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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1950

2,610 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 131

Youth for Trial Over Fire on Boat

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 June 1950 · page 3

Alfred Edward Brodie (18), Mudgee St., Rylstone, was committed for trial by the Coroner (Mr. A. N. Bott, S.M.) in the Coroner's Court today, on a charge of…

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Youth for Trial Over Fire on Boat

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 June 1950 · page 3

Alfred Edward Brodie (18), Mudgee St., Rylstone, was committed for trial by the Coroner (Mr. A. N. Bott, S.M.) in the Coroner's Court today, on a charge of…

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Fire in Factory

The Sun · Thursday 15 June 1950 · page 40

Fire swept through the boiler-room of a factory owned by Etna Electrical Appliances Co., in Woodville Road,…

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Wartime Labor Under Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 June 1950 · page 7

CANBERRA, Thursday. —World War II was won not because of any efforts on the part of the Australian wartime Labor Government but in spite of it, former Air Vice…

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Wartime Labor Under Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 June 1950 · page 7

CANBERRA, Thursday.—World War II was won not because of any efforts on the part off the Australian wartime Labor Government but in spite of it, former Air Vice…

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Stop Press Workers Flee Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 June 1950 · page 32

Workmen fled for their lives this morning who an of tank in a factory in woodville Rd., Merrylands burst into flames. All available…

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Stop Press Workers Flee Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 June 1950 · page 32

Workmen fled for their lives this morning who an 01 tank in a factory in Woodvile Rd., Merrylands, burst into name .All available…

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Yacht fire; 1 for trial

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 June 1950 · page 17

The City Coroner (Mr. A. N. Bott) committed an 18-years-old youth for trial yesterday on a charge of…

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Fire Safety Campaign

The Land · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 18

A HUMAN symbol of fire hazards, called "Fiery Felix," is being used in the United States to help create…

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Fire Damages Stove Factory

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 10

Fire severely damaged the boiler, rooms of the Etna Stove Manufacturing Company, Woodville Road, Merrylands…

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He Played with Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 29

LONDON, Friday.--A rising ball hit batsman S. Facey's leg during a weekend cricket match and set…

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He Played with Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 29

LONDON, Friday.-- A rising ball fait batsman S. Facey's leg, during a weekend cricket match and set…

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He Played with Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 29

LONDON, Friday.-- A rising ball hit batsman S. Facey's leg during a weekend cricket match and set…

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He Played with Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 29

LONDON, Friday,-- A rising hall hit batsman Facey's leg during, a weekend cricket match and set…

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He Played with Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 29

LONDON, Friday.-- A rising ball hit batsman S. Facey's leg during a weekend cricket match and set…

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He Played with Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 29

LONDON, Friday --A rising ball hit batsman S. Facey's leg during a week lend cricket match and set…

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Fire Causes Blackout

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 June 1950 · page 3

Kings grove was blacked out more than half an. hour this afternoon- when high tension hires short- circuited and burst…

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Driver crawls from blaze

The Sun · Monday 19 June 1950 · page 5

ESCAPE. Enveloped in flames from his burning racer, driver J. E. ("Skimp") Hershey, crawls from his wrecked vehicle at Lakewood Park, Atlanta (US), stunned and seriously burnt. His vehicle caught fire on a turn, hit a…

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Body in Fire

The Sun · Monday 19 June 1950 · page 15

ADELAIDE, Monday. --The charred body of Richard Harold Ramage, about 48, fettler, was found in an open…

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Saved by fire hose

The Sun · Monday 19 June 1950 · page 20

ELKHART (Indiana), Sunday.--Henry Randall (33), was digging a well on his farm with the help of a neighbor,…

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