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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1948

2,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 113

£500,000 Fire Damage At Adelaide Store

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Tuesday. —Fire completely gutted Charles Moore's emporium, Victoria Square,…

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Staff Fights Blaze in Big Shoe Factory

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 3

A FIRE which broke out among celluloid in a big shoe factory in Wellington St., Waterloo, today, was prevented…

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Police Open Fire On Car

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Wireless patrol police, tonight fired nine shots during a chase after…

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Fire Destroys Yacht

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 3

Fire destroyed the 80-ton luxury cruiser yacht Morewa, valued at more than £20,000, at her moorings of Palm Beach…

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Fire Prevention Much Neglected

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 15

ADELAIDE.—The writer attended the Lower North Agricultural Bureau Conference held at Freeling, which was a…

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Fire in Ship's Hold

The Sun · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 5

Police believe a lighted cigarette may have started a fire, which swept through a hold of the British-India…

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Ship Fire Checked By Asbestos Cargo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 1

Firemen early this morning fought a fire in a ship loaded with asbestos. The flames destroyed only…

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Quick End to Fire on Vessel

Daily Mirror · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 4

Firemen quickly controlled a fire which early this morning broke out in a hold on the overseas…

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Quick End to Fire on Vessel

Daily Mirror · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 3

Firemen quickly controlled a fire which early this morning broke out in a hold on the overseas…

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Quick End to Fire on Vessel

Daily Mirror · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 4

Firemen quickly controlled a fire which early this morning broke out in a hold on the overseas…

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Judge's Questions to Evatt Purpose Of Acquiring Shares High Court Cross-fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- "What is the real purpose of the acquisition of shares in the private banking companies by the Commonwealth Bank?"…

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Judge's Questions to Evatt Purpose Of Acquiring Shares High Court Cross-fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- "What is the real purpose of the acquisition of shares in the private banking companies by the Commonwealth Bank?"…

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Judge's Questions to Evatt Purpose Of Acquiring Shares High Court Cross-fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- "What is the real purpose of the acquisition of shares in the private banking companies by the Commonwealth Bank?"…

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Judge's Questions to Evatt Purpose Of Acquiring Shares High Court Cross-fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE,Monday. -- "What is the real purpose of the acquisition of shares in the private banking companies by the Commonwealth Bank?"…

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Judge Questions Evatt on Banks Purpose Of Acquiring Shares Cross-fire in High Court

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.--There was a dramatic turn in the hearing of the Bank Act case in the High Court today. "What is the real purpose of the…

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Hurstville Fire District

The Propeller · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 2

At the last meeting of Hurstville Council a communication was received from the district's representative on the Fire…

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Films Destroyed in Street Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 7

ROLLS of movie film were destroyed today when a truck caught fire in Pitt St., near Angel Place…

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Mental Home Blaze Patients Killed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 3

NEW YORK, March 11 (A.A.P.). — Nine women patients were burned to death last night in a fire in…

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Fire at Airport

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.--Fire ves-terday destroyed the 70-foot control tower of the Meteorological Communications…

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Fire at Airport

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.--Fire yesterday destroyed the 70-foot control tower of the Meteorological Communications…

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