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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1948

2,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 113

"No Evidence of Arson" Waterloo Cotton Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 5

Detective-Sergeant E. J. Barnes, of the C.I.B. Arson Squad, told the City Coroner, Mr. M. Austin, yesterday, that…

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Fifty Years Fire-fighting Volunteer J... Bull Honoured

The Leader · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 1

The completion of half a century's fire-fighting as a volunteer in Liverpool is the enviable achievement of Mr. John Bull…

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Dash From Blaze in Nightdress

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 5

KATOOMBA, Friday.--A mother and her two daughters made a dash for life in their night attire…

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Dash From Blaze in Nightdress

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 5

KATOOMBA, Friday.--A mother and her two daughters made a dash for life in their night attire…

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Fire Guts Building

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 5

A MOTHER and her two daughters narrowly escaped with their lives when this building, the Gordon Falls…

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Fire Guts Building

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 5

A MOTHER and her two daughters narrowly escaped with their lives when this building, the Gordon Falls…

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Fire Guts Building

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 5

A MOTHER and her two daughters narrowly escaped with their lives when this building, the Gordon Falls…

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Fire Guts Building

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 5

A MOTHER and her two s daughters narrowly escaped with their lives when this building, the Gordon Falls…

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Escape in Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 5

KATOOMBA, Friday.-- A mother and her two daughters narrowly escaped being trapped in…

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3 escape from fire in night

The Sun · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 1

KATOOMBA, Friday.--A woman and her two daughter's escaped in their night attire when…

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Archdeacon Under Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday. --The Church of England came under fire from the Lord's Day Observance Society yesterday…

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Melbourne's £20,000 Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday. --Thousands of pounds' worth of clothing was destroyed early today…

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Melbourne's £20,000 Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday. --Thousands of pounds' worth of clothing was destroyed early today,…

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Melbourne's £20,000 Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday. --Thousands of pounds worth of clothing was destroyed early today…

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Melbourne's £20,000 Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Thousands of pounds' worth of clothing was destroyed early today…

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Melbourne's £20,000 Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday. --Thousands of pounds worth of clothing was destroyed early today…

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Owners Seeking Fire Damages From Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 3

NARRABRI, Friday. — Twenty-two landholders in the Quirindi district are claiming damages from the Railway…

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Man Injured in Grass Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 23 May 1948 · page 5

John Parsons, 60, of Tucks Road, Seven Hills, was severely injured yesterday afternoon while burning off grass…

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Fire-bug Madman Gives Crew the "Jitters"

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 23 May 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sat. -- An officer of the 7500-ton freighter Pemba said today that he had "jitters" about crossing the Indian Ocean in the ship because he believed there…

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Jews Will Cease Fire Tonight

The Sun · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 1

JERUSALEM, Monday.--The new Jewish State of Israel has issued a cease-fire order for all fronts, to be effective from 8 pm today…

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