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Fires & bushfires, 1948

2,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 113

Earth, Fire and Water United in One Great Wave of Disaster Daily Mirror Special Feature

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 July 1948 · page 6

THE Japanese did not have to wait for the Americans to drop their atom bomb on Hiroshima to discover what it was to have a city shivered into dust and blasted by fire in a terrific cataclysm of destruction. They experienced such a fatality on a much larger scale, with a…

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Earth, Fire and Water United in One Great Wave of Disaster Daily Mirror Special Feature

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 July 1948 · page 6

THE Japanese did not have to wait for the Americans to drop their atom bomb on Hiroshima to discover what it was to have a city shivered into dust and blasted by fire in a terrifie cataclysm of destruction. They experienced such a fatality on a much larger scale, with a…

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Earth, Fire and Water United in One Great Wave of Disaster Daily Mirror Special Feature

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 July 1948 · page 6

THE Japanese did not have to wait for the Americans to drop their atom bomb on Hiroshima to discover what it was to have a city shivered into dust and blasted by fire in a terrific cataclysm of destruction. They experienced such a fatality on a much larger scale, with a…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Earth, Fire and Water United in One Great Wave of Disaster Daily Mirror Special Feature

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 July 1948 · page 6

THE Japanese did not have to wait for the Americans to drop their atom bomb on Hiroshima to discover what it was to have a city shivered into dust and blasted by fire in a terrific cataclysm of destruction. They experienced such a fatality on a much larger scale, with a…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Earth, Fire and Water United in One Great Wave of Disaster Daily Mirror Special Feature

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 July 1948 · page 6

THE Japanese did not have to wait for the Americans to drop their atom bomb on Hiroshima to discover what it was to have a city shivered into dust and blasted by fire in a terrific cataclysm of destruction. They experienced such a fatality on a much larger scale, with a…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Earth, Fire and Water United in One Great Wave of Disaster Daily Mirror Special Feature

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 July 1948 · page 6

THE Japanese did not have to wait for the Americans to drop their atom bomb on Hiroshima to discover what it was to have a city shivered into dust and blasted by fire in a terrific cataclysm of destruction. They experienced such a fatality on a much larger scale, with a…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Earth, Fire and Water United in One Great Wave of Disaster Daily Mirror Special Feature

Daily Mirror · Saturday 3 July 1948 · page 6

THE Japanese did not have to wait for the Americans to drop their atom bomb on Hiroshima to discover what it was to have a city shivered into dust and blasted by fire in a terrific cataclysm of destruction. They experienced such a fatality on a much larger scale, with a…

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Thieves Fire Factory

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 July 1948 · page 5

Police believe that thieves set fire to a factory at Annandale last night when they found nothing…

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Factory Gutted by Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 July 1948 · page 3

Burglars are believed to have caused a fire which last night gutted the interior of a two-storey…

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Swedish Ship on Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 July 1948 · page 3

NEW YORK, July 4 (A.A.P.).—Rescue ships and a U.S. Coast Guard plane picked up all 39 members of the crew…

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£5,000 Damage In Factory Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 July 1948 · page 1

Police believe burglars accidentally started a fire which caused £5,000 damage in an Annandale factory last night…

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Letters to the Editor Homes Without Fires Rationing Problem

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 July 1948 · page 2

Sir,—I would like to ask the Government how we unfortunate householders who live in homes where there is no fireplace at all,…

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Selectors Are Under Fire for Omissions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 July 1948 · page 6

BRISTOL, July 5.—The English Test selectors are putting up a much worse performance than the players who have represented England, and…

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Stop-work meetings of NSW Fire Brigades

The Sun · Tuesday 6 July 1948 · page 5

Fire stations throughout NSW will be unattended for at least half a day next Monday, while Fire Brigade employees hold stop-work meetings. At the Trades Hall today…

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£3000 Loss In Cottage Blaze

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 July 1948 · page 1

Damage estimated at £3000 was caused by a fire which destroyed a weatherboard cottage at Black town today. OCCUPIER of the cottage,…

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£3000 Loss In Cottage Blaze

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 July 1948 · page 1

Damage estimated at £3000 was caused by a fire which destroyed a weatherboard cottage at Black town today. OCCUPIER of the cottage,…

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No Fires: More Colds, 'Flu

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 July 1948 · page 4

Lack of heating in homes and offices was having a serious effect on the health of the people, a prominent…

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Truck Will Fight Fires with Fog

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 July 1948 · page 10

NEW YORK. -- A new two- and- a -half ton fire truck, which throws either fog or heavy streams of water,…

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Eureka Fire Too Realistic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 July 1948 · page 3

Chips Rafferty, Australian film actor, made a real fire rescue on the Eureka Stockade set at Pagewood Studies last…

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£3000 Loss in Cottage Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 July 1948 · page 6

DAMAGE estimated at £3000 was caused by a fire which destroyed a weatherboard cottage at Black town today…

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