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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1948

2,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 113

Phone Services Dislocated As Storm Sweeps N.S.W. Fire Peril From Short Circuits

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY'S telephone service was paralysed this morning when flood waters seeped into cable ducts, wet the cables, and short-circuited the lines of thousands of subscribers…

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Phone Services Dislocated As Storm Sweeps N.S.W. Fire Peril From Short Circuits

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY' S telephone service was seriously dislocated this morning when flood waters seeped in to cable ducts, and short-circuited the lines of approximately 1200 subscribers…

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Hedge Fires in Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.— Melbourne's hedge firebug to-day started his 17th hedge fire in five weeks…

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Cease-fire To Save Holy Places From Our Staff Correspondent And A.A.P.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 1

LONDON, May 3.—Jews and Arabs issued cease-fire orders in the old city of Jerusalem last night, according to Mr. David ben Gurion, who is "Premier-designate" of the Jewish State in…

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Gas Fumes Feed Blaze

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 2

Following a terrific explosion, a fierce fire broke out in a three-storey building at Imperial Chemical Industries, Beauchamp Rd., Matraville, about 1 o'clock this morning…

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Gas Fumes Feed Blaze

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 2

Following a terrific explosion, a fierce fire broke out in a three-storey building at Imperial Chemical Industries, Beauchamp Rd., Matraville, about 1 o'clock this morning…

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Gas Fumes Feed Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 2

Following a terrific explosion, a fierce fire broke out in a three-storey building at Imperial…

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Gas Fumes Feed Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 2

Following a terrific explosion, a fierce fire broke out in a three-storey building at Imperial…

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Gas Fumes Feed Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 2

Following a terrific explosion, a fierce fire broke out in a three-storey building at Imperial…

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Gas Fumes Feed Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 6

Following a terrific explosion, a fierce fire broke out in a three-storey building at Imperial…

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Cause of Big Fire Remains a Mystery

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 6

HOBART, Thursday. -- After hearing evidence at the inquest into the fire which caused £200,000 damage to Hobart's…

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Cause of Big Fire Remains a Mystery

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 2

HOBART, Thursday. -- After hearing evidence at the inquest into the fire which caused £200,000 damage to Hobart's…

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Cause of Big Fire Remains a Mystery

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 May 1948 · page 6

HOBART, Thursday. -- After hearing evidence at the inquest into the fire which caused £200,000 damage to Hobart's…

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Penpoints From the People Fire Crackers

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 8

SOME form of regulation should be imposed on the indiscriminate use of firecrackers. Irresponsible young…

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Penpoints From the People Fire Crackers

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 8

SOME form of regulation should be imposed on the indiscriminate use of firecrackers. Irresponsible young…

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Penpoints From the People Fire Crackers

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 8

SOME form of regulation should be imposed, on the indiscriminate use of firecrackers. Irresponsible young…

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Penpoints From the People Fire Crackers

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 8

SOME form of regulation should be imposed on the indiscriminate use of fire crackers. Irresponsible young…

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Penpoints From the People Fire Crackers

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 8

SOME form of regulation should be imposed on the indiscriminate use of firecrackers. Irresponsible young…

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Penpoints From the People Fire Crackers

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 8

SOME form of regulation should be imposed on the indiscriminate use of firecrackers. Irresponsible young…

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Penpoints From the People Fire Crackers

Daily Mirror · Friday 7 May 1948 · page 8

SOME form of regulation should be imposed on, the indiscriminate use of firecrackers. Irresponsible young…

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