Youths

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 1

A nightwatchman fired shots at three youths in a building in Mountain Street, Ultimo, early this…

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Indian Pilgrims Caught in Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 3

NEW. DELHI, April 23 (A.A.P.). —Ten pilgrims were burned to death and many others drowned when more than 1,000 fairground buildings near…

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Question Box Was this Yogi who drank poison, swallowed tacks and walked on fire a miracle-worker?

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 12

FOLLOWING is the text of the Question Box Session broadcast from Radio 2SM last Sunday night by…

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Fire At Factory

The Sun · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 2

BRISBANE, Friday. -- Fire damage worth about £6000 was done to Fielding's peanut paste factory at Wollongabba early…

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