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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1950

2,610 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 131

Luxury Yacht Badly Damaged in Night Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 9

The £6000 auxiliary cutter White Cloud was badly damaged by fere and at least three other luxury craft were broken into and ransacked at their…

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Col. Mutual Fire Div. 20 P.c

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 6

Colonial Mutual Fire Insurance Co.— Ltd. dividend has been raised from 12½ to 20 per cent, for 1949…

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Raids on Boats Big Yacht Set On Fire At Rose Bay

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 2

The £6000 auxiliary cutter White Cloud was badly damaged by fire and at least three other…

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Raids on Boats Big Yacht Set On Fire At Rose Bay

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 2

The £6000 auxiliary cutter White Cloud was badly damaged by fire and at least three other…

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Bushfires Lit By Maniac, Official Says

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- A Forestry official said today he was certain that bushfires raging near Mt. Buller had been started by a maniac…

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Maniac Blamed For Bushfires

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- A Forestry official said today he was certain that bushfires raging near Mt. Buller had been started by a maniac. A total of 12 separate…

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Bushfires Lit By Maniac, Official Says

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- A Forestry official said today he was certain that bushfires raging near Mt. Buller had been started by a maniac…

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Bushfires Lit By Maniac, Official Says

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- A Forestry official said today he was certain that bushfires raging near Mt. Buller had been started by a maniac…

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Bushfires Lit By Maniac, Official Says

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- A Forestry official said today he was certain that bushfires raging near Mt. Buller had been started by a maniac…

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Bushfires Lit By Maniac, Official Says

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- A Forestry official said today, he was certain that bushfires raging near Mt. Buller had been started by a maniac…

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Squads Fight Forest Fires

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 24

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Fire-fighting teams are fighting the nine separate forest fires burning up valuable timber…

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Squads Fight Forest Fires

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 24

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Fire-fighting teams are fighting the nine separate forest fires burning up valuable timber…

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Squads Fight Forest Fires

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 24

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Fire-fighting teams are fighting the nine separate forest fires burning up valuable timber…

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Squads Fight' Forest Fires

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 24

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Fire-fighting teams are fighting the nine separate forest fires burning up valuable timber…

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Fire at University

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 7

Valuable records and chemicals were destroyed by fire which severely damaged a section of the Veterinary Science…

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Fire at University

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 7

Valuable records and chemicals were destroyed by fire which severely damaged a section of the Veterinary Science…

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Fire destroys records

The Sun · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 6

Fire in a small building at the University, used as the veterinary hospital and clinic, early today destroyed valuable…

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8 Deaths in Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 19

OTTAWA, Wednesday.--Eight persons were burned to death in Ocean Falls, British Columbia, in a fire in…

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7 die in fire

The Sun · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 13

OTTAWA, Tuesday.-- Seven persons were burned to death in a fire which gutted a block of flats in Ocean…

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8 Deaths in Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 19

OTTAWA, Wednesday.--Eight persons were burned to death in Ocean Falls, British Columbia, in a fire in…

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