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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1948

2,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 113

Boys Start Scrub Fires

Truth · Sunday 18 April 1948 · page 5

Three eight - years - old boys are believed to have deliberately started three fires in scrub at Brookvale…

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Woman Saves Aged Pet in Fire Heroic Action At North Shore Blaze Refused to Leave Home

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 2

CLAD only in her nightdress, a middle-aged woman ran hack into her blazing weatherboard home early this morning and was badly burned while…

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Woman Saves Aged Pet in Fire Heroic Action At North Shore Blaze Refused to Leave Home

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 2

CLAD only in her nightdress, a middle-aged woman ran back into her blazing weatherboard home early this morning and was badly burned while…

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Woman Saves Aged Pet in Fire Heroic Action At North Shore Blaze Refused to Leave Home

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 2

CLAD only in her nightdress, a middle-aged woman ran back into her blazing weatherboard home early this morning and was badly burned while…

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Woman Saves Aged Pet in Fire Risked Her Own Life In North Shore Blaze Refused to Leave Home

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 2

CLAD only in her nightdress, a middle-aged woman ran back into her blazing weatherboard home early this morning and was badly burned while…

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Pupils Blamed for School Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 5

Police and firemen believe that schoolchildren yesterday tried to burn down Erskineville public school by setting fire…

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Allegedly Set Woman on Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Monday. -- It was alleged in Adelaide Police Court today that a man poured methylated spirit, over a woman…

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Bradman Under Fire From Critics Australian Writer's Book Quoted A.P. Herbert's Brightertone

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Monday. -- Within 48 hours of his arrival in England, Bradman has become the victim of an unfair attack by a section of the English Press,…

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Bradman Under Fire From Critics Australian Writer's Book Quoted A. P. Herbert's' Brightertone

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Monday. -- Within 48 hours of his arrival in England, Bradman has become the victim of an unfair attack by a section of the English Press,…

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Bradman Under Fire From Critics Sydney Writer's Book Quoted A. P. Herbert's Brightertone

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Monday. -- Within 48 hours of his arrival in England, Bradman has become the victim of an unfair attack by a section of the English Press…

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Bradman Under Fire From Critics Australian Writer's Book Quoted A. P. Herbert's Brightertone

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Monday. -- Within 48 hoars of his arrival in England, Brad man has become the victim of an unfair attack by a section of the English Press,…

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Brad Man Under Fire From Critics Australian Writer's Book Quoted A. P. Herbert's Brightertone

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Monday. -- Within 48 hours of his arrival in England, Brad man has become the victim of an unfair attack by a section of the English Press,…

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Bradman Under Fire From Critics Australian Writer's Soak Quoted A. P. Herbert's Brighter Tone

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Monday. -- Within 48 hours of his arrival in England, Bradman has Become the victim of an unfair attack by a section of the English Press,…

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Brad Man Under Fire From Critics Sydney Writer's Book Quoted A. P. Herbert's Brighter Tone

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Monday. -- Within 48 hours of his arrival in England, Bradman has become the victim of an unfair attack by a section of the English Press,…

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Sailing Delayed by Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 3

The sailing of the freighter Rebecca Boone for Marseilles was delayed for six hours yesterday when a fire broke out in…

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Hospital blackout in switchboard fire

The Sun · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 5

Wards were in darkness and hospital lights and power off for an hour when fire destroyed a switchboard at King George V Hospital, Camperdown, last night…

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Two Burnt In Aerodrome Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesdays.--Two workmen were seriously burnt when they were trapped in a blozing office in the…

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Two Burnt 1st Aerodrome Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Two workmen were seriously burnt when they were trapped in a blazing office in the…

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Two Burnt In Aerodrome Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Two workmen were seriously burnt when they were trapped in a blazing office in the…

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Woman Drags Dog From Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 5

A woman's attempt to cure her dog of a cold by placing if near a kerosene…

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