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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1950

2,610 stories in Sydney's papers · page 80 of 131

Terrorists fire on Malay train SINGAPORE

The Sun · Sunday 10 September 1950 · page 2

TERRORISTS fired on and wounded two passengers on the Kuala Lumpur mail train…

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What's Wrong With Our Hotels? "Tied-House" System Under Fire

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 10 September 1950 · page 2

PURCHASE of the licence of Petty's Hotel, Sydney, by a brewery focuses attention on the spread of the "tied-house" system in New South Wales. Critics are asking whether this system is often responsible for the decline of hotel standards—crowded, beer-slopped bars, poor…

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Fire, Explosion in Light Plants

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 2

A widespread blackout occurred in the St. George district shortly after 6.30 a.m. to day when a fire and a violent explosion occurred simultaneously in two power stations…

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Winsor Will Decide on Fire Rises

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 3

Director of Transport and Highways (Mr. Winsor) today refused to comment on a report that…

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Fire, Explosion in Plants Wide Blackout In St. George

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 14

A widespread blackout occurred in the St. George district shortly after, 6.30. a.m today when d fire and a violent explosion occurred simultaneously in two power stations…

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Fire, Explosion in Plants Wide Blackout In St. George

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 14

A widespread blackout occurred in the St. George district shortly after 6.30 a.m. today when a fire and a violent explosion occurred simultaneously in two power stations…

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Fire, Explosion in Plants Wide Blackout In St. George

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 14

A widespread blackout in the St. George district shortly after 6.30 a.m. today when a fire and o violent explosion occurred simultaneously in two power stations…

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Fire, Explosion in Plants Wide Blackout In St. George

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 14

A widespread blackout occurred, in the St. George district shortly after 6.30 a.m. today when a fire and a violent explosion occurred simultaneously in two power stations…

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Fire, Explosion in Plants Wide Blackout In St. George

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 14

A widespread blackout occurred in the St. George district' Shortly after 6.30 a.m. today when a fire and a violent explosion occurred simultaneously in, two power stations…

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Radio ordered "Fire!"

The Sun · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 5

IN CEREMONIAL DRESS. Gunner J. A. Murphy uses a walkie-talkie two-way radio to give the order to start the firing of 19 guns to mark the opening today of the State Parliament…

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U.N. Troops, Aircraft Hurl Back Red Push Routed By Fire Bombs

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 1

TOKIO, Tuesday.-- United Nations troops, hacked by Australian and U.S. planes using new,…

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U.N. Troops, Aircraft Hurl Back Red Push Routed By Fire Bombs

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 1

TOKIO, Tuesday.--United Nations troops, backed by Australian and U.S. planes using new,…

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U.N. Troops, Aircraft Hurl Back Red Push Routed By Fire Bombs

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 1

TOKIO, Tuesday.-- United Nations troops, backed by Australian and U.S. planes using new,…

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U.N. Troops, Aircraft Hurl Rack Red Push Routed By Fire Bombs

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 1

TOKIO, Tuesday. -- United Nations troops, backed by Australian and U.S. planes using new,…

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U.N. Troops, Aircraft Hurl Back Red Push Routed By Fire Bombs

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 1

TOKIO, Tuesday.-- United Nations troops, backed by Australian and U.S. planes using new,…

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U.N. Troops, Aircraft Hurl Back Red Push Routed By Fire Bombs

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 1

TOKIO, Tuesday. -- [?]ted Nations troops, [?]ked by Australian and [?] planes using new,…

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U.N. Troops, Aircraft Hurl Back Red Push Routed By Fire Bombs

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 1

TOKIO, Tuesday. -- United Nations troops, backed by Australian and U.S. planes using new,…

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Oil plant destroyed by fire

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Tues.--Super-heated oil which ignited at a Braybrook oil…

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£20,000 Loss in Oil Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 13

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- Damage estimated at £20,000 was caused to refining machinery and…

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Although Under Fire, They Stick to Buddy

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 3

Sodden and cold in the drenching rain, G.l's help a wounded buddy back to a "collecting…

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