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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1949

2,429 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 122

Fire-Fighter From Air To Save U.S. Forests

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 12

This "fire-jumper" of the U.S. Forest Service was caught between two trees when dropped to fight a fire in an isolated forest area. Equipped with modern fire-fighting weapons, U.S. "fire-jumpers" are flown to the scene of…

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Fire-Fighter From Air To Save U.S. Forests

Daily Mirror · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 12

This "fire-jumper" of the U.S. Forest Service was caught between two trees when dropped to fight a fire in an isolated forest area. Equipped with modern fire-fighting weapons, U.S. "fire-jumpers" are flown to the scene of…

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Fire on "Flier"

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 3

Flames and smoke burst from beneath carriages of the Sydney-bound Newcastle Flier as it drew…

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Fire on "Flier"

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 3

Flames and smoke burst from beneath carriages of the Sydney-bound Newcastle Flier as it drew…

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Fire on "Flier"

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 3

Flames and smoke burst from beneath carriages of the Sydney-bound Newcastle Flier as it drew…

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Fire in Cable Pit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 1

Fire which broke out in a cable pit at Pyrmont early this morning may interfere with electricity supplies in…

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Fire Destroys Bus Worth £2500

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 7

Fire last night destroyed a motor bus worth £2500. Detectives Jeffs and Hannon and Constable Radley believe…

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40 Cars Damaged in Garage Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 18

BRISBANE, Friday.--F o r t y cars were damaged, many seriously, when a fire broke out in the body repair division of…

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40 Cars Damaged in Garage Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 2

BRISBANE, Friday.--Forty cars were damaged, many seriously, when a fire broke out in the body repair division of…

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40 Cars Damaged in Garage Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 2

BRISBANE, Friday.--Forty cars were damaged, many seriously, when a fire broke out in the body repair division of…

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40 Cars Damaged in Garage Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 18

BRISBANE, Friday.--Forty cars were damaged, many seriously, when a fire broke out in the body repair division of…

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40 Cars Damaged in Garage Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 3

BRISBANE, Friday.--Forty cars were damaged, many seriously, when a fire broke out in the body repair division of…

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40 Cars Damaged in Garage Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 2

BRISBANE, Friday.--Forty cars were damaged, many seriously, when a fire broke oui in the body repair division of…

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Fire Mars Wedding Reception

Truth · Sunday 27 February 1949 · page 3

BRISBANE, Saturday.—More than 100 guests fled from a double wedding reception today when fire…

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Britons Thrown Into Fire

The Sun · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 9

CALCUTTA, Monday. -- Bodies of three British officials, reported missing after a series of Communist raids near here yesterday, have been found in the furnace…

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Three-Hour Melb. Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday. —A fire which took nearly three hours to bring under control destroyed a…

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Fire Escape Order

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 1

The City Council Works Committee decided yesterday to recommend that the owners of Station House, Rawson…

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Fire Escapes For Buildings

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 2

Recommendations to order the installation in certain city buildings of adequate fire escapes and…

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White Australia Policy Under Fire Sydney Daily Supports Calwell's Administration Caustic Criticism of Piebald Press Gang

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 1

Despite the ranting and the raving by the combine press of Australia against tho White Australia policy as administered by the Minister for Immigration (Mr. Calwell), one…

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Fire Escape Order

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 7

The Department of Labour and Industry has ordered the City Council to provide adequate fire escape facilities at…

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