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Fires & bushfires, 1951

3,866 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 194

£640,000 Damage in N.z. Wool Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 1

AUCKLAND, Thurs.--A fire in Dalgety and Company's store at Parnell, Auckland, late today destroyed wool valued at £500,000…

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Remarkable Escapes As Tram Crash Ends in Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 1

passengers and crew had remarkable escapes when a train burst into flames after a collision with a heavy lorry at the corner of Elizabeth St. and St: James Rd„ City, today. The driver of the tram jumped clear seconds before…

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Remarkable Escapes As Tram Crash Ends in Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 1

Passengers and crew had remarkable escapes when a tram burst into flames after a collision with a heavy lorry at the corner of Elizabeth St. and St. James Rd., City, today. The driver of the tram jumped clear seconds before…

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Remarkable Escapes As Tram Crash in City Ems in Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 7

Passengers and crew had remarkable escapes when a tram burst into flames after collision with a heavy lorry at the corner of Elizabeth St. and St. James Rd., City, today. The driver of the tram…

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Remarkable Escapes As Tram Crash In City Ends In'Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 7

Passengers and crew had remarkable escapes when a tram burst into cames after collision with a heavy lorry the corner of Elizabeth St. and St…

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Remarkable Escapes As Tram Crash in City Ends in Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 7

Passengers and crew had remarkable escapes when a tram burst into flames after collision with a heavy lorry at the corner of Elizabeth St; and St. James R'd., City, today. The driver of the tram…

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Remarkable Escapes As Tram Crash in City Bids Iii Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 7

Passengers and crew had remarkable escapes when a tram burst into flames after collision with a heavy lorry at the corner of 'Elizabeth St. and St. James Rd., City, today. The driver of the tram…

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Remarkable Escapes As Tram Crash In City Ends In Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 7

Passengers and crew had remarkable escapes when a tram burst into flames after collision with a heavy lorry at the corner of Elizabeth St. and St…

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Sun blotted out by bushfire smoke pall

The Sun · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 3

For two days a pall of bushfire smoke has covered the north-west part of the State, Broken Hill Flying Doctor base reported today…

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Big Queensland Bushfire Out Of Control

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 3

BRISBANE, Thursday.— Hundreds of Wyandra firefighters to-day battled to save stock and homesteads in the…

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Bushfires in 2 States Soldiers Help to Fight Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 5

Soldiers from military camps joined firemen and civilians yesterday in fighting bushfires which raged in two States. Victoria: Firefighters…

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Line of Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 9

MEMPHIS (Tennessee)-- Carl Plant says his greatest danger in enforcing game laws comes from men engaged in…

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Line of Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 9

MEMPHIS (Tennessee). -- Carl Plant says his greatest danger in enforcing game laws comes from men engaged in…

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30 Huge Fires Two Million Acres Burn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 3

BRISBANE, Friday. — At lusk to-day more than 200 men were fighting bushfires in the Charleville and Wyandra areas…

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Fire Engine's Death Plunge

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 3

ROTTERDAM, Saturday.-- Four firemen plunged to their death in the blazing, oil-coated waters of Wilhelmina Dock at Vlaardingen Yesterday when a fire engine toppled over the dockside. The driver apparently became…

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Fire Engine's Death Plunge

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 3

ROTTERDAM, Saturday. --Four firemen plunged to their death in the blazing, oil-coated waters of Wilhelmina Dock at Vlaardingen yesterday when a fire engine toppled over the dockside. The driver apparentely became…

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Fire Engine's Death Plunge

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 3

ROTTERDAM, Saturday. --Four firemen plunged to their death in the blazing, oil-coated waters of Wiihelmina Dock at Vlaardingen yesterday when a fire engine toppled over the dockside. The driver apparently became…

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Fire Engine's Death Plunge

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 3

ROTTERDAM, Saturday.--Four fireman plunged to their death in the blazing, oil-coated waters of Wilhelmina Dock at Vlaardingen yesterday when a fire engine tappled over the dockside. The driver apparentlv became…

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Fire Engine's Death Plunge

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 3

ROTTERDAM, Saturday. -- Four firemen plunged to their death in the blazing, oil-coated waters of Wilhelmina Dock at Vlaardingen yesterday when a fire engine toppled over the dockside. The driver apparently became…

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Fire Engine's Death Plunge

Daily Mirror · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 3

ROTTERDAM, Saturday. -- Four, firemen plunged to their death in the blazing, oil-coated waters of Wilhelmina Dock at Vlaardingen yesterday when a fire engine toppled over the dockside. The driver apparently became…

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