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Fires & bushfires, 1953

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Fire Sweeps Saigon Slum Saigon

The Sun · Sunday 15 February 1953 · page 56

Thousands of Vietnamese are homeless after a fire which swept through the congested slum area…

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Hospital Fire in Korea

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 3

TOKYO, Feb. 15 (A.A.P.Reuter).—Commonwealth soldiers rushed from a concert given by a New Zealand party…

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Cable Round-up 400 wounded saved from fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 4

SEOUL, Sun.--British Commonwealth soldiers hurried from a concert of Seoul last night to help rescue 400 South Korean wounded from a…

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Korea Service Upset by Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 15

CANBERRA, Mon.--A fire in the international telegraph and telephone office of the Republic of…

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12 Kikuyu Killed Police Fire On Terrorists

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Feb. 17 (A.A.P.). — Kenya police yesterday killed 12 Africans and wounded another…

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Boiling Water, Fire Hoses Used in Fight on Ships

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 19

BREMEN, Wed.--Boiling water, fire hoses and pistols were used in a naval engagement' between Turks and Germans in the river Weser last night. German police said that the Turkish tanker Raman…

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Blaze Not Deliberate, Police Say

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 28

Police investigating a fire and safe-blowing at the Seamen's Union office, Day St., City, on…

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Blaze Not Deliberate, Police Say

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 28

Police investigating a fire and safe-blowing at the Seamen's Union office, Day St., City, on…

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Fire Razes Many Homes

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 7

CAIRO (B.U.P.). -- Some '6000 people have been '.made homeless by a fire in --'the Egyptian village of…

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Fire Razes Many Homes

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 7

CAIRO (B.U.P.). -- Some 6000 people have been made homeless by a fire in the Egyptian village of…

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Fire Razes Many Homes

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 7

CAIRO (B.U.P.).-- Some 6000 people have been made homeless by a fire in the Egyptian village of…

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Lad's 25 Years for Causing Fatal Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 8

CHICAGO, Thurs. (U.P.).-- A 15-year sold boy faces a 25-year prison term for causing an apartment building fire in which a person burned to death…

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Lad's 25 Years for Causing Fatal Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 8

CHICAGO, Thurs. (U.P.).--A 15-years-old boy faces a 25-year prison term for causing an apartment building fire in which a person burned to death…

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Trainees fire A.A. shoot

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 10

A fine day yesterday enabled 400 trainees to fire 900 rounds of anti-aircraft ammunition from North…

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Grandmother gave boy "order to fire"

The Sun · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 7

An elderly woman had told her grandson to fire a shot over the door of a garage at Engadine to prevent her daughter's husband from entering, it was stated at Burwood Coroner's Court today…

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£60,000 blaze in Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Detectives investigating a £60,000 fire which destroyed a factory owned…

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Blaze in Office of Car Firm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 1

Fire destroyed furniture and equipment worth hundreds of pounds in the offices of Larke Hoskins…

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Cars Saved From Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 3

Fire last night damaged offices in the motor showroom of Larke, Hoskins and Co., William Street,…

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Reds Fire on Berlin Refugees

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 1

BERLIN, Sat. (B.U.P.). --Communist police yesterday fired on refugees fleeing from East to…

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Reds Fire on Berlin Refugees

Daily Mirror · Saturday 21 February 1953 · page 1

BERLIN, Sat. (B.U.P.).-- Communist police yesterday fired on refugees fleeing from East to…

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