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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1950

2,610 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 131

Campers Burnt Out

The Propeller · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 7

Many holiday campers escaped in night attire early last Monday morning at the Bonnie Vale camping area,…

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Fires From the Railway

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 2

On December 7, while doing a bit of safeguarding against and talking about bush fires, we noticed smoke coming from beyond the cottage just…

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Warning About Backyard Fires

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 1

Penrith police are very much concerned about the prevalence of backyard fires in the district over the danger period. It is intended to take…

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Fire in surgery

The Sun · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 11

A mother grabbed her daughter and ran from the surgery of a Macquarie Street doctor today when the surgery…

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Fire Officers' Conference

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 4

Representatives of the Fire Brigades Board, the Bush Fire Brigades Advisory Committee, and captains of the various fire brigades in Nepenn district met…

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Fire Board Contribution

The Biz · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 11

Reporting on a letter from the Board of Fire Commissioners of N.S.W., the town clerk of Holroyd, Mr. P. A. Arnett, stated that council's contribution for…

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Breakfast Fat Starts Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 5

Fat caught fire this morning when Ernest Booth, 74, was cooking his breakfast in the rear rooms he rents in a…

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Fire Raxes 3 Shops, Hoase

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 18

With water lying inches deep in the main street, following heavy falls of rain in the past three days, a spectacular fire gutted three shops and a house at Mirrool, near Temora, last night…

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Fire Raxes 3 Shops, House

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 18

With water lying inches deep in the main street, following heavy falls of rain in the past three days, a spectacular fire gutted three shops and a house at Mirrool, near Temora, last night…

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Fire Razes 3 Shops, House

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 18

With water lying inches deep in the main street, following heavy falls of rain in the past three days, a spectacular fire gutted three shops and a house at Mirrool, near Temora, last night…

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Fire Razes 3 Shops, House

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 18

With water lying inches deep in the main street, following heavy falls of rain in the past three days, a spectacular fire gutted three shops and a house at Mirrool, near Temora, last night…

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Fire Razes 3 Shops, House

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 18

With water lying inches deep in the main street, following heavy falls of rain in the past three days, a spectacular fire gutted three shops and a house at Mirrool, near Temora, last night…

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Guard Against Fire For Speed Drivers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 7

A trained crash crew will operate at the Showground Speedway on Saturday night to protect speedcar drivers from fire danger. The Speedcar Control Board…

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Trade in Potatoes Board Under Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 5

SINGLETON, Wednesday. —Mr. Darcy Rose, M.L.A. (C.P., Upper Hunter), advised a meeting of potato…

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Fire Razes Three Shops and House

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 6

With water lying inches deep in the main street, following heavy falls of rain in the past three days, a spectacular fire gutted three shops and a house at Mirrool, near Temora, last night…

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Fire Razes Three Shops and House

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 6

With water lying inches deep in the main street, following heavy falls of rain in the past three days, a spectacular fire gutted three shops and a house at Mirrool, near Temora, last night…

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Offices Blaze in Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 3

AUCKLAND, Thursday (A.A.P.-Reuter). — Fire to-night caused many thousand pounds of damage to a five-storey building,…

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£225,000 Wool, Tallow Blaze

The Land · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 2

Thousands of bales of wool an[?] barrels of tallow were destroyed [?] fire at a wool realisation storage sh[?] in Footscray, Melbourne, on Mond[?]…

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Bushfire Risk Ended By Rain

The Land · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 2

MOST of the State where bushf[?] risk had been high in recent weeks had received such generou rains this week that all risk of serio[?]…

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N.S.W. Outlook Improved by Widespread Rains Parched Pastures Benefit; Danger Of Bushfires Lessened Great Help for Autumn Sowing

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 2

EXCELLENT rain over most of New South Wales this week will relieve the danger of bushfires and improve those pastures affected by recent heat waves. This rain will greatly relieve the pastoral position, as many graziers were beginning to be worried at the continual…

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