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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1948

2,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 113

Fire Warning Saved Man

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Friday. — Before collapsing on the floor of a burning building in Bentham Street, city, late…

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Fire Razes Station Homestead

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 5

The homestead at Mundie Bundie, one of the largest stations in the Moree district, was…

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Fire Guts Council Premises

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 5

Fire last night destroyed an auditorium at the Sydney County Council's…

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Fire Razes Station Homestead

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 2

The homestead at Mundie Bundie, one of the largest stations in the Moree district, was…

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Big Fire Damage Wall Falls

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 3

About £6,000 worth of damage was dope when a building occupied by the County Council in…

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Fire Destroys £12,000 Home

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 5

MOREE, Friday.--Fire today destroyed a 12-roomed homestead at Mungie Bundie Station 15 miles from Moree…

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Store Fire Inquiry Staff "Stood Round"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 9

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday (A.A.P.-Rcuter).— Evidence that staff members had been "standing round"…

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Two Escape Death in Fire

Truth · Sunday 8 February 1948 · page 3

TAMWORTH, Saturday.—The aged caretaker of Tamworth's only night club narrowly escaped death with his wife when the club was burned to the ground early this morning. The man, James Young (70)…

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Fire Fighting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 February 1948 · page 2

Sir,—The "Herald" has given some prominence to a letter from Mr. E. Wright, of Glenbrook, on the prevention of bushfires…

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Fire Threat

The Sun · Tuesday 10 February 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- A big team of fire fighters and every piece of equipment in the district Were sent out…

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Spaniards Fire on Moors

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 February 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.).--Spanish troops fired on a Moorish nationalist procession at Tetuan…

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Spanish Troops Fire Upon Moors

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 10 February 1948 · page 8

LONDON, Tuesday.--Martial law has been declared in Tetuan, north Africa, where Spanish troops fired on a…

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Blaze in Doll Factory

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 1

A foreigner became panic-stricken and locked himself in his office when fire threatened a city…

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£5000 Damage In City Blaze

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 7

Firemen from five brigades last night fought for an hour before controlling a fire which caused £5000 damage to Druitt House, of the corner of Druitt…

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1000 Dolls Burned in £5000 Blaze

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 5

Nearly 1000 celluloid dolls were destroyed in a fire at Druitt House, corner of Druitt and Day…

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1000 Dolls Burned in £5000 Blaze

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 5

Nearly 1000 celluloid dolls were destroyed in a fire at Druitt House, corner of Druitt and Dav…

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Clothing caught fire

The Sun · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 5

Doctors are fighting to save the life of Mrs. Ruby Cora Price, 40, of Oak-Street, North Sydney, who was severely…

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34 Patients Die In Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 1

ST. JOHNS, Wednesday.--At least 34 old and infirm patients were burned to death--four others are…

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Fought Fire For An Hour

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 7

A FIREMAN, 60 feet up, pours a stream of water through a window of Druitt House, on the corner of Druitt and Day Streets. A fire in the building last night caused £5000 damage. Five brigades took an hour to…

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Big damage by mystery fire

The Sun · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 6

Cause of a fire which caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to Druitt House, in Druitt and Day streets, city,…

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