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Fires & bushfires, 1953

2,850 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 143

Mystery Fire in Offices

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 5

A mystery fire in the offices of Australian Fittings and Quality Metals Products Ltd., Victoria…

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Mystery Fire in Offices

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 5

A mystery fire in the offices of Australian Fittings and Quality Metals Products Ltd., Victoria…

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Mystery Fire in Offices

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 16

A mystery fire In the offices of Australian Fittings and Quality Metals Products Ltd.. Victoria…

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Bazooka Used To Fight Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 3

MORGAN CITY (Louisiana), Feb. 1 (A.A.P.).—Firefighters yesterday completed the first phase of their battle…

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Fire Destroys Homestead; £10,000 Loss

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 3

NARRABRI, Sunday.— Murilla, one of the largest homesteads in the Wee Waal district, was destroyed by…

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Big Security Check-up in U K. Probe Into Fires On R.N. Ships

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 8

LONDON, Mon. (Kemsley).--Top Secret Service agents are mingling with dockyard and dockside workers throughout Britain, in an effort to track…

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Big Security Check-up in U.K. Probe Into Fires On R.N. Ships

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 8

LONDON, Mon. (Kemsley).--Top Secret Service agents are mingling with dockyard and dockside workers throughout Britain, in an effort to track…

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Big Security Check-up in U.K. Probe Into Fires On R.N. Ships

Daily Mirror · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 8

LONDON, Mora. (Kemsley).--Top Secret Service, agents care mingling with dockyard and dockside workers throughout Britain, in an effort to track…

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Big Loss in Fire on Goods Train

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 2

A fire on a goods train two miles from Asquith destroyed thousands of pounds worth of goods last night. Merchandise in four…

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Is USA lighting more Reichstag fires?

Tribune · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 11

REPORTS of fires and suspected sabotage on British liners and an aircraft carrier draw attention to the ever-present danger of…

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2 Die, 37 Injured in Carrier Blast Blaze Under Bridge

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Wed. (B.U.P.).-- Two people were killed and 37 were injured…

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Mother, Baby Flee From House Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 5

A woman, clutching her 18-months-old baby daughter, fled from a burning house,…

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Mother, Baby Flee From House Fire

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 5

A woman, clutching her. 18-months-old baby daughter, fled from a burning house,…

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Stop Press Woyng Flees From Fire with Baby

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 32

A Women [?] her 18-manths-old [?] Mosman[?] woman Mrs. K,[?] Tour…

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Woman carries baby to safely in Mosman fire

The Sun · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 5

A young mother ran from a room with her 18-month-old baby in her arms when fire…

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Fire on Roof

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 8

A small fire broke out in the roof of a two-storey building in Warringah Road, Mosman, occupied by Mrs…

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Fire destroys timber mill

The Sun · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 30

COONAMBLE, Thursday.--A fire early this morning destroyed the timber mill owned by J…

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Extension of fire ban

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 16

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Kelly) yesterday extended for another 48 hours the ban on…

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Bushfire Threat Is Now Acute In Most Of State

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 1

The Weather Bureau yesterday issued high to extreme bushfire warnings for more than half of the State as the heatwave continued in most of New South…

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Tragedy by Fire

Daily Mirror · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 11

POPLAR (Montana) (A.P.).--Firemen found the bodies of five children, aged six months to five…

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