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Fires & bushfires, 1950

2,610 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 131

Pocket Caught Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 3

OTTAWA, Saturday. -- The next time Alderman Joseph Wilkie, of Regina, Sask., wants to emphasise a point. he won't…

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Pocket Caught Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 3

OTTAWA, Saturday. -- The next time Alderman Joseph Wilkie, of Regina, Sask., wants [?] emphasise a point, he won't…

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Fire In Film Theory In Amana Crash

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 July 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday.— Some officials believe that a fire in a big consignment of newsreel film caused the…

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Man burned in taxi fire Petrol Tank on the Front Seat Brisbane

The Sun · Sunday 16 July 1950 · page 52

SEVERELY burned about the body, a taxi driver was found beside his blazing cab in a paddock at…

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Migrant Camp Fires Probe

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Monday.-- Police are inquiring into the cause of three fires, which have occurred in migrant camps…

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Migrant Camp Fires Probe

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Monday.-- Police are inquiring into the cause of three fires, which have occurred in migrant camps…

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Migrant Camp Fires Probe

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Police are inquiring into the cause of three fires, which have occurred in migrant camps…

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Migrant Camp Fires Probe

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Monday.-- Police are Inquiring into the cause of three fires, which have occurred in migrant camps…

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Migrant Camp Fires Probe

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Monday.-- Police are inquiring into the cause of three fires, which have occurred in migrant camps…

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Migrant Camp Fires Probe

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Police are inquiring into the cause of three fires, which have occurred in migrant camps…

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£100,000 Army fire

The Sun · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.--About £100,000 worth of military equipment at the historic garrison town of Aldershot went…

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Mystery Fire In Vic. Migrant Camp

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday.— Another mystery fire—the third in recent weeks— occurred at the New…

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Police Fire Fails To Stop Fugitive

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Although police fired repeatedly at an allegedly stolen car this morning in a high-speed chase, the driver succeeded in jumping from the car and escaping…

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Police Fire Fails To Stop Fugitive

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday,-- Although police fired repeatedly at an allegedly stolen car this morning in a high-speed chase, the driver succeeded in jumping form the car and escaping…

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Police Fire Fails To Stop Fugitive

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday,--Although Police fired repeatedly at an allegedly stolen car this morning in high-speed chase, the driver succeeded in jumping from the car and escaping…

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Man sets his clothes on fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 5

BRISBANE, Sun.--John Frederick Taylor, 57, taxi-driver, of Stone's Corner, burned himself to death last night…

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Migrants Lose Gear in Fire at Asquith

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 2

Two Bait migrants lost most of their personal effects when a tent at the Water Board Camp at Asquith was destroyed…

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Migrants Lose Gear in Fire at Asquith

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 2

Two Balt migrants lost most of their personal effects when a tent at the Water Board Camp at Auquitn was destroyed…

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Migrants Lose Gear in Fire at Asquith

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 2

Two Bait migrants lost most of their personal effects when tent at the Water Boar Came at Asquith wan destrove…

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Migrants Lose Gear in Fire at Asquith

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 July 1950 · page 2

Two Bait migrants lost most of their personal effects when a tent at Water Board Camp at Asquith was destroyed…

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