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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1950

2,610 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 131

First-hand Stories From The Battlefieid No. 1... Wounded, Battle-weary Stragglers Tell "Train Under Fire" Enemy "Like Ants on the March"

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 23 July 1950 · page 6

KOREAN FRONT, July 22.—Wounded and battle-weary Americans straggling back from Taejon to-day had grim tales to tell of the last hours of the city…

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Huge forest fires in Alaska

The Sun · Monday 24 July 1950 · page 2

NEW YORK, Sunday. -- Huge, uncontrollable forest fires were raging unchecked today in Northern Yukon and…

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Five Babies Die in Hospital Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 July 1950 · page 4

LONDON, Sun. (A.A.P.).--Five one-year-old babies were burned to death in a Palestine hospital today while their…

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Fire Board Told To Change Banks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 1

Alderman L. E. Duff said last night that the Chief Secretary, Mr. Clive Evatt, was trying to get…

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Order To Fire Board (Contd. From P. 1)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 July 1950 · page 3

A Government authority said last night that there had been no discussion in Cabinet on Mr. Evatt's proposal to make…

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Family's close call in blaze

The Sun · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A North Yallourn storekeeper carried his wife and two young sons through a…

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Fire Sweeps Railway Car

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 4

Damage estimated at £3000 was caused by fire to a new air conditioned railway car in Flemington railway sheds early…

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Fire Sweeps Railway Car

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 4

Damage estimated at £3000 was caused-by fire to a new air conditioned railway car in Flemington railway sheds early…

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Fire Sweeps Railway Car

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 4

Damage estimated at £3000 was caused by fire to a new air conditioned railway car' in Plemington railway sheds early…

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Fire Sweeps Railway Car

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 4

Damage estimated at £3000 was caused by fire to a new air conditioned railway ' car in Plemington railway sheds early…

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Fire Sweeps Railway Car

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 4

Damage estimated; at £3000 was caused, by fire to a new air conditioned railway car in Flemington railway sheds, early…

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Fire Insurers Pay "Iniquitous Tax" For Fire Protection By a Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 2

PRUDENT people who insure their property against fire risk pay up to 6/in the £ of the premium to…

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Fire Clue in Hunt for Body

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- The discovery of the remains of a fire in a pine grove fate yesterday has narrowed down the area in which police hope to find the body of Mrs…

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Fire Clue Aids Hunt for Body

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- The discovery of the remains of a fire in a pine grove late yesterday has narrowed down the area in which police hope to find the body of Mrs…

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Fire Clue Aids Hunt for Body

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- The discovery of the remains of a fire in a pine grove fate yesterday has narrowed down the area in which police hope to find the body of Mrs…

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Fire Clue in Hunt for Body

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- The discovery of the remains of a fire in a pine grove late yesterday has narrowed down the area in which police hope to find the body of Mrs…

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Fire Clue Aids Hunt for Body

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- The discovery of the remains of a fire in a pine grove late yesterday has narrowed down the area in which police hope to find the body of Mrs…

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Fire Clue Aids Hunt for Body

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- The discovery of the remains of a fire in a pine grove late yesterday has narrowed down the area in which police hope to find the body of Mrs…

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£4000 fire damage to luxury train

The Sun · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 7

Brigades from four stations fought a fire that threatened rows of electric trains in…

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Fire Clue in Hunt for Body

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- The discovery of the remains of a fire in a pine grove late yesterday has narrowed down the area in which police hope to find the body of Mrs…

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