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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1953

2,850 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 143

Fire Danger From Matches

The Land · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 39

Reports that a brand of imported matches provide a serious fire danger are being investigated by the…

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Fires Cause £5006 Damage

Daily Mirror · Saturday 28 March 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sat. -- A fire which swept through two city storerooms last night caused £5000 damage…

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Fires Cause £5000 Damage

Daily Mirror · Saturday 28 March 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sat.-- A fire which swept through two city storerooms last night caused £5000 damage…

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Fires Cause £5000 Damage

Daily Mirror · Saturday 28 March 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sat. -- A fire which swept through two city storerooms last night caused £5000 damage…

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Fires Cause £5000 Damage

Daily Mirror · Saturday 28 March 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sat. -- A fire which swept through two city storerooms last night caused £6000 damage…

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Fires Cause £5000 Damage

Daily Mirror · Saturday 28 March 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sat. -- A fire which swept through two city storerooms last night caused £5000 damage…

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Fires Cause £5000 Damage

Daily Mirror · Saturday 28 March 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sat. -- A fire which swept through two city storerooms last night caused £5000 damage…

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Fires Cause £5000 Damage

Daily Mirror · Saturday 28 March 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sat. -- A fire which swept through two city storerooms last night caused £5000 damage…

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Fires Cause £5000 Damage

Daily Mirror · Saturday 28 March 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sat. -- A fire which swept through two city storerooms last night caused £5000 damage…

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Fire Guts Woodworks

Daily Mirror · Saturday 28 March 1953 · page 3

Fire early today destroyed a Joinery factory at the corner of Noble Ave. and Liverpool Rd.. East…

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Fire Guts Woodworks

Daily Mirror · Saturday 28 March 1953 · page 1

Fire early today destroyed a joinery factory at the corner of Noble Ave. and Liverpool Rd.. East…

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Man Saved From Fire In Sulphur

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 March 1953 · page 3

WOLLONGONG, Friday.—Crew members of the English freighter, Lochybank, at Port…

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Woman Trouble They said Eddie lacked fire as a boxer, but that was before Sally took a hand, Read Winner Take All — in this issue

The World's News · Saturday 28 March 1953 · page 1

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Jet power in a fire hose

The Sun · Sunday 29 March 1953 · page 20

Britain's car jet engine is to be used by firemen. It will not mean faster fire wagons tearing…

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Late News Phone: M2406 £40,000 London Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 29 March 1953 · page 64

LONDON, Sat.--Flames engulfed a three-story timber East End warehouse last night in one of London's worst fires since the…

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Saigon Fire Kills

Daily Mirror · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 2

SAIGON. Mon. (B.U.P.). —Fire destroyed 800 huts in the city suburbs yesterday. killing two people and…

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Fire damages Pyrmont mills

The Sun · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 3

Fire seriously damaged a section of Gillespie Bros Pty. Ltd. flour mills, in Union…

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Sun May Have Started Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.— Police believe the sun shining through a window started a fire in a Mayfield store…

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Sun in window starts shop fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 13

NEWCASTLE, Sun.--Detectives investigating a fire at Mayfield today believe that sun shining through a window started the…

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