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Fires & bushfires, 1950

2,610 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 131

Fire Risk To Bridge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 2

Sir.—If a petrol lorry hit another vehicle on Sydney Harbour Bridge, could there follow a huge petrol blaze?…

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Employees Shockingly Burned In Paint Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 1

Screaming in agony from burns, two men were dragged from the premises of Ormonoid Roofing and Asphalts Ltd., Rosebery, which were practically gutted by fire this morning. They were admitted to Royal…

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Stop Press Fire in Asphalt Plant

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 32

Central District Ambulance rushed two waggons to Ormonold Roofing and Asphalt Ltd., Mentmore Ave., Rosebesy, shortly before 11…

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Employees Shockingly Burned In Paint Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 1

Screaming in agony from burns, two men were dragged from the premises of Ormonoid Roofing and Asphalts Ltd., Rosebery, which were practically gutted by fire this morning. They were admitted to Royal…

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Stop Press Fire in Asphalt Plant

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 32

Central District Ambulance rushed two waggous to Ormonold Roofing and Asphalt Ltd., Mentmore Ave., Rosebery, shortly…

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Bennetts Punching Too Severe Eisen's Cleverness Wilted Under Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 31

Australian bantam champion, Elly Bennett, stopped New Yorker Vic Eisen in the seventh round of last night's international battle at Sydney Stadium. In a repeat performance of last week's good deed, referee Bill Henneberry again intervened and saved a glove-wrecked…

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Bennett's Punching Too Severe Eisen's Cleverness Wilted Under Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 31

Australian bantam champion, Elly Bennett, stopped New Yorker Vic Eisen in the seventh round of last night's international battle at Sydney Stadium. In repeat performance of last week's good deed, referee Bill Henneberry again intervened and saved a glove-wrecked…

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Bennett's Punching Too Severe Eisen's Cleverness Wilted Under Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 31

Australian bantam champion, Elly Bennett, stopped New Yorker Vic Eisen in the,seventh round of last night's international battle at Sydney Stadium. In a repeat performance of last week's good deed, referee Bill Henneberry again intervened and saved a glove-wrecked…

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Bennett's Punching Too Severe Eisen's Cleverness Wilted Under Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 31

Australian bantam chaampion, Elly Bennett, stopped New-Yorker Vic Eisen m the seventh round of last night's international battle at Sydney Stadium. In a repeat performance of last week's good deed, referee Bill Henneherry again intervened and saved a glove-wrecked…

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Bennett's Punching Too Severe Eisen's Cleverness Wilted Under Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 31

Australian bantam champion,Elly Bennett, stopped New Yorker Vic Eisen in the seventh round of last night's international battle at Sydney Stadium. In a repeat performance of last week's good deed, referee Bill Henneberry again intervened and saved, a glove-wrecked…

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Bennett's Punching Too Severe Eisen's Cleverness Wilted Under Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 31

Australian bantam champion, Elly Bennett, stopped New Yorker Vic Eisen in the seventh round of last night's international battle at Sydney Stadium. In a repeat performance pf last week's good deed, referee Bill Henneberry again intervened and saved a glove-wrecked…

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Bennett's Punching Too Severe Essen's Cleverness Wilted Under Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 31

Australian bantam champion, Elly Bennett, stopped New Yorker Vic Eisen in the seventh round of last night's international battle at Sydney Stadium. In a repeat performance of last week's good deed, referee Bill Henneberry again intervened and saved a glove-wrecked…

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Granville Fire

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 31 May 1950 · page 9

The bathroom and kitchen of a cottage in William Street, Granville, was severely damaged by fire last week…

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Fire Victim Dies

The Sun · Wednesday 31 May 1950 · page 7

Ernest Watt. 32, Botany Road, Botany, one of the Victims of yesterday s bitumen fire at Waterloo, died in South…

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Boofhead Into the Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 May 1950 · page 25

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Rockets "like rifle-fire"

The Sun · Wednesday 31 May 1950 · page 14

JACKSONVILLE, (Florida), Tuesday. -- US missile experts expect soon to fire long-range rockets with the…

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Factory Fire Victim Dead

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 May 1950 · page 2

Ernest Watts (31), married, Botany Rd., Botany, who was seriously burned yesterday in a fire, died in…

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Boofhead Into the Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 May 1950 · page 25

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Boofhead Into the Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 May 1950 · page 25

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Factory Fire Victim Dead

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 31 May 1950 · page 2

Ernest Watts (31), married, Botany Rd., Botany, who was seriously burned yesterday in a fire, died in…

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