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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1947

2,769 stories in Sydney's papers · page 71 of 139

Fire Branding "Cruel"; N.z. Champion Out of the Cups

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 30 July 1947 · page 31

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Because the owner of Beau le Havre condemns fire-branding as cruel, the crack New Zealand racehorse will not visit Australia this Spring. Those who have backed Beau le Havre, either straight out for the Cups, or m doubles, have already lost their money…

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Fire-branding "Cruel"; N.z. Champion Out of the Cups

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 30 July 1947 · page 31

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Because the owner of Beau le Havre condemns fire-branding as cruel, the crack New Zealand racehorse will not visit Australia this Spring. Those who have backed Beau le Havre, either straight out for the Cups, or in doubles, have already lost their money…

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Fire-branding "Cruel"; N.z. Champion Out of the Cups

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 30 July 1947 · page 31

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Because the owner of Beau le Havre condemns fire-branding as cruel, the crack New Zealand racehorse will not visit Australia this Spring. Those who have backed Beau le Havre, either straight out for the Cups, or in doubles, have already lost their money…

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Fire-branding "Cruel"; N.z. Champion Out of the Cups

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 30 July 1947 · page 31

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Because the owner of Beau le Havre condemns fire-branding as cruet, the crack New Zealand racehorse will not visit Australia this Spring. Those who have backed Beau le Havre, either straight out for the Cups, or in doubles, have already lost their money…

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British Labor Government Under Fire from Home-Grown and Foreign Moneylenders Dollar Credits from American Loan may soon be Exhausted : Parliamentary Party Considering Position at Special Meetings this week

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 30 July 1947 · page 1

At the present rate of consumption, it is stated, Britain will hare exhausted the dollars from the American £1,375,000,000 loan, negotiated last year, by November, and no aid from the Marshall Plan for assisting European countries can be expected before next March…

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Fire Kills 25 Women

Daily Mirror · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 9

PARIS, Thursday. -- Twentyfive women perished in a fire here last night, THEY were inmates of the Caserne…

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Fire Kills 25 Women

Daily Mirror · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 9

PARIS, Thursday. -- Twentyfive women perished in a fire here last night. THEY were inmates of the Caserne…

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Fire Kills 25 Women

Daily Mirror · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 9

PARIS, Thursday. -- Twentyfive women perished in a fire here last night, THEY were inmates of the Caserne…

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Burned In Fire Escape

The Sun · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 3

A man was severely burned in a fire at the premises of Osgood and Lovett, stove enamellers,…

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Fire Kills 25 Women

Daily Mirror · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 9

PARIS, Thursday. -- Twentyfive women perished in a fire here last night. THEY were inmates of the Caserne…

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Stop Press Fire in Church

Daily Mirror · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 32

Detectives were called to St.,Jude's Church of England. Avoca St., Randwick, today to investigate the cause of a fire which destroyed…

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25 Women Die In Fire

The Sun · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 1

PARIS, Thursday.-- Twenty-five women were incinerated last night when fire destroyed…

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Police Inquire Into Church Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 2

DETECTIVES were called to St. Jude's Church of England. Avoca St, Randwick, today to investigate the cause of a fire which destroyed two…

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Threat to Ship by Wharf Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 19

A fire which broke out on No. 2 wharf, Woolloomooloo, near the British aircraft carrier Theseus early today was quickly…

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R.n. Men Put Out Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 3

Members of the crew of the aircraft-carrier H.M.S. Theseus used chemical extinguishers to put out a fire in a shed on No. 2 wharf,…

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Threat to Ship by Wharf Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 19

A fire which broke out on No. 2 wharf, Woolloomoloo, near the British aircraft carrier Theseus early today was quickly…

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Fire In Chapel At St. Jude's

The Sun · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 3

Opening St. Jude's Church, Randwick, today the verger found the War Memorial Chapel smoke-filled and about 20ft. of…

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R.N. Men Help Fight Wharf Fire

The Sun · Thursday 31 July 1947 · page 7

Twenty ratings from HMS Theseus helped watchmen and firemen extinguish a blaze on No. 1 wharf Woolloomooloo early…

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Fire Kills 22 WOMEN Prison Blaze In France

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 3

PARIS, July 31 (A.A.P.).— Twenty-two women were burned to death last night when fire destroyed the Tourelles Barracks in…

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Minister Warns Against Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 7

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) issued a bushfire warning last night. He announced the imposition of a…

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