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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1952

3,308 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 166

Fire in Cottage

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 9

Two rooms of a brick cottage at 29 Sheppard St., Marrickville, were destroyed by a fire which…

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Fire in Cottage

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 9

Two rooms of a brick cottage at 29 Sheppard St., Marrickville, were destroyed by a fire which…

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Fire in Cottage

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 9

Two rooms of a brick cottage at 29 Sheppard St., Marrickville, were destroyed by a fire which…

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Fire in Cottage

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 9

Two rooms of a brick cottage at 29 Sheppard St., Marrickville, were destroyed by a fire which…

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Seeks Re-election To Fire Board

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 12

Mr. F. A. Harrison, for 32 years a volunteer fireman, and present captain of " Wentworthville Brigade…

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M.P. Blames Railways For Riverina Bushfire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday. — Mr. D. E. Fairbairn (Lib., N.S.W.) said in the House of Representatives to-night that negligence by the N.S.W. Railways Department caused the…

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Minister's Denial On Bushfires

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 3

The Minister for Transport (Mr. Sheahan) today denied there had been any attempt to…

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Minister's Denial On Bushfires

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 3

The Minister for Transport (Mr. Sheahan) today denied there had been any attempt to…

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Minister's Denial On Bushfires

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 3

The Minister for Transport (Mr. Sheahan) today denied there had been any attempt to…

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Warning on Sabotage by Bushfire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 20 February 1952 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wed. --Stringent pre cautions should be taken in Australia against sabotage…

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Sutherland Shire Council Bush Fire Victims’ Relief Fund

The Observer · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 3

The following amounts have been received by the Council in aid of the Bush Fire Victims’ Relief Fund, in addition to the…

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Fire in theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 5

Men and women last night ran from the King's Cross News Theatrette when a fire…

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Death After Fire Battle

Daily Mirror · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 11

PARKES, Thurs. -- An engine-driver who left his engine to help fight a bushfire on the line at…

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Death After Fire Battle

Daily Mirror · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 11

PARKES, Thurs. -- An engine-driver who left his engine to help fight a bushfire on the line at…

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Death After Fire Battle

Daily Mirror · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 11

PARKES, Thurs.--An engine-driver who left his engine to help fight a bushfire on the line at…

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Death After Fire Battle

Daily Mirror · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 11

PARKES, Thurs.--An engine-driver who left his engine to help fight a bushfire on the line at…

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Notes put in fire, police say

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Wed. -- A bank clerk who stole £2140 burnt the…

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Science Can Aid Our Bushfire Fighters

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 2

New methods of fighting bushfires, if applied in New South Wales, could save the State many millions of pounds a year. It is estimated that during the past 10…

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Fires mean less wool

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 7

THE strong statistical situation of wool has been the greatest influence on the market. Prospects do not indicate much…

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New Plan to Fight Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 5

The Chief Secretory (Mr. Evatt) plans to reorganise New South Wales fire-fighting administrations…

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