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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1952

3,308 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 166

£100,000 Damage in Launceston Rail Fire

The Sun · Saturday 1 March 1952 · page 3

LAUNCESTON, Saturday. -- Damage estimated at nearly £100,000 was caused by a fire at Launceston railway station early to-day…

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Three dead in shooting gallery fire

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 2 March 1952 · page 7

NEW YORK, Sat.--At least three people were crushed or burned to death last night when…

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£100,000 loss in railway fire LAUNCESTON

The Sun · Sunday 2 March 1952 · page 44

FOURTEEN passenger carriages were destroyed in a £100,000 fire at Launceston railway station early today. Part of the station was…

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Truckloods of men fire at anything they see Deer Slaughtered in National Park

The Sun · Sunday 2 March 1952 · page 12

DEER, lyre birds end wallabies are being slaughtered in National Park reserve by hunters using rifles with spotlights. State Ranger Dan…

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"Halt Or We Fire" 5,000 Chinese In Attacks On Police, British Soldiers Tear Gas Used on Mobs

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 2 March 1952 · page 3

HONG KONG, March 1 (A.A.P.— Reuter). — About 5,000 Chinese armed with sticks and stones rioted this afternoon in Kowloon, British territory on the…

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"Maniac" blamed for fires

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sun. -- Police believe a religious maniac today tried…

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"Atomic" Ships in Malta Fire Area

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 6

VALETTA (Malta), Mon. (B.U.P.).--A fire broke out on board a barge in a dock shortly after the…

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"Atomic" Ships in Malta Fire Area

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 1

VALETTA (Malta), Mon. (B.U.P.).--A fire broke out on board a barge in a dock yesterday shortly after the…

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Smoke Kills Woman In Bed Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 1

Mrs. Elsie Florence Cottle, 60, was suffocated by smoke from a burning mattress in her room at…

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"Atomic" Ships in Malta Fire Area

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 1

VALETTA (Malta), Mon. (B.U.P.).--A fire broke out on board a barge in a dock yesterday shortly after the…

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"Atomic" Ships in Malta Fire Area

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 6

VALETTA (Malta), Mon. (B.U.P.).--A fire broke out on board a barge in a dock yesterday shortly after the…

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"Atomic" Ships in Malta Fire Area

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 6

VALETTA (Malta), Mon. (B.U.P.).--A fire broke out on board a barge in a dock yesterday shortly after the…

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"Atomic" Ships in Malta Fire Area

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 6

VALETTA (Malta), Mon. (B.U.P.).--A fire broke out on board a barge in a dock yesterday shortly after the…

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Letters to Editor Stock Killed by Fire Tax Liability On Insurance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 2

Sir,—The proceeds of insurance on livestock destroyed by fire are treated as taxable income under Section 26(j) just…

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Bush fires 'help to output'

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 9

Bushfires could be "a tool" for increasing food production, a U.S…

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Small Fire at City Markets

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 3

Mr. Don Yip, a produce merchant, put out a blaze among inflammable material at the City Markets…

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Small Fire at City Markets

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 17

Mr. Don Yip, a produce merchant, put out a blaze among inflammable material at the City Markets…

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Small Fire at City Markets

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 17

Mr. Don Yip, a produce merchant, put out a blaze among inflammable material at- the City Markets…

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Small Fire at City Markets

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 17

Mr. Don Yip, a produce merchant, put out a blaze among inflammable material at the City Markets…

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Father of fire is "lucky"

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 3

A husband whose young wife gave birth to triplets and twins within two years said last night: "I'm a very lucky man." But he said being…

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