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Fires & bushfires, 1947

2,769 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 139

Four Girls Burned To Death In New Zealand Hostel Tragedy Two Sisters Among Victims of N.Z. FIRE

Daily Mirror · Saturday 5 July 1947 · page 1

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Saturday.--Four girls were burned to death when an annexe of the Franz Josef Glacier Hostel, at Waiho, West Coast of New Zealand, was destroyed by fire early this morning. Two other women and a man were…

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Four Girls Burned To Death In New Zealand Hostel Tragedy Two Sisters Among Victims of N.Z. FIRE

Daily Mirror · Saturday 5 July 1947 · page 1

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Saturday.—Four girls were burned to death when an annexe of the Franz Josef Glacier Hostel, at Waiho, West Coast of New Zealand, was destroyed by fire early this morning. Two other women and a man were…

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Four Girls Burned To Death In New Zealand Hostel Tragedy Two Sisters Among Victims of N.Z. FIRE

Daily Mirror · Saturday 5 July 1947 · page 1

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Saturday.--Four girls were burned to death when an annexe of the Franz Josef Glacier Hostel, at Waiho, West Coast of New Zealand, was destroyed by fire early this morning. Two other women and a man were…

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Church fires, maniac blamed

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 6 July 1947 · page 56

ADELAIDE, Sat.--Police be lieve that a madman has been responsible for a series of fires in the southern suburbs…

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Horror Scenes at Fire Four Killed In New Zealand

Truth · Sunday 6 July 1947 · page 37

CHRISTCHURCH (N.Z.), Saturday.—Scenes of horror were witnessed early today when four girls were incinerated, and three other persons seriously injured in a fire which destroyed the annexe of the…

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4 Girls Die, 3 Hurt in N.Z. Hotel Blaze Screaming survivors dash into snow Wellington (Nz)

The Sun · Sunday 6 July 1947 · page 2

TRAPPED by flames which gutted the building in 15 minutes, four girls perished early, today in an annexe of the Franz Josef Hotel, Southern Alps…

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Four girls burnt to death in alpine chalet fire

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 6 July 1947 · page 56

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Sat.--Four girls were burned to death in a fire which totally destroyed the annexe of the Franz Josef Glacier Hotel at Waiho (Southern Alps) early today…

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Girls Burned to Death N.Z. Hostel Blaze

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 July 1947 · page 4

WELLINGTON, Sunday, (A.A.P.-Reuter).—Four girls, their ages ranging from 17 to 22, were burned to death and…

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Coal Bunker Fire

The Sun · Monday 7 July 1947 · page 7

A fire which broke out in a bunker of coal at the Metropolitan Water Board building in Pitt-street, city, early today, was…

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1500 Chickens Die In Hatchery Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 7 July 1947 · page 2

Six brooders containing 1500 chickens were destroyed by fire at the Lawlande Hatchery, Newline Rd., Dural, last…

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Young Girl's Heroism in Fire Awakened Occupants Guests Jumped for Their Lives

Daily Mirror · Monday 7 July 1947 · page 9

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday.--Heroine of the fire in which four girls lost their lives at Waiho on Saturday was Iris Turner (17). INSTEAD of trying to escape…

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Young Girl's Heroism in Fire Awakened Occupants Guests Jumped for Their Lives

Daily Mirror · Monday 7 July 1947 · page 9

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday.--Heroine of the fire in which four girls lost their lives at Waiho on Saturday was Iris Turner (17). INSTEAD of trying to escape…

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Churchman Caused Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 1

DR. JOHN LEWIS (right), pastor of Milwaukee's Calvary Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., who was recently convicted of arson…

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Churchman Caused Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 1

DR. JOHN LEWIS (right), pastor of Milwaukee's Calvary Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., who was recently convicted of arson…

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Fire in Huge Paper Stack

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 3

Firemen poured thousands of gallons of water on a fire which broke out in a 1000-ton stack of paper at the Australian Paper…

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Fire in Huge Paper Stack

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 3

Firemen poured thousands of gallons of water on a lire which broke out in a 1000-ton stack of paper at the Australian Paper…

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Stop Press Cripple Saved From Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 28

WEST WAITLAND, Tuesday.--The timely arrival of his Son-in-law with whom he was holidaying saved John Reid skinner(78)…

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Baby Saved By Mother From Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 12

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--Mrs. T. Woods rescued her 12 months-old baby from a dwelling above a shop in flames in…

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Baby Saved By Mother From Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 12

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--Mrs. T. Woods rescued her 12-months-old baby from a dwelling above a shop in flames in…

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Lost Clothes in Fire in Japan

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 July 1947 · page 7

THREE male members of an Australian concert party who lost all their personal possessions in a huge fire at Iwakuni, Japan, returned to…

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