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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1948

2,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 113

Fire at Mills Still Burning

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 April 1948 · page 1

Although moire then 1,000,000 gallons of water have already been poured into it, the fire at Australian Paper Manufacturers' Matraville Mills is still burning…

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Fire at Mills Still Burning

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 April 1948 · page 1

Although more than 1,000,000 gallons of water have already been poured into it, the fire at Australian Paper Manufacturers' Matraville Mills is still burning…

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Fire At Alexandria Causes Big Damage

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 April 1948 · page 2

SMOKE BILLOWS FROM the top-floor of the Industrial Oxide Co. building in Botany Rd., Alexandria, which was badly damaged by fire today…

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3014 False Fire Calls in Chicago

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 April 1948 · page 5

CHICAGO.--The 3014 false alarms in Chicago last year cost about £40 each, according to Mr. Michael Corrigan, the…

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3014 False Fire Calls in Chicago

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 April 1948 · page 5

CHICAGO.--The 3014 false alarms in Chicago last year cost about £40 each, according to Mr. Michael Corrigan, the…

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Fire At Alexandria Causes Big Damage

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 April 1948 · page 2

SMOKE BILLOWS FROM the top-floor of the In dustria Oxide Co. building in Botany Rd., Alexandria, which was badly damaged by fire today…

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Fire At Alexandria Causes Big Damage

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 April 1948 · page 2

SMOKE BILLOWS FROM the top-floor of the Industrial Oxide Co. building in Botany Rd., Alexandria, which was badly damaged by fire today…

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Fire At Alexandria Causes Big Damage

Daily Mirror · Saturday 24 April 1948 · page 2

SMOKE BILLOWS FROM the top-floor of the Industrial Oxide Co. building in Botany Rd., Alexandria, which was badly damaged by fire today…

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Big Dollar Loss in Mill Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 April 1948 · page 4

The fire early yesterday morning at Australian Paper Manufacturers' Matraville mill destroyed…

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Wife's Story of Nudes; Blaze in Backyard

Truth · Sunday 25 April 1948 · page 6

AT least there must have been variety in life at the Akers' home at Lane Cove though, according to the wife, Mrs. Isabel Dunmore Lang McKenzie Akers…

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Police suspect fire saboteurs

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 25 April 1948 · page 5

Police and private detectives are investigating the possibility that saboteurs caused a recent series of fires that has destroyed vital commodities and plant worth millions…

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Children Blamed for School Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 25 April 1948 · page 5

Police blame schoolchildren for deliberately setting fire to Rainbow Street Public School,…

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School Fire Believed Started by Children

The Sun · Sunday 25 April 1948 · page 1

POLICE believe a deliberate attempt was made yesterday to burn down Rainbow-street Public School at Randwick. Schoolchildren are believed to have stacked timber…

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Attempts to Derail Train Fire School Juveniles Suspected

Truth · Sunday 25 April 1948 · page 1

Separate gangs of boys yesterday tried to derail a fast electric train at Bankstown and to burn down Randwick Public School…

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Lucky Escapes in Fire at Flat Families Flee For Safety Big Double Bay Blaze

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 April 1948 · page 2

TWO married couples hod narrow escapes early this morning when a fire gutted part of a two-storey block of flats at 87 Manning Rd., Double Bay…

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Lucky Escapes in Fire at Flat Families Flee For Safety Big Double Bay Blaze

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 April 1948 · page 2

TWO married couples had narrow escapes early this morning when a fire gutted part of a two-storey block of flats at 87 Manning Rd., Double Bay…

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Lucky Escapes in Fire at Flat Families Flee For Safety Big Double Bay Blaze

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 April 1948 · page 2

TWO married couples had narrow escapes early this morning when cs fire gaffed part of a two-storey block of flats at 87 Manning Rd., Doable Bay…

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Lucky Escapes in Fire at Flat Families Flee For Safety Big Double Bay Blaze

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 April 1948 · page 2

TWO married couples had narrow escapes early this morning when a fire gutted part of a two-storey block of flats at 87 Manning Rd., Double Bay…

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Lucky Escapes in Fire at Flat Families Flee In Night Attire Big Double Bay Blaze

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 April 1948 · page 2

TWO married couples had narrow escapes early this morning when a fire gutted part of a two-storey block of flats at 87 Manning Rd., Double Bay…

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Lucky Escapes in Fire at Flat Families Flee In Night Attire Big Double Bay Blaze

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 April 1948 · page 2

TWO married couples had narrow escapes early this morning when a fire gutted part of a two-storey block of flats at 87 Manning Rd., Double Say…

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