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Fires & bushfires, 1948

2,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 113

Fire Disaster in Eastern France

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 1

Last Saturday a fire broke out in one of the mines in the east of France. There have been nine deaths so far. This is yet another disaster for the…

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Plant lost in £20,000 blaze

The Sun · Saturday 17 January 1948 · page 2

BRISBANE, Saturday. -- Plant, machinery and three trucks were destroyed in a fire which gutted a big Army…

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Factories on Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1948 · page 4

BRISBANE, Friday.— Factories owned by three exServicemen were destroyed in a fire which did damage…

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£20,000 Fire in Brisbane

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 January 1948 · page 3

BRISBANE, Saturday -- When a fire destroyed a building at West End early last night and caused…

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£20,000 Fire in Brisbane

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 January 1948 · page 3

BRISBANE, Saturday.-- When a fire destroyed a building at West End early last night and caused…

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£20,000 Fire in Brisbane

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 January 1948 · page 4

BRISBANE, Saturday.-- When a fire destroyed a building at West End early, last night and caused…

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Conditions Under Fire: 40 Hour Week Sequel

Tribune · Saturday 17 January 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY branch of the Boiler-makers’ Union on Tuesday decided to resist all attempts by employers to whittle down concessions…

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Fire kills Merry Don

The Sun · Sunday 18 January 1948 · page 9

Merry Don was burned to death at W. Hill's stables, Ascot Vale, yesterday, as firemen tried to chop him…

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Stable Fire Destroys Horse

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 18 January 1948 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Sat. -- Merry Don, a three-year-old racehorse, died this afternoon in a fire which destroyed the stables…

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Racehorse Dies in Stable Fire

Truth · Sunday 18 January 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday. — Promising galloper Merry Don was burned to death in a fire at the stables of W. Hill in…

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Racing driver burned in speedway fire

The Sun · Sunday 18 January 1948 · page 3

SPEEDCAR driven by Andy McGavin in flames at the Showground Speedway last night. McGavin was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital with severely burnt arms and legs…

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Punch-drunk, he lost a bout with a fire alarm AUCKLAND

The Sun · Sunday 18 January 1948 · page 4

A MAN who shadow-sparred with telegraph posts when drunk, was fined £5 for having given a false fire alarm. Evidence…

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Cotton Ship on Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Monday. -- The freighter Ceylon, loaded with cotton for Australia, caught fire yesterday. It is…

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Cotton Ship on Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Monday. -- The freighter Ceylon, loaded with cotton for Australia, fraught fire yesterday. It is…

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Cotton Ship on Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Monday. -- The freighter Ceylon, loaded with cotton for Australia, caught fire yesterday. It is…

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Cotton Ship on Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Monday. -- The freighter Ceylon, loaded With cotton for Australia, caught fire yesterday. It is…

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Cotton Ship on Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 3

LONDON. Monday. -- The freighter Ceylon, loaded with cotton for Australia, caught fire yesterday. It is…

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Girl Stole, Lit Fire, Court Told

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 3

A former Sunday school teacher's weakness for pretty clothes led her to steal from her employer…

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Girl Stole, Lit Fire, Court Told

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 3

A former Sunday school teacher's weakness for pretty clothes led her to steal from her employer…

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Girl Stole, Lit Fire, Court Told

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 3

A former Sunday school teacher's weakness for pretty clothes led her to steal from her employer…

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