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Fires & bushfires, 1950

2,610 stories in Sydney's papers · page 71 of 131

Clothes On Fire While She Slept

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 August 1950 · page 2

Margaret Hannah Bowes (40), housekeeper, Irrubel Rd., Newport, was seriously burned early today when her clothes caught fire while she was asleep in a chair…

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Clothes On Fire While She Slept

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 August 1950 · page 2

Margaret Hannah Bowes (40), housekeeper, Irrubel Rd., Newport, was seriously burned early today when her clothes caught fire while she was asleep in a chair…

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Clothes On Fire While She Slept

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 August 1950 · page 2

Margaret Hannah Bowes (40), housekeeper, Irrubel Rd., Newport, was seriously burned early today when her clothes caught fire while she was asleep in a chair…

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Spark From Fan Starts Fire

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 13 August 1950 · page 5

A spark from an electric fan started a fire which damaged £400 worth of coconut fibre at John Lawler's furniture…

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Police Fire at Burglar

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 5

A youthful cat burglar escaped from a house in Grose St., Glebe, last night, by clambering over…

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Police Fire at Burglar

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 5

A youthful cat burglar escaped from a house in Grose St., Glebe, last night, by clambering over…

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Fire Almost Traps Poles

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday.— Five Polish migrants had to run through flames for their lives when they were trapped…

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Policemen Fire at Cat Burglar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 1

Police fired two shots last night in a long chase after a cat burglar who climbed up a 30ft pipe to escape a police cordon around Grace Brothers' block, in Broadway…

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Plaster Works Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 2

Fire caused damage estimated £2000 to the Os Norman and Co. plaster works in Claremont St., Campsie, today. but the…

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Plaster Works Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 2

Fire caused damage estimated at £2000 to the Os Norman and Co. plaster works in Claremont St., Campsie, today, but the…

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Schuman Plan Under Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 1

STRASBOURG, Tuesday.--British Labor and Conservative leaders attending the Council of Europe talks yesterday combined in a rare show of political unity to make a slashing attack on .the Schuman Plan for western Europe. They assailed the French…

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Schuman Plan Under Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 1

STRASBOURG, Tuesday.--British Labor and Conservative leaders attending the Council of Europe talks yesterday combined in a rare show of political unity to make a slashing attack on the Sehuman Plan for western Europe. They assailed the French…

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Fire causes £2,000 damage

The Sun · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 30

Firemen stemmed a fierce blaze at O. G. Norman's fibrous plaster works, Clarement Street, Campsie, at 5 am…

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Fire Causes Damage in Paint Factory

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 4

Quick work by firemen this afternoon prevented a fire from spreading to thousands of gallons of paint at the American…

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McGirr Coal Policy Under Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 2

The McGirr Government's ineffectual coal policy had deprived thousands of Sydney…

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Bodies Recovered After Fire In Ship

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 7

TADOUSSAC (Quebec), Wednesday. — Three bodies have been recovered from the smouldering wreckage of the 5000-ton steamer Quebec, which caught fire while steaming in the St. Lawrence River…

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Bodies Recovered After Fire In Ship

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 7

TADOUSSAC (Quebec), Wednesday. —Three bodies have been recovered from this smouldering wreckage of the 5000-ton steamer Quebec, which caught fire while steaming in the St. Lawrence River…

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Bodies Recovered After Fire In Ship

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 6

TADOUSSAC (Quebec), Wednesday. — Three bodies have been recovered from the smouldering wreckage of the 5000-ton steamer Quebec, which caught fire while steaming in the St. Lawrence River…

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Bodies Recovered After Fire In Ship

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 6

TADOUSSAC (Quebec), Wednesday. — Three bodies have been recovered from the smouldering wreckage of the 5000-ton steamer Quebec, which caught fire while steaming in the St. Lawrence River…

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Bodies Recovered After Fire In Ship

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 6

TADOUSSAC (Quebec), Wednesday. — Three bodies have been recovered from the smouldering wreckage of the 5000-ton steamer Quebec, which caught fire while steaming in the St. Lawrence River…

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