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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1951

3,866 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 194

Fire Damages Clothing Store

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. An early-morning blaze today caused damage estimated at £5000 to the clothing store of…

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Prahran Market Destroyed by Fire. Ambitious Rebuilding Proposals

Construction · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 8

On Boxing Day, a fire destroyed the Prahran suburban market, causing damage estimated at over £2 50,000. All that remains of the market…

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Bus Caught Fire

The Sun · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday. --Fifty passengers rushed from a tramways, bus when it caught fire at South…

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Fire Extinguisher Blast Injures Man

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 6

A fire extinguisher exploded and injured a man at North Narrabeen yesterday. The man, 38-years-old William Gimbert, of Lake…

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Hurt By Exploding Fire Extinguisher

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 3

Thomas Gimbert, 39, of Lake Park Road, Narrabeen, had his jaw fractured and his face severely cut yesterday afternoon…

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Train Causes 12 Fires in 10 Miles

The Land · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 32

ON a recent Saturday a goods train, which left Gundagai at 11.30 a.m., caused no fewer…

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Stop Press Cease-fire Plan

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 24

NEW YORK, Friday.-- Soviet delegate to the United Nations Jacob Malik, said today that he did not reject the Korean cease-fire…

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Our Country as i see it To Check Fires

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 1

SPECIAL co-operation from the general public and land owners on properties adjoining State forests is being sought by…

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Plan for Immediate Korean Cease-fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday.--The United Nations Political Committee yesterday called for an immediate cease-fire in Korea, to be followed at once by negotiations for settlement off all Far Eastern problems by England, America, Russia, and Communist China…

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Plan for Immediate Korean Cease-fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday.--The United Nations Political Committee yesterday called for an immediate cease-fire in Korea, to be followed at once by negotiations for settlement of all Far Eastern problems by England, America, Russia, and Communist China…

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Peace Move Fails In Fire Dispute

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 5

A conference, called by the Chief Secretary (Mr. Clive Evatt) to iron out a dispute between firemen…

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Peace Move Fails In Fire Dispute

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 5

A conference, called by the Chief Secretary (Mr. Clive Evatt) to iron out a dispute between firemen…

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Peace Move Fails In Fire Dispute

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 5

A conference, called by the Chief Secretary (Mr. Clive Evatt) to iron out a dispute between firemen…

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"Final Peace Bid" to Reds Submission Of Five-Point Plan For Cease-Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 3

NEW YORK, Friday.--The United Notions Political Committee yesterday if called for an immediate cease-fire in Korea, to be followed once by…

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"Final Peace Bid" to Reds Submission Of Five-Point Plan For Cease-Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 3

NEW YORK, Friday. --The United Nations Political Committee yesterday called for an immediate cease-fire in Korea, to foe followed at once by…

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"Final Peace Bid" to Reds Submission Of Five-Point Plan For Cease-Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 3

NEW YORK, Friday. --The United Nations Political Committee yesterday called for an immediate cease-fire in Korea, to be followed at once by…

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"Final Peace Bid" to Reds Submission Of Five-Point Plan For Cease-Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 3

YORK, Friday.--The United Nations Political Committee yesterday called for an immediate cease-fire in Korea, to be followed at once by…

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"Final Peace Bed" to Reds Submission Of Five-Point Plan For Cease-Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 3

£W YORK, Friday.--The United lotions Political Committee yesterday plod for an immediate cease-fire in Korea, to be followed at once by…

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Bushfire Risk Draws Urgent Call for Care

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 2

A CALL for the utmost care to prevent bushfires was Issued yesterday by the chairman of the N.S.W…

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[?] FIRE- still the big city menace Six big fires in Sydney and Melbourne cost insurance companies £1,303,0000

The World's News · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 3

FIRE-ENGINES wail through the city streets and there may be a few people among the jostling thousands on the footpaths who…

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