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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1950

2,610 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 131

Fire Destroys £8000 Worth of Footwear

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 20

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Firemen fought for an hour and a half to control a blaze which broke out in a Hawthorn shoe…

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"Too Old," Says Fire Brigade Chief, 77

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 14

A 77-years-old Richmond resident has resigned as captain of the local volunteer fire brigade because his age was "beginning to handicap his duties as a fireman."…

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Thieves blamed for fire

The Sun · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 2

A fire which last night swept through a milk bar and mixed business in Hawkesbury Road, Westmead, is…

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Crackers Explode in Fire at Shop

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 6

About 101b. of crackers blew up when a fire damaged the rear of a confectionery shop occupied by William Farquharson…

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Crackers Explode in Fire at Shop

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 6

About 10lb. of crackers blew up when a fire damaged the rear of a confectionery shop occupied by William Farquharson…

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Crackers Explode in Fire at Shop

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 13

About 101b. of crackers blew up when a fire damaged the rear of a confectionery shop occupied by William Farquharson…

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Crackers Explode in Fire at Shop

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 13

About 10lb. of crackers blew up when a fire damaged the rear of a confectionery shop occupied by William Faraubarson…

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Crackers Explode in Fire at Shop

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 6

About 101b. of crackers blew up when a fire damaged the rear of a confectionery shop occupied by William Farquharson…

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Five Deaths in Express Fire £10,000 In Jewels Missing From Van

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.--Five people, believed to fee members of one family, were burned to death when the Birmingham-Glasgow Express caught fire in wild Scottish mountain country late yesterday afternoon. Discovery later that Jewels worth £10,000 were missing from a locked luggage van…

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Five Deaths in Express Fire £10,000 In Jewels Missing From Van

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 1

LONDON Friday.-- Five people, believed to be members of one family, were burned to death when the Birmingham-Glasgow Express caught fire in wild Scottish mountain country late yesterday afternoon. Discovery later that jewels worth £20,000 were missing from a locked luggage van…

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Five Deaths in Express Fire £10,000 In Jewels Missing From Van

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.-- Five people, believed to be members of one family, were burned to death when the Birmingham-Glasgow Express caught fire in wild Scottish mountain country late yesterday afternoon. Discovery later that jewels worth £10,000 were missing from a locked luggage van…

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Five Deaths in Express Fire £10,000 In Jewels Missing From Van

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.-- Five people, believed to be members of one family, were burned to death when the Birmingham-Glasgow Express caught fire in wild Scottish mountain country late yesterday afternoon. Discovery later that jewels worth £10,000 were missing from a locked luggage van…

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Five Deaths in Express Fire £10,000 in Jewels Missing From Van

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.-- Five people, believed to be members of one family, were burned to death when the Birmingham-Glasgow Express caught fire in wild Scottish mountain country late yesterday afternoon. Discovery later that jewels worth £10,000 were missing from a locked luggage van…

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Five Deaths in Express Fire £10,000 In Jewels Missing From Van

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.-- Five people, believed to be members of one family, Were burned to death when the Birmingham-Glasgow Express caught fire in wild Scottish mountain country late yesterday afternoon. Discovery later that jewels worth £10,000 were missing from a locked luggage van…

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Five Deaths in Express Fire £10,000 In Jewels Missing From Van

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.-- Five people, believed to be members of one family, were burned to death when the Birmingham-Glasgow Express caught fire in wild Scottish mountain country late yesterday afternoon. Discovery later that jewels worth £10,000 were missing from a locked luggage van…

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Queesland Prepares For Big Bushfires Serious Danger In Lush Growth Of Grasss

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 22

BRISBANE: Reports reaching the Rural Fires Board indicate that the approaching fire season is likely to be one of the most hazardous in Queensland's history, according to the Lands Minister (Mr. Foley). Danger period, he said, was the last six months of the year. Winter frosts would dry out the prolific growth of grass which had…

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Blaze near petrol store

The Sun · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 1

ST. JOHN'S (NEWFOUNDLAND), Friday.-- A fierce forest fire blazed tonight near the town of Lewisporte, which…

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Migrant Morals Under Fire

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 6

Tasmanian R.S.L. State Branch has been requested to ask Immigration Minister Holt if he has "read the article on migrant sex…

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Fire Traps Woman in Launch

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 3

A 73-years-old woman, Mrs. Elizabeth Meyer, had a narrow escape from death when a luxury…

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Fire Traps Woman in Launch

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 3

A 73-years-old woman, Mrs. Elizabeth Meyer, had a narrow escape from death when a luxury…

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