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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1952

3,308 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 166

Linseed oil mill fire

The Sun · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 3

Firemen from five brigades early today prevented a fire which destroyed two out-buildings…

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Linseed Oil Plant Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 18

Fire destroyed a "cooking plant" at Harold Meggitt Ltd., linseed oil manufacturers, Mills…

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10,000 Homeless After Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 3

TOKYO, April 17 (A.A.P.). —A roaring fire out of control and fanned by high winds destroyed more than 2000…

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Editorial Basic Wage Adds "Fuel to the Fire"

The Sun · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 3

While the Federal Government has ground for claiming that the increase of only 7- in the Sydney basic wage is a vindication of its financial policy, the fact remains that the danger to Australia's economy still…

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This Week's Dog Story Pincher's Warning Saved Home and Lives From Fire

The Land · Friday 18 April 1952 · page 22

PINCHER minded his master's cardigan all one day and night and also gave the family a midnight warning of a fire which might have destroyed the…

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£300,000 blaze at factory

The Sun · Saturday 19 April 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday.-- Damage estimated at more than £300,000 was caused by a fire which…

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Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 19 April 1952 · page 9

PARIS, Sat. (A.P.).-- Gen. Mohamed Mahfouz Bey. chief of Egypt's fire brigade, gave a…

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Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 19 April 1952 · page 9

PARIS, Sat. (A.P.).-- Gen. Mohamed Mahfouz Bey. chief of Egypt's fire brigade, gave a…

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Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 19 April 1952 · page 9

PARIS, Sat. (AT.).-- Gen. Mohamed Mahfouz Bey chief of Egypt's fire brigade, gave a…

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Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 19 April 1952 · page 9

PARIS, Sat. (A.P.).-- Gen. Mohamed Mahfouz Bey. chief of Egypt's fire brigade, gaye a…

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Wilde Under Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 April 1952 · page 8

THE time has come, St John Ervine says, merrily sharpening his knives and testing the weight of his…

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£2000 lost in shop fire

The Sun · Saturday 19 April 1952 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.-- Proprietor of a radio and electrical shop at Ettalong which was…

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Fire Devastates City In Japan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 April 1952 · page 3

NEW YORK, April 18 (A.A.P.).-One-third of the city of Tottori, in western Japan, was destroyed by fire…

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2 Bodies in Fire Debris

The Sun · Saturday 19 April 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Saturday.-- Two bodies, both burned beyond recognition were found under…

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£2000 sayings lost in blaze

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 20 April 1952 · page 7

A man told police he had lost £2000 in notes in a fire which burned his radio store…

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Avian Derby Scores in Blaze of Glory

Truth · Sunday 20 April 1952 · page 22

Brilliant Inter-Dominion winner, Avian Derby, scored an all the way win in last night's Harold Park Free-for-All and landed a host of big bets for professional…

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£2,000 Notes Lost In Fire

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 20 April 1952 · page 1

Alexander Morris, whose radio shop in Ocean View Road, Ettalong, was destroyed by fire yesterday,…

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2 tramps die in 'hotel' fire

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 20 April 1952 · page 17

MELBOURNE, Sat.--Police said today they believed two tramps had died in a…

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Mob robs homes in big fire PERTH

The Sun · Sunday 20 April 1952 · page 3

LOOTERS stole articles being removed from homes threatened by a fire…

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Late News Shop Blaze

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 April 1952 · page 1

A weatherboard grocery shop at the comer of Mona and Clyde Streets, Granville, was…

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