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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1948

2,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 113

Horses Missing After Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Two horses valued at about £1500 were still at large this morning following their bolt from Gordon Stewart's blazing stables at Caulfield last night. THE fire occurred in Eskdale…

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Fire Threat at Cottage

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 2

Furniture was carried from a weatherboard house in Spring side St., Rozelle, today, when it was badly…

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Cotton Store Mystery Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 2

FIREMEN were still pouring water this morning on to the bales of cotton which burst into flame yesterday at the…

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Fire Threat at Cottage

Daily Mirror · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 2

Furniture was carried from a weatherboard house in Spring side St., Rozelle, today, when it was badly…

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Moneybox Robbed After House Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- Thieves who looted a house which was destroyed ky fire early today, stole pennies from the moneybox of two homeless children…

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Fires After Explosion

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

Cotton-dust, and fluff on rafters exploded last night in the factory of Davies Coop (N.S.W.), Ltd., cotton spinners…

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£10,000 Blaze in Bulk Store

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Large stocks of scarce commodities and highly inflammable material, including linseed oil…

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Spark Starts Fire In Plane

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 7

A welding spark set fire to an Auster Autocrat plane at Mascot, airport yesterday. The fire damaged one wing…

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Wall of fire in Market-st

The Sun · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 3

Flames racing along the middle of Market - street startled city crowds shortly before 1 pm today…

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Building trade hit by big fire

The Sun · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tuesday Queensland builders will b hit by the spectacular fir which gutted Barker and…

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Rumors of Early Jerusalem Truce Cease-Fire Expected Hourly Premier of Israel Rallies Defenders

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.--lt is strongly rumored that the Jewish defenders of Jerusalem, now hard-pressed by the Arab Legion, may seek a truce. Lionel Shapiro, International News Service…

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Rumors of Early Jerusalem Truce Cease-Fire Expected Hourly Premier of Israel Rallies Defenders

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.--It is strongly rumored that the Jewish defenders of Jerusalem, now hard-pressed by the Arab Legion, may seek a truce. Lionel Shapiro, International News Service…

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Rumors of Early Jerusalem Truce Cease-Fire Expected Hourly Premier of Israel Rallies Defenders

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 3

LONDON Tuesday. --It is strongly rumored that the Jewish defenders of Jerusalem, now hard-pressed by the Arab Legion, may seek a truce. Lionel Shapiro, International News Service…

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Rumors of Early Jerusalem Truce Cease-Fire Expected Hourly Premier of Israel Rallies Defenders

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.--It is strongly rumored that the Jewish defenders of Jerusalem, now hard-pressed by the Arab Legion, may seek a truce. Lionel Shapiro, International News Service…

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Rumors of Early Jerusalem Truce Cease-Fire Expected Hourly Premier of Israel Rallies Defenders

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.—It is strongly rumored that the Jewish defenders of Jerusalem, now hard-pressed by the Arab Legion, may seek a truce. Lionel Shapiro International News Service…

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Rumors of Early Jerusalem Truce Cease-Fire Expected Hourly Premier of Israel Rallies Defenders

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.--It is strongly rumored that the Jewish defenders of Jerusalem, now hard-pressed by the Arab Legion, may seek a truce. Lionel Shapiro, International News Service…

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Rumors of Early Jerusalem Truce Cease-Fire Expected Hourly Premier of Israel Rallies Defenders

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.--It is strongly rumored that the Jewish defenders of Jerusalem, now hard-pressed by the Arab Legion, may seek a truce. Lionel Shapiro, International News Service…

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Children Led From Blaze

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 3

A man woke his wife and two children and led them to safety from their blazing home at Waitara about midnight last…

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Family's Escape in Blaze

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 4

A young married couple had their heads sinced when they made desperate attempts to save some of…

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Firebug Sets Church Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--St. Dominic's Church, Camberwell, was severely damaged by fire early…

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