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Fires & bushfires, 1950

2,610 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 131

Police Allege Youth Caused Fire In Yacht At Rose Bay

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 3

A youth remanded at Central Court today on a stealing charge was said by the police to have set fire to a yacht at Rose Bay on March 6. The youth, Alfred Edward William Brodie (18). laborer…

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Police Allege Youth Caused Fire Mm Yacht At Rose Bay

Daily Mirror · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 3

A youth remanded at Centra! Court today on a stealing charge was said by the police to have set fire to a yach at Rose Bay on March 6. The youth, Alfred Edward William Brodie (18), laborer,…

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Priests Fight Blaze With Buckets

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.--Fourteen Roman Catholic priests fought a fire at Brompton Oratory with buckets of water yesterday before firemen came. Fifty firemen took over when they arrived, but a £25,000…

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Priests Fight Blaze With Buckets

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.--Fourteen Roman Catholic priests fought a fire at Brompton Oratory with buckets of water yesterday before firemen came. Fifty firemen took over when they-arrived, but a £25,000…

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Fire Damages Church

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 6

Firemen inspect the rear weatherboard portion of St. Columb's Church of England, Dickson St., Newtown, gutted by fire today. Cornelius Doyle, living next door, and a friend, Les Scott, dashed into this section, rescued…

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Fire Damages Church

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 6

Fireman inspect the rear weatherboard portion of St. Columb's Church of England. Dickson st., Newtown, gutted by fire today. Cornelius Doyle, living next door, and a friend. Les Scott, dashed into this section, rescued…

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Residents aid fire fighters

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 5

MEN living in houses adjoining a timber yard in West Footscray, Melbourne, helped firemen…

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Church Damaged by Fire

The Sun · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 2

Sweeping rapidly through the old wooden walls and roof fire today destroyed a considerable portion of St…

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Survived Fire to Win Race

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 31

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Narration, which narrowly escaped being burnt to death when fire broke out in his…

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Survived Fire to Win Race

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 31

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Narration, which narrowly escaped being burnt to death when fire broke out in his…

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Survived Fire to Win Race

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 31

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Narration, which narrowly escaped being burnt to death when fire broke out in his…

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Survived Fire to Win Race

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 31

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Narration, which narrowly escaped being burnt to death when fire broke out in his…

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Survived Fire to Win Race

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 31

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Narration, which narrowly escaped being burnt to death when fire broke out in his…

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News in esiet Fire in Church

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 4

The rear portion of St. Collin's Church of England. Dickson St., Newtown,…

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Camp Blaze A Mystery

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 9

LONDON, Wednesday. --Military authorities are considering the possibility of sabotage as the cause…

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Camp Blaze A Mystery

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 9

LONDON, Wednesday. --Military authorities are considering the possibility of sabotage as the cause…

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Doll Saved From Blaze, Girl Died

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 7

OKLAHOMA CITY, Wednesday.--Little Carolyn Thompson died in a Are here while smoke, blinded firemen mistakenly…

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Doll Saved From Blaze, Girl Died

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 19

OKLAHOMA CITY, Wednesday.--Little Carolyn Thompson died in a fire here while smoke- blinded firemen mistakenly…

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Doll Saved From Blaze, Girl Died

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 7

OKLAHOMA CITY, Wednesday.--Little Carolyn Thompson died in a fire here while smoke, blinded firemen mistakenly…

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Doll Saved From Blaze, Girl Died

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 13

OKLAHOMA "CITY, Wednesday.--Little Carolyn Thompson died in a fire here while smoke- blinded firemen mistakenly…

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