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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1951

3,866 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 194

Fire, Flood Havoc in Old

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 4

BRISBANE, Monday. -- Bush fires continue to cause tremendous damage in south-wesk Queenstond,…

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Fire, Flood Havog in Old

Daily Mirror · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 4

BRISBAHE, Monday. -- Bush fires continue to cause tremendous damage in south-west Queensland,…

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Bushfire In Cobar District

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 1

COBAR, Sunday.—A bushfire broke out last night near Shuttleton, about 60 miles from Cobar. It is estimated that between…

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Bushfires sweep Southern Queensland 12 Stations Burned Out

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 5

Bushfires which swept south-western Queensland yesterday destroyed at least 12 sheep stations. The fires burned out 2,250,000 acres of…

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Queensland Fires Rage Unchecked

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 4

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Exhausted firefighters in southwest Queensland are unable to check bushfires which have burnt out an estimated 3,000,000 acres. Unless rain falls immediately it is feared that the flames…

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Queensland Fires Rage Unchecked

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 11

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Exhausted firefighters in southwest Queensland are unable to check bushfires which have burnt out an estimated 3,000,000 acres. Unless rain falls immediately it is feared that the flames…

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Queensland Fires Rage Unchecked

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 11

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Exhausted firefighters in southwest Queensland are unable to check bushfires which have burnt out an estimated 3,000,000 acres. Unless rain falls immediately it is feared that the flames…

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Queensland Fires Rage Unchecked

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 4

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Exhausted firefighters in south west Queensland are unable to check bushfires which have burnt out an estimated 3,000,000 acres. Unless rain falls immediately it is feared that the flames…

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Fires Grow Worse Vast Damage In Queensland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday.—An air survey of south-west Queensland fires to-day showed that the present 3,000,000 acre…

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Q'land fires burn 3 12 million acres

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 1

BRISBANE, Mon. -- Bushfires in southwestern Queensland have burned out or partly destroyed an estimated 3,500,000 acres of grass and hush country…

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Lightouse Swept By Fire In Victoria

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 1

Fire is reported to be racing through most of the buildings at Wilson's Promontory signal station, south-east Victoria, and already to have caused damage estimated at £30,000…

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Lighthouse Swept By Fire In Victoria

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 1

Fire is reported to be racing through most of the buildings at Wilson's Promontory signal station, north-east Victoria, and already to have caused [?]mage estimated at £30,000…

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Lighthouse Swept By Fire In Victoria

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 1

Fire is reported to be racing through most of buildings at Wilson's Promontory signal station, north-east Victoria, and already to have caused [?]age estimated at £30,000…

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Girls fry to cause fire in home dispute

The Sun · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.-- Two girls last night tried to set fire to the verandah of a house occupied by…

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Bushfire sweeps lighthouse

The Sun · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.-- Bushfires today destroyed six buildings at Wilson's Promontory lighthouse…

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Selfridges in Perth Destroyed. £150,000 Fire

Construction · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 9

Damage caused by a fire which gutted Selfridges W.A. Ltd. on January 25th, totalled £150,000. The fire left the building a charred…

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U.K. Tanker Under Fire Chinese Reds "Nervy"

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 12

HONGKONG, Wednesday.--Communist Chinese shelled a British tanker off the…

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U.K. Tanker Under Fire Chinese Reds "Nervy"

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 12

HONGKONG, Wednesday.--Communist Chinese shelled a British tanker off the…

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U.K. Tanker Under Fire Chinese Reds. "Nervy"

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 12

HONGKONG, Wednesday.--Communist Chinese shelled a British tanker off the…

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U.K. Tanker Under Fire Chinese Reds "Nervy"

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 12

HONGKONG, Wednesday.--Communist Chinese shelled a British tanker off the…

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