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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1947

2,769 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 139

200 Chickens Die In Blaze

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 3

More than 200 chickens were incinerated when a fire destroyed a brooder house at the White Leghorn Stud Poultry Farm, Milperra…

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200 Chickens Die In Blaze

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 3

More than 200 chickens were incinerated when a tire destroyed a brooder house at the White Leghorn Stud Poultry Farm, Milperra,…

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Bunnerong Fire Story Refuted

The Sun · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 2

Inquiry into Metropolitan blackouts by the State Electricity Authority was interrupted today when a union representative said he wanted evidence regarding a fire at…

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Garden Hose Puts Out Laundry Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 2

Flames from a copper ignited the laundry and threatened an adjoining weatherboard house at Roseby St., Leichhardt, today…

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150 Firemen Fight Blaze

The Sun · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 1

More than 150 firemen fought a spectacular blaze which gutted the two-storey Cinesound News store in Kepos-street,…

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Fire in Grain Store

The Sun · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 5

Fire in a bulk oats store in Kent-street this afternoon damaged a quantity of grain. The store is owned by Parsons Bros,…

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Wheat Fire in Warehouse

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 2

A FIRE broke out in an elevated wheat bin in the warehouse of Parsons Bros, and Coy. Pty., Eastern Merchants and Manufacturers; Kent…

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Fire Sweeps Film Stores

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 2

Cinesound's store and repository at the corner of Kepos St. and Zamis St., Redfern, was practically destroyed by fire late this afternoon. THE flames swept through the…

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Wheat Fire in Warehouse

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 2

A FIRE broke out in an elevated wheat bin in the warehouse of Parsons Bros. and Coy. Pty., Eastern Merchants and Manufacturers, Kent…

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Fire Sweeps Film Stores

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 2

Cinesound's store and repository at the corner of Kepos St. and Zamis St., Redfern, was practically destroyed by fire late this afternoon. THE flames sweat through the…

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Ship on Fire at Sea

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 13

LONDON, Friday.--The Swedish steamer Shea is on fire 10 miles off Kingston, Jamaica. A coastguard reported that he received a distress…

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Ship on Fire at Sea

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 13

LONDON, Friday.--The Swedish steamer Shea is on fire 10 miles off Kingston, Jamaica, A coastguard reported that he received a distress…

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Ship on Fire at Sea

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 13

LONDON, Friday.--The Swedish steamer Shea is on fire 10 miles off Kingston, Jamaica. A coastguard reported that he received a distress…

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Ship on Fire at Sea

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 13

LONDON, Friday.--The Swedish steamer Shea is on fire 10 miles off Kingston, Jamaica. A coastguard, reported that he received a distress…

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Ship on Fire at Sea

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 13

LONDON, Friday.--The Swedish steamer Shea is on tire 10 miles off Kingston, Jamaica. A coastguard reported that he received a distress…

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Ship on Fire at Sea

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 13

LONDON, Friday.--The Swedish steamer Shea is on fire 10 miles off Kingston, Jamaica. A coastguard reported that he received a distress…

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Fire in Motor on Power Station Roof

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 10

EXTINGUISHERS were used to put out a fire which started in an electric motor on the roof of the Pyrmont power station this morning…

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Fire in Motor on Power Station Roof

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 10

EXTINGUISHERS were used to put out a fire which started in an electric motor on the roof of the Pyrmont power station this morning…

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Fire in Motor on Power Station Roof

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 10

EXTINGUISHERS were used to put out a fire which started in an electric motor on the roof of the Pyrmont power station this morning…

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Fire in Motor on Power Station Roof

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 10

EXTINGUISHERS were used to put out a fire which started in ah electric motor on the roof of the Pyrmont power station this morning…

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