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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1952

3,308 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 166

Huge Fire at St. Peters

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 1

Six huge Government stores in Ricketty Street, St. Peters, were blazing furiously at 2…

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60 Cars Saved In Big City Fires £125,000 Loss

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 4

Sixty cars worth about £60,000 were saved during a fire which destroyed four wooden storage sheds and damaged others at Canal Rd., St. Peters, Bast night…

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Sixty Cars Saved In Big City Fires: Less Of £125,000

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 4

Sixty cars worth about £60,000 were saved during a lire which destroyed four wooden storage sheds and damaged others at Canal Rd., St. Peters, last night…

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Sixty Cars Saved In Big City Fires: Loss Of £125,000

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 4

Sixty cars worth about £60,000 were saved during a fire which destroyed four wooden storage sheds and damaged others at Canal Rd., St. Peters, last night…

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Stop Press Phone: M2406 £25,000 Fire at Meatworks

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 20

A fire early today caused damage estimated at about £25,000 when it gutted the fellmongery section of the Riverstone Meat…

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Sixty Cars Saved In Big City Fire: Loss Cm £125,000

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 4

Sixty cars worth about £60,000 were saved during a fire which destroyed four wooden storage sheds and damaged others at Canal Rd., St. Peters, last night…

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Sixty Cars Saved In Big City Fire: Less Of £125,000

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 4

Sixty cars worth about £60,000 were saved during a fire which destroyed four wooden storage sheds and damaged others at Canal Rd., St. Peters, last night…

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Sixty Cars Saved In Big City Fire: Loss Of £125,00

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 4

Sixty cars worth about £60,000 were saved during a fire which destroyed four wooden storage sheds and damaged others at Canal Rd., St. Peters, last night…

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3500 Homeless After Blaze

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 January 1952 · page 8

TOKIO (B.U.P.). -- A cigarette is believed to have caused a fire which destroyed 800 houses in…

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Fire In Tunnel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1952 · page 4

A fire in a signal location box in the tunnel half-way between Wynyard station and the Harbour Bridge…

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Fire Gold To End Run Of Bad Luck

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 January 1952 · page 9

Fire Gold could end a run of bad luck for trainer Tom Clune in the Novice Handicap at Randwick this afternoon…

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Fire Gold To End Run Of Bad Luck

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 January 1952 · page 9

Fire Gold could end o run or bod luck for trainer Tom Clune in the Novice Handicap at Randwick this afternoon…

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Man Saved £60,000 Worth of Cars in Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1952 · page 3

Mr. Les Slaughter, manager of P. and R. Williams Pty. Ltd., saved £60,000 worth…

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Police Fire at Car

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 13 January 1952 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Sat.—Police fired a number of shots at a car containing five half-caste aborigines during a…

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Man Found Dying in Scrub Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 13 January 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sat.--Local residents fighting a scrub fire at West-garth today found a man lying in the blazing grass…

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Blaze in Shop

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 1

Damage estimated at £4000 was caused late last night by a fire at Brandon's furniture shop…

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Blaze in Shop

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 1

Damage estimated at £4000 was caused late last night by a fire at Brandon's furniture shop…

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Blaze in Shop

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 2

Damage estimated at £4000 was caused late last night by a fire at Brandon's furniture shoo…

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Blaze in Shop

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 2

Damage estimated at £4000 was caused late last night by a fire at Brandon's furniture shop…

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Blaze in Shop

Daily Mirror · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 1

Damage estimated at £4000 was caused late last night by a fire at Brandon's furniture shop…

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