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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1951

3,866 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 194

Casino Police to Investigate Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 2

CASINO, Tuesday. -- Casino police have gone to Clearfield, 25 miles away, to investigate a fire which destroyed a…

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Fight Crop Blaze

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--One thousand fire fighters from farms and towns up to 40 miles…

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1000 Fight Crop Blaze

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--One thousand fire fighters from farms and towns up to 40 miles…

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1000 Fight Crop Blaze

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--One thousand fire fighters from farms and towns up to 40 miles…

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Policemen Hurt in Launch Blaze

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--The 35ft. wireless equipped police launch Vedette was burnt to the water line following an explosion at Redcliffe, 20 miles from Brisbane, this afternoon…

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Policemen Hurt in Launch Blaze

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--The 35ft. wireless equipped police launch Vedette was burnt to the water line following an explosion at Redcliffe, 20 miles from Brisbane, this afternoon…

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Policemen Hurt in Launch Blaze

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--The 35ft. wireless- equipped police launch Vedette was burnt to the water line following an explosion at Redcliffe, 20 miles from Brisbane, this afternoon…

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Fire victim faces flames

The Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 16

A young man who still suffers after-effects from severe burns he received as a child, today dashed into a blazing…

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£300 Fire Damage in Wrecking Yard

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 4

Six partly dismantled trucks, valued at about £300, were destroyed late this afternoon by a fire which swept through portion of the premises of Kellion Bros. Pty. Ltd., motor wreckers, Victoria…

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Bakers To The Rescue After Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 4

Other bakers came to the rescue when fire stopped production at the Peerless Bakery Pty. Ltd., in Military…

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£300 Fire Damage in Wrecking Yard

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 4

Six partly dismantled trucks, valued at about £300, were destroyed late this afternoon by a fire which swept through portion of the premises of Hellion Bros. Pty. Ltd.. motor wreckers. Victoria…

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Set Fire To 3 Houses, Court Told

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1951 · page 5

David Alfred Heming, 23, a labourer, or Morrison Road, Putney, was accused in Balmain Court…

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Grass Fire Danger

The Propeller · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 1

Hurstville Council's health inspector, Mr. H. Doig, reported to council at last meeting that it was common practice at this time…

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Rid Rejection of Cease-fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 3

NEW YORK, Thursday.--Communist China has refused to discuss the United Nations eight-point plan for a cease-fire in Korea…

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Red Rejection of Cease-fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 3

NEW YORK, Thursday. -- Communist China has refused to discuss the United Nations eight-point plan for a cease-fire in Korea…

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Red Rejection of Cease-fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 3

NEW YORK, Thursday. -- Communist China has refused to discuss the United Nations eight-point plan for a cease-fire in Korea…

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Red Rejection of Cease-fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 3

NEW, YORK, Thursday. -- Communist China has refused to discuss the United Nations eight-point plan for a cease-fire in Korea…

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Cease-fire move for Korea fails

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 9

NEW YORK, Wednesday--The three-man cease-fire group reported to the United…

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Chinese Reds Reject Cease-fire Proposal

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 3

NEW YORK, Thursday.--Communist China has refused to discuss the United Nations eight-point plan for a ceasefire in Korea. This was reported to the…

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Chinese Reds Reject Cease-fire Proposal

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 3

NEW YORK, Thursday.--Communist China has refused to discuss the United Nations eight-point plan for a ceasefire in Korea. This was reported to the…

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