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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1952

3,308 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 166

Furniture Blaze at Bondi

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 3

Fire last night seriously damaged Brandon's furniture store in Oxford Street, Bondi Junction…

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Firemen Put Out 22 Grass Fires

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 3

Firemen extinguishe[?] 22 grass fires in the metropolitan area yesterday…

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Pilot, Hostess Die in Air Crash Burnt-out Shell of Plane After Crash Boy Walks Out Of Plane Wreckage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 1

An air hostess was burnt to death and the pilot died of injuries when an Avro Anson twinengined passenger aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Padstow, on the East Hills line, about…

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Tube starts store fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 7

A lighting tube last night set fire to a two-story building in Oxford Street, Bondi…

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Furniture Fire at Bondi

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 3

Firemen standing on an awning to fight n fire which caused damage estimated at £4,000 in Brandon's furniture store, Bondi Junction, late last night…

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Fire sweeps men's hostel

The Sun · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday. When fire swept through a State Elecricity Commission hostel at Yallourn…

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Families' fight against scrub fire 8 Homes Menaced

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1952 · page 7

Eight families yesterday fought for 40 minutes a scrub fire which imperilled their homes at North Bondi…

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19 die in explosion, mine fire after blast

The Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 5

Monday-- 19 men were killed by an explosion in the McGregor coal mine here today. Rescue crews had…

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£10,000 Fire Sweeps N.z. Aero Club

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 5

NEW PLYMOUTH (N.Z.), Tues.--Damage estimated at more than £10,000 was caused by a…

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£10,000 Fire Sweeps N.z. Aero Club

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 5

NEW PLYMOUTH (N.Z.), Tues.--Damage estimated at more than £10,000 was caused by a…

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£10,000 Fire Sweeps N.z. Aero Club

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 5

NEW PLYMOUTH (N.Z.), Tues.--Damage estimated at more than £10,000 was caused by a…

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£10,000 Fire Sweeps N.z. Aero Club

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 5

NEW PLYMOUTH (N.Z.), Tues.-Damage estimated at more than £10,000 was caused by a…

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Police alarm at large number of costly fires

The Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 5

CIB chief, Supt. Delaney, today assigned detectives to investigate last night's £70,000 fire…

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Fire Damage of £120,000

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 3

Damage estimated at £120,000 was caused last night by a fire which destroyed the leather goods…

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£120,000 damage in fire

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 3

A fire which destroyed a leather goods factory yesterday caused…

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More Money for Fire Fighting

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 1

Contribution of Holroyd Council to expenditure in the Sydney fire district this year has increased by nearly £290…

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Fire Damage of £120,000

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 3

Damage estimated at £120,000 was caused last night by a fire which destroyed the leather goods…

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Crowd Watches Firemen Work Fire Causes Heavy Damage at Factory

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 1

Fire swept through all three floors of a building in Little Queen Street, Chippendale, about 6…

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Bush Fire Relief Fund

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 4

The following additional amounts have been received at Penrith Council Chambers towards the Mayor's Bush Pire…

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Bush Fire Relief Committee Valley Heights Subcommittee

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 1

A sub-committee of the Blue Mountains Bush Fire Relief Organisation was recently formed at Valley Heights…

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