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Fires & bushfires, 1950

2,610 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 131

£60,000 Loss in Newcastle Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.--Damage estimated at £60,000 was caused by fire which destroyed three floors of a four-storey brick building at the corner of Hunter and Newcomen Sts., City, this morning…

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£60,000 Loss in Newcastle Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.--Damage estimated af £60,000 was caused by fire which destroyed three floors of a four-storey brick building at the corner of Hunter and Newcomers Sts., City, this morning…

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£60,000 Loss in Newcastle Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.--Damage estimated at £60,000 was caused by fire which destroyed three floors of a four-storey brick building at the corner of Hunter and Newcomen Sts., City, this morning…

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£60,000 Loss in Newcastle Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.--Damage estimated at £60,000 was caused by fire which destroyed three floors of a four-storey brick building at the corner of Hunter and Newcomen Sts., City, this morning…

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Six Die In Gaol Fire, Family Also Wiped Out

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 3

NEW YORK, March 17 (A. A. P.).—Twelve persons— six prisoners in a gaol and six members of one family in their…

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Crew on rafts in ship fire Pearl Harbor

The Sun · Sunday 19 March 1950 · page 7

CREW of the US tender Elder threw ammunition cases overboard as their ship burned in…

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City Fire Loss Publishing Firm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 4

At least 20,000 phonograph records for children, valued at £5,000, were destroyed or damaged in…

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Sky Glow Aurora, Not Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 1

Many people who saw the Aurora Australis last night thought it was a big fire and rang newspapers,…

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Fire pumps to drain buildings

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 4

Canberra Fire Brigade yesterday pumped thousands of gallons of flood water from the basements of Canberra buildings…

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Non-stop Radio Set Starts Office Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 11

Police believe that a small radio set left switched on since Friday night started a fire which yesterday afternoon badly damaged a city office…

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Threw Petrol On Fire: Man, Child Burned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 3

KATOOMBA, Sunday.—An explosion in a chip bath-heater at his home to-day caused Keith Collins, of Neale Street,…

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Eight Die in Theatre Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 3

ATHENS, Mon. (A.A.P.). --Screaming women with children in their arms battled with police as a…

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Late News Fire Near Palace of Hirohito

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 1

TOKYO, March 20 (A.A.P.-Reuter).—Fire destroyed the house of the Empress's ladies-in-waiting,…

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Alderman Warns Of Fire Threat To City

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 3

Alderman D. Minogue, M.P., told the City Council yesterday that "one day Sydney will be burned to the…

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Men rescued in oil blaze

The Sun · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 7

Two men were rescued unconscious from a fume-filled tower at an Alexandria factory today. They are: Richard Painter,…

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Fire in American Extinguisher Shop

Daily Mirror · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 10

FORT WORTH (Texas),--A fire in a fire extinguisher firm here caused damage of £1777…

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Fire in American Extinguisher Shop

Daily Mirror · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 12

FORT WORTH (Texas),--A fire in a fire extinguisher firm here caused damage of £1777…

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Fire in American Extinguisher Shop

Daily Mirror · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 10

FORT WORTH (Texas),--A fire in a fire extinguisher firm here caused damage of £1777…

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Fire in American Extinguisher Shop

Daily Mirror · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 13

FORT WORTH (Texas),--A fire in a fire extinguisher firm here caused damage of £1777…

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Fire in American Extinguisher Shop

Daily Mirror · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 10

FORT WORTH (Texas),--A fire in a fire extinguisher firm here caused damage of £1777…

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