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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1952

3,308 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 166

Fires Ban Reimposed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 3

The Chief Secretary, Mr. C. Evatt, yesterday reimposed the prohibition on the lighting of fires in the open…

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Prohibition on Open Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 5

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Clive Evatt) yesterday prohibited the lighting of open-air fires for cooking…

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13 Dead in House Fires

The Sun · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 5

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--Eight children died in a fire which destroyed their home in Oregon…

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Fire Board Nominations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 7

Nominations for the election of members of the Board of Fire Commissioners will close on March…

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Fire Board Finance

The Biz · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 4

The Board of Fire Commissioners forwarding to Holroyd Council a schedule of estimated expenditures to the various fire…

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Railway fire during storm

The Sun · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 13

GLEN INNES, Thursday.--Internal combustion caused a fire in railway a truck carrying…

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News in brief Truck Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 14

GLE NINNES, Thursday --During a violent thunderstorm last night rain seeped through a tarpaulin…

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News in brief Truck Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 14

GLE NINNES, Thursday --During a violent thunderstorm last night rain seeped through a tarpaulin…

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News in brief Truck Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 14

GLE NINNES, Thursday --During a violent thunderstorm last night rain seeped through a tarpaulin…

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News in brief Truck Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 14

GLE NINNES. Thursday --During a violent thunderstorm last night rain seeped through a tarpaulin…

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News in brief Truck Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 14

GLENINNES, Thursday --During a violent thunderstorm last night rain seeped through a tarnaulin…

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News in brief Truck Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 14

GLE NINNES, Thursday --During a violent thunderstorm last night rain seeped through a tarpaulin…

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Fire Threat to Home on Mountains

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 8

KATOOMBA, Thurs.-- Katoomba fire brigade has been kept. busy today fighting bush and…

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Fire Threat to Home on Mountains

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 8

KATOOMBA, Thurs.-- Katoomba fire brigade has been kept busy today fighting bush and…

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Springwood Death From Exhaustion in Fire

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 8

That Mrs. Emily Ann Purvines (71) died on December 6 at North Springwood from the effects of exhaustion due to excessive heat…

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Fire Threat to Home on Mountains

Daily Mirror · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 8

KATOOMBA, Thurs.-- Katoomba fire brigade has been kept busy to day fighting bush and…

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Furniture was moved out, but fire had been put out

The Sun · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--More than 200 volunteers emptied a house of furniture within three minutes when fire threatened it last night…

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To spot fires

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 2

DISTRICT Forestry Officer at Wagga (Mr. B. U. Byles) said that his office had acquired two largo Japanese naval binoculars…

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Fire victims penalised

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 1

Sir.—I do not think the public realised how great the loss of production will be on properties proclaimed for soldier…

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8 Children Die in Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 3

NEW YORK, Thurs.-- Eight children died in a fire which destroyed their home nine miles north of…

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