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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1950

2,610 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 131

7 die in U.S. house fires

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 2

NEW YORK, Sun. (A.A.P.). --Seven members of two families died in fires in the United States yesterday…

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Fatal Burns When Coat Caught Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 4

A 16 - years - old girl, whose raincoat caught alight on a gas fire on Saturday night, died…

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Fatal Barns When Coat Caught Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 4

A 16 - years - old girl, whose raincoat caught alight on a gas fire on Saturday night, died…

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Alone in flat when raincoat caught fire Girl, 16, dies from burns at Hornsby

The Sun · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 1

A 16-year-old girl, shockingly burned when her raincoat caught fire in a flat in Pacific…

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Fires threaten W.A. timber

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 9

PERTH, Mon.--Pour forest fires near Nannup (181 miles south of Perth) are threatening 20,000 to 30,000 acres of some…

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Fires Sweep Forests Big Menace In W.A.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 7

PERTH, Monday.—Four forest fires near Nannup, 181 miles south of Perth, are menacing 20,000 to 30,000 acres…

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HEART of FIRE

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 6

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Set fire to squirrel

The Sun · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday.--Three youths of 16 to 18 were remanded for sentence at Chatham (Kent) yesterday for…

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How Fires Start

The Land · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 9

Sir.—I think the following worth relating, as I have read of it in novels, but never seen it happen before…

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Making Materials Fire-proof

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 18

FIBRE-PROOFING of cottons and rayons can be successfully undertaken in the home. Materials for curtains, handings, childrens dressing…

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Fire Destroys Former Ferry

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 7

A former 50-foot launch was destroyed by fire at Neutral Bay early today despite desperate attempts…

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Fire Destroys Former Ferry

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 7

A former 50-foot launch was destroyed by fire at Neutral Bay early today, despite desperate attempts…

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Four Dash For Life From Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 8

GOSFORD, Friday. -- Awakened from their sleep, four occupants of a two-storey building used as a wine bar and a bakery at Ourimbah, fled today in their night attire a…

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"Fire" Booklet As Help To Migrants

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 10

"Fire! Fire!" a booklet originally produced by a small school at Smythesdale, near Ballarat (Vic.), won first prize…

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Four Dash For Life From Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 8

GOSFORD, Friday.-- Awakened from their sleep, four occupants of a two-storey building used as a wine bar and a bakery at Ourimbah, fled today in their night attire a…

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Four Dash For Life From Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 8

GOSFORD, Friday. -- Awakened from their sleep, four occupants of a two-storey building used as a wine bar and a bakery at Ourimbah, fled today in their night attire a…

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Four Bash For Life From Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 8

GOSFORD, Friday. -- Awakened from their sleep, four occupants of a two-storey building used as a wine bar and a bakery at Ourimbah, fled today in their night attire a…

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Four Dash For Life From Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 8

GOSFORD, Friday.'-- Awakened from their sleep, four occupants of a two-storey building used as a wine bar and a bakery at Ourimbah, fled today in their night attire a…

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Four Bash For Life From Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 8

GOSFORD, Friday. -- Awakened from their sleep, four occupants of a two-story building used 'as a wine bar and a bakery at Ourimbah, fled today in their night attire a…

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Four Bash For Life From Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 8

GOSFORD, Friday. -- Awakened from their sleep, four occupants of a two-storey building used as a wine bar and a bakery at Ourimbah, fled today in their night attire a…

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