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Fires & bushfires, 1948

2,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 113

U.N. Might Use Force in Palestine "Cease Fire Order Proposed" Arabs Reject Truce Appeal

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 July 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.-- While both Arab and Jewish sources claim that fighting in Palestine is intensifying, the United States is demanding that the…

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Migrant Ship Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 2

GLASGOW, Thursday.-- A fire which broke out in the cabin of the liner Empire Brent, about to depart for…

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Migrant Ship Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 2

GLASGOW, Thursday.-- A [?] which broke out in th[?] cabin of the liner Emp[?] Brent, about to depart for Aus[?]…

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Migrant Ship Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 2

GLASGOW, Thursday.-- A [?] which broke out in the [?] of the liner [?] to depart for…

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Sutherland Fire District

The Propeller · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 1

At the last meeting of Sutherland Shire Council the President. Clr. W. E. Pelsley, reported that the N.S.W. Board of Fire Commissioners had…

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Migrant Ship Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 2

GLASGOW, Thursday.-- A fire which broke out in the cabin of the liner Empire Brent, about to depart for…

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Migrant Ship Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 3

GLASGOW, Thursday.-- A fire which broke out in the cabin of the liner Empire Brent, about to depart for…

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Oil Depot Fire in N.g

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 4

Fire broke out yesterday afternoon at the Shell Oil Company's depot at Lae, New Guinea. The outbreak was reported to…

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Premier Turns A Sod And Fires A Shot by Our Special Reporter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 1

The Premier, Mr. McGirr, went to Awaba, 19 miles south of Newcastle, yesterday to open…

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Fire Wrecks Deaf Centre Damage Totals £15,000

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 1

FIRE caused damage esti­mated at £15,000 to the Deaf and Dumb Institute, conducted by the Dominican…

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U.N. Fight Likely on Cease-fire Move For Compromise

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 3

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--A fight is expected to develop in the U.N. Security Council today to reach a compromise on the United States…

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Cease-fire in Palestine ordered by UN

The Sun · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 8

NEW YORK, Thursday.--The United Nations. Security Council has ordered cease-fire in Palestine within three days. The vote was nine to one,…

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Oil Drums Explode During Fire Three Firemen Badly Burned

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 7

Burning petrol and oil from drums, which exploded in a fire in Ben Eden Street, near Paul Street, Bonds Junction, at 8 o'clock lost night severely…

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Govt. Staff Increases Under Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 July 1948 · page 2

Despite excuses offered by the Acting Treasurer (Mr. Dedman), the Common wealth Statistician…

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Govt. Staff Increases Under Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 July 1948 · page 5

Despite excuses offered by the Acting Treasurer (Mr. Dedman), the Common wealth Statistician…

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Govt. Staff Increases Under Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 July 1948 · page 2

Despite excuses offered by the Acting Treasurer (Mr. Dedman), the Common wealth Statistician…

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Govt. Staff Increases Under Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 July 1948 · page 5

Despite excuses offered by the Acting Treasurer (Mr. Dedman), the Common wealth Statistician…

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Jews Accent New Cease-fire Uno Issues Order

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 July 1948 · page 1

LONDON, July 16 (A.A.P.).—The Government of Israel to-day officially accepted the order of the Security Council (o cease fire in Palestine. It said it would carry out the order when it…

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Rita Hayworth got fire in her blood

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 18 July 1948 · page 8

PARIS, Sat.--The blood of a Paris fireman was used in a transfusion for film star Rita Hayworth, who is suffering from anaemia…

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