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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1951

3,866 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 194

Bushfire spread by rabbit

The Sun · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 7

A burning rabbit escaping from a grass fire at Peak Hill yesterday started a fire that caused frantic…

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Bush fire-fighters are armed with wide authority

The Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 17

Bushfire danger in NSW was being demonstrated to the unwary this week as volunteers continued to battle big bushfires in Victoria and then in our own State near Peak Hill…

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Fire Damages Timber Works

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 6

QUEANBEYAN, Wednesday. -- Fire swept through the hardwood sawmill of Donoghoe and…

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Fire Damages Umber Works

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 6

QUEANBEYAN, Wednesday. -- Fire swept through the hardWood sawmill of Donoghoe and…

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Fire Damage Timber Work

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 6

QUEANBEYAN, Wednesday. -- Fire swept through the hardwood sawmill of Donoghoe and…

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Fire Damages Timber Works

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 6

QUEANBEYAN, Wednesday. -- Fire swept through the hardwood sawmill of Donoghoe and…

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Fire Damages Timber Works

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 6

QUEANBEYAN, Wednesday. -- Fire swept through the hardwood sawmill of Donoghoe and…

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Fire Damage Timber Work

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 6

QUEANBEYAN, Wednesday.-- Fire swe[?] through the hardwo[?] sawmill of Donoghoe a…

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Wharf Fire in Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.— Fire destroyed nine transport depots on North Wharf early to-day. The damnge is estimated…

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Peanut Famine to Follow Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 7

BRISBANE, Wednesday. --A shortage of peanuts throughout Australia for the next 12 months would…

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2 Deaths In Fire Reported

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 2

Two bodies were recovered after a house Hat been damaged by fire in Strickland St., Chested…

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News in brief Fire Danger

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 16

Melbourne, Wednesday. -- Victoria's 60,000 volunteer fire fighters are…

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Fire Destroys 10,000 Acres

The Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 4

About 100 fire-fighters battled for six hours yesterday to control a bushfire which destroyed about 10,000…

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Peanut Famine to Follow Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 9

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--A shortage of peanuts throughout Australia for the next 12 months would…

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2 Deaths In Fire Reported

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 2

Two bodies were recovered after a house had been damaged by fire in Strickland St., Chester…

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News in brief Fire Danger

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 16

Melbourne, Wednesday. -- Victoria's 60,000 volunteer fire fighters are…

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Peanut Famine to Follow Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 20

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--A shortage of peanuts throughout Australia for the next 12 months would…

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NEWS in brief Fire Danger

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 16

Melbourne Wednesday. -- Victoria's 60,000 Volunteer fire fighters are…

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NEWS in brief Fire Danger

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 16

Melbourne,Wednesday. -- Victoria's 60,000 Volunteer fire fighters are…

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Peanut Famine to Follow Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 7

BRISBANE, Wednesday. --A shortage of peanuts throughout Australia for the next 12 months would…

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