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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1950

2,610 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 131

Wheat Under Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Thursday.-- The Senate Agricultural Com] mittee decided yesterday to investigate an Anglo-Canadian…

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Wheat Under Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 8

WASHINGTON, Thursday.-- The Senate Agricultural Committee decided yesterday to investigate an Anglo-Canadian…

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Fined for Leaving Fire

The Biz · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 1

Joseph Portelli, of Victoria Street, Smithfield, was fined £10 at Liverpool Court last Monday when charged with having left a fire burning unattended…

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Lower Fire Insurance Premiums Sought for Cabra-vale Ward

The Biz · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 12

In a minute to Fairfield Council last meeting, the Mayor. Ald. McBurney, proposed that council approach the Firs Underwriters of N.S.W. for a…

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Man Blown Through Wall in Big Explosion at Works Fire at Paint Factory

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 6

Two men were injured this morning when an explosion blasted an aluminium paint mixing…

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Man Blown Through Wall in Big Explosion at Works Fire at Faint Factory

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 6

Two men were injured this morning when an explosion blasted an aluminium paint mixing…

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Man Blown Through Wall in Big Explosion at Works Fire at Paint Factory

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 6

Two men were injured this morning when an explosion blasted an aluminium paint mixing…

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Mam Blown Through Wall in Big Explosion at Works Fire at Paint Factory

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 6

Two men were injured this morning when an explosion blasted art aluminium paint mixing…

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Man Blown Th Rough Wall in Big Explosion at Works Fire at Paint Factory

Daily Mirror · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 6

Two men were injured this morning when an explosion. blasted an aluminium paint mixing…

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Bulletin on Bush Fires and Weather

The Land · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 14

Tho Commonwealth Meteorologica Bureau has issued an Interesting [?] page bulletin on Bush Fires [?] Weather, which is of considerable, [?]…

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Treloar shows no fire

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 28

AUCKLAND, Thurs.--Australian sprint champion John Treloar has…

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Waggon on fire, driver escapes

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 11

WEST WYALONG, Thurs.-- A lorry driver escaped today when his petrol waggon overturned and caught fire between…

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Machine Guns Blaze in Dock Payroll Raid Clerk Shot In Grim Duel

Daily Mirror · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

Two armed and masked gunmen shot a pay clerk in the arm and sprayed bullets indiscriminately from sub-machine guns in a desperate attempt to steal a £10,000 payroll at Mort's Dock, Balmain, this morning. The payroll crew returned the…

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Machine Guns Blaze in Dock Payroll Raid Clerk Shot In Grim Duel

Daily Mirror · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

Two armed and masked gunmen shot a pay clerk in the arm and sprayed bullets indiscriminately from sub-machine guns in a desperate attempt to steal a £10,000 payroll at Mort's Dock, Balmain. this morning The pavroll crew returned the Bullet holes in buildings sprayed by the bandits' machine-guns…

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Machine Guns Blaze in Dock Payroll Raid Clerk Shot In Grim Duel

Daily Mirror · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

Two armed and masked gunmen shot a pay clerk in the arm and sprayed bullets indiscriminately from sub-machine guns in a desperate attempt to steal a £10,000 payroll at Mort's Deck, Balmain, this morning. The payroll crew returned the…

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Machine Guns Blaze in Dock Payroll Raid Clerk Shot In Grim Duel

Daily Mirror · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

Two armed and masked gunmen shot a pay clerk in the arm and sprayed bullets indiscriminately from sub-machine guns in a desperate attempt to steal a £10,000 payroll at Mort's Dock, Balmain, this morning. The payroll crew returned the…

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30 Die in Blaze After Bus Crash

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 1

BOGOTA (Colombia), Saturday.--Thirty people were incinerated and six hurt when a bus crashed into a bridge pillar, the…

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30 Die in Blaze After Bus Crash

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 4

BOGOTA (Colombia), Saturday.--Thirty people were incinerated and six hurt when a bus crashed into a bridge pillar, the…

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30 Die in Blaze After Bus Crash

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 1

BOGOTA (Colombia), Saturday.--Thirty people were incinerated and six hurt when a bus crashed into a bridge pillar, the…

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Fuel for the Fire

The World's News · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 8

IN the half light of the evening the dog could be seen loping after the calves on the flat. They were frightened and were running…

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