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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1947

2,769 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 139

£18,000 Fire in Peanut Factory

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 2

BRISBANE, Friday. -- Peanut products valued at more than £1000 intended for Sydney were destroyed in a fire…

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Woman Dies In Fire; Husband Badly Burned

The Sun · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 3

A woman was burned to death and her husband was severely burned about the body, face and hands in a dramatic attempt to save her, in a fire which razed…

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Goldmine Fire Traps 11 Men

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 1

OTTAWA, April 25 (A.A.P.).— Eleven men are trapped by an Underground fire in the rich East Malartic goldmine in Quebec,…

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Victim of Fire Slightly Better

Daily Mirror · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 2

DOCTORS at Prince Henry. Hospital this morning reported a slight improvement in the condition of Petty Officer Harold Smith (47),…

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Victim of Fire Slightly Better

Daily Mirror · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 2

DOCTORS at Prince Henry Hospital this, morning reported a slight improvement in the condition of petty Officer Harold Smith ;(47)…

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Beware of the fire bug

The World's News · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 3

RECENTLY two New York boys started a bonfire "for fun" on the roof of an abandoned ice storage plant resulting in the death of 37…

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Fire Kills Woman Husband Badly Burned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 6

A woman died and her husband, who tried to save her, was severely burned when a shack on Hill 60, at Yarra Bay,…

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Woman Trapped, Dies in Hut Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 11

A woman was burned to death when fire destroyed a hut at Yarra Bay yesterday. Her husband tried to rescue her, but the flames drove him…

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Fire move alarms councils

The Sun · Sunday 27 April 1947 · page 5

SEVERAL Sydney Councils are worried at the proposal to put control of the Fire Board under the…

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Twelve Miners Lost In Blaze

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 3

MONTREAL, April 27 (A.A.P.).—All hope has been abandoned for 11 men who have been trapped for three days in a…

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Man Saved By Mate In Truck Blaze

The Sun · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 1

Two men were burned, one seriously, when a truck caught fire after overturning at the corner…

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Big Fire in India

The Sun · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 6

MADRAS, Monday. -- A fire which has been raging unchecked for two days, in Rajahmundry (Madras Province) has destroyed…

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Stop Press Phone: M2406 10,000 Homeless in £2,000,000 Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 April 1947 · page 20

LONDON, Sunday.--A fire which has been burning unchecked for two days in Rajanmundry, Madras (India), had made 10,000 people…

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£2 Million Loss in Madras Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 1

LONDON, April 28 (A.A.P.).—A fire which has been raging unchecked since Friday in Rajahmundry, Madras, has destroyed property valued at more…

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Van on Fire After Crash; Two Burned

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 11

Two men were burned yesterday afternoon when a panel van overturned and caught fire in Ernest Street, Cammeray…

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Lorry Damaged by Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 4

A LORRY parked in the agents' section of the City Markets this morning was damaged by a fire in the engine. Vegetables on the lorry…

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Lorry Damaged by Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 9

A LORRY parked in the agents' section of the City Markets this morning was damaged by a fire in the engine. Vegetables on the lorry…

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Lorry Damaged by Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 4

A LORRY parked in the agents section of the City Markets this morning was damaged by a fire in the engine. Vegetables on the lorry…

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Lorry Damaged by Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 9

A LORRY parked in the agents' section of the City Markets this morning was damaged by a fire in the engine. Vegetables on the lorry…

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Lorry Damaged by Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 30 April 1947 · page 9

A LORRY parked in the "agents' section of the City Markets this morning was damaged by a fire in the engine, Vegetables on the lorry…

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