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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1949

2,429 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 122

200 Sheep Die in Grass Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.-- Two hundred sheep were incinerated and 2500 acres of grass destroyed in a big grass fire a…

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200 Sheep Die in Grass Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.-- Two hundred sheep were incinerated and 2500 acres of grass destroyed in a big grass fire at…

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200 Sheep Die in Grass Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.-- Two hundred sheep were incinerated and 2500 acres of grass destroyed in a big grass fire at…

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£50,000-Loss in Big Blaze

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 3

TOWNSVILLE, Saturday. -- Fire caused £50,000 damage when the two top floors of Burns Phllp and Co., were…

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£50,000 Loss in Big Blaze

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 3

TOWNSVILLE, Saturday. Fire caused £50,000 damage when the two top floors of Burns Phllp and Co., were…

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Mystery Fires in Cottage

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 5

Narrabeen police are searching for a woman whose cottage at Newport has been severely…

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£50,000 Loss in Big Blaze

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 3

TOWNSVILLE, Saturday. -- Fire caused £50,000 damage when the two top floors of Burns Phllp and Co., were…

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£50,000 Loss in Big Blaze

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 3

TOWNSVILLE, Saturday. -- Fire caused £50,000 damage when the two top floors of Burns Phllp and Co., were…

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Fire in Hold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 3

Stanmore Fire Brigade last night extinguished a small sulphur fire in a hold of the 5,736-ton freighter Inchmark at No. 1…

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Cease-Fire Appeal Rejected

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 2

HONGKONG, Fri. -- The Communists have rejected the Chinese…

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Press Lies On Soviet Embassy Fire

Tribune · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 2

LONDON.—The daily press reached its lowest in lying reports of a small fire in a Soviet consular building…

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Late News Czechs Fire on Americans

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Jan. 21 (A.A.P.).—Czechoslovakian border guards yesterday fired on American military police…

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Czechs Fire On U.S. Soldiers

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 January 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.). -- Czech border. guards yesterday fired on U.S. military police investigating a border incident,…

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Legislation "Needed on Bush Fire Issue"

Truth · Sunday 23 January 1949 · page 14

An appeal for legislation to be brought down this session to provide adequate funds, a central co-ordinating authority,…

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£80,000 Blaze at Townsville

Truth · Sunday 23 January 1949 · page 7

TOWNSVILLE, Saturday.—Damage estimated at £80,000 was caused by a fire which raged through…

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Big fire in country town

The Sun · Sunday 23 January 1949 · page 2

A fierce fire which broke out following an explosion in a garage in Dumbala Street, Nimmitabel, late last night,…

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Most Bushfires Are Caused By Carelessness Those Who Start T[?] [?] Murder by Fire

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 23 January 1949 · page 6

ILLUSTRATED BY CLEM SEALE AUSTRALIA suffers from some of the worst bushfires in the…

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Big Fire Rages in Waterless Town

Truth · Sunday 23 January 1949 · page 2

Practically half of the shopping centre in Bombala St., Nimmitabel, was destroyed by fire which broke out at 11.30 last night, following an explosion in a garage. Early today every available…

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Fire-god to aid of party TOKIO

The Sun · Sunday 23 January 1949 · page 1

On the eve of tomorrow's elections, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida has paid homage…

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Dreary Indonesian Debate U.N. Ineffective U.S. Motion Under Fire

Truth · Sunday 23 January 1949 · page 5

NEW YORK, Saturday.—Security Council shadow sparring with the Indonesian situation continued drearily today with the United Nations, reputedly the most powerful…

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