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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1948

2,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 113

Behind a fire-breathing, kicking donkey U.S. Democrats will pick a candidate

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 11 July 1948 · page 7

PRESIDENT Harry Truman now seems assured of Presidential nomination when the Democratic…

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Playing with Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 July 1948 · page 2

For four hours this morning, while Sydney firemen are attending a stop-work meeting to discuss a proposed general strike, only 25 officers and men will be on duty in the metropolitan area…

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Stores Plan Fire Squads

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 July 1948 · page 1

Large city stores and factories have detailed employees to form fire-watching squads. POLICE, however, say that…

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Stores Plan Fire Squads

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 July 1948 · page 1

Large city stores and factories have detailed employees to form fire-watching squads for duty tonight and while the firemen remain on strike…

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Stores Plan Fire Squads

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 July 1948 · page 1

Large city stores and factories have detailed employees to form fire-watching squads for duty tonight and while the firemen remain on strike…

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64 Girls Rescued in Institute Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 July 1948 · page 5

NEW CASTLE, Monday.-- Sixty-four girls were safely evacuated from the Waratah Deaf and Dumb Institute…

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64 Girls Rescued in Institute Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 July 1948 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.-- Sixty-four girls were safely evacuated from the Waratah Deaf and Dumb Institute…

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64 Girls Rescued in Institute Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 July 1948 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.-- Sixty-four girls were safely evacuated from the Waratah Deaf and Dumb Institute,…

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64 Girls Rescued in Institute Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 July 1948 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.-- Sixty-four girls were safely evacuated from the Waratah Deaf and Dumb lnstitute…

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64 Deaf Children Rescued In Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 July 1948 · page 1

Nuns early this morning rescued 64 deaf and dumb children when a fire…

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64 Girls Rescued in Institute Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 July 1948 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.-- Sixty-four, girls were safely [?]acuated from the Waratah leaf and Dumb Institute…

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Warning Issued On Fire Risks To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 July 1948 · page 3

Sydney people must take special care to prevent fires today when the firemen's stopwork meeting would leave…

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Deaf mutes clothes lost in home fire

The Sun · Monday 12 July 1948 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--Many students of Waratah Deaf and Dumb Institute, part of which was destroyed by fire last night, have only the clothing they were wearing…

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City Without Fire Protection Firemen's Stop-Work Meetings May Decide on Strike

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 July 1948 · page 2

FIREMEN stopped work at 8 a.m. today, and, except for a skeleton service to protect hospitals and similar institutions, Sydney is without fire…

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Watch Fire Station

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 2

BECAUSE OF THE N.S.W. Firemen s strike, only two fire officer, were on duty at Fire Headquarters this morning. Here are Chief Officer Griffiths (left) and 5th Officer Bissett in the watch room, checking alarms Wired…

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Rescued From Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 3

NUNS RESCUED 64 deaf and dumb children from a fire at the Deaf and Dumb Institute at Waratah, near Newcastle, early yesterday. The fire destroyed all the kiddies' clothing. Many Newcastle residents took…

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Mayor Mans Fire Pumps

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 5

LITHGOW, Monday.--Less than an Hour after Station Officer James O'Day had…

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Fire Chief's Lonely Watch

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 1

The Chief Fire Officer, Mr. E. J. Griffiths, was the only fireman "officially" on duty at Fire Headquarters when this…

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School on Fire Rescuer Dies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday.— A fire which early this morning destroyed two dormitories at the Waratah Deaf and Dumb…

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Women Fight Fire In Cafe

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 July 1948 · page 1

Three women last night tried for a quarter of an hour to put out a burning counter and floor in a cafe at Circular Quay. About 20 customers ran from the cafe when the…

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