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Fires & bushfires, 1953

2,850 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 143

£30,000 Blaze in Victoria

The Sun · Saturday 2 May 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday.-- A £30,000 blaze last night destroyed a tyre- retreading works at…

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Trial by Fire a Short Story

The World's News · Saturday 2 May 1953 · page 10

PROBATIONARY fireman Brock Mallory sat on the footboard of the fire engine. His helmet was wedged between his knees and he…

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The Ghedra — Sultan's night of rievel When oliveskinned beauties danced the Ghedra, a French brigadier said, "It sets a man on fire."

The World's News · Saturday 2 May 1953 · page 7

FACT and fiction about Morocco have so often been confused that it is difficult for anyone to draw a line between the two…

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Fire Engine Exchange Plan

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 3 May 1953 · page 3

CANBERRA, Saturday. — The Department of the Interior is believed to be trying to exchange its new…

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Fire damages old tavern

Truth · Sunday 3 May 1953 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sat.—The historic 113-years-old Mitre Tavern in Bank Place,…

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Homes... Modern Log Fires Are Easy to Clean

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 3 May 1953 · page 38

THIS is the season when there is nothing quite as cheerful and comforting as the warmth of a crackling log fire…

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Ancient inn damaged by fire

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 3 May 1953 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Sat. -- Fire today damaged the Mitre Tavern, one of Melbourne's most…

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No fire in the brew

The Sun · Sunday 3 May 1953 · page 24

Police in a patrol car at Huntington, West Virginia, spotted a fire in a closed restaurant and went to work smartly. One radioed the fire…

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Reporter's fire in his 'backyard'

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 3 May 1953 · page 5

MEMPHIS (Tennessee), Sat. -- A Memphis newspaper reporter heard sirens yesterday…

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£30,000 fire in factory MELBOURNE, Sat

The Sun · Sunday 3 May 1953 · page 10

A £30,000 blaze last night destroyed a tyre-retreading works at Camperdown, 127 miles from…

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Cooking... Give a buffet supper around the fire on winter nights

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 3 May 1953 · page 39

NOW that winter has finally arrived one of the most pheasant ways of entertaining is at a buffet supper around the fire…

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Natives See "Big Fire"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 1

The Comet was bound from Singapore to London and was carrying a crew of six…

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Man Burnt in House Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.— Ernest Frohlich, 62, of Wantirna, Melbourne, was seriously burnt to-day when his…

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Comet airliner, wingless, crashed like "ball of fire"

The Sun · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 5

CALCUTTA, Monday.--The Comet jet airliner, which crashed near Calcutta on Saturday, killing all 43 people aboard, dived to earth wingless at terrific speed "like a ball of fire." This was reported by…

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Two flee under fire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 May 1953 · page 5

BERLIN, Mon. -- An East German lorry-driver escaped from the Russian into the U.S. sector of Berlin under a hail of Communist bullets early today. West German border…

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U.S. Foreign Aid Under Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 2

President Eisenhower's foreign, aid programme for 1953-54 represents a substantial cut on that…

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Blayney Abattoirs Plan Is Under Fire

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 40

BATHURST.— The regional abattoirs plan for Blayney is to be further discussed. The three-months' time limit during which…

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Blaze gavel fireman 'limelight"

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 3

AUCKLAND, Saturday --A volunteer fireman-driver charged with arson started fires to…

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Blaze gave fireman "limelight"

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 3

AUCKLAND, Saturday.--A volunteer fireman- driver charged with arson started fires to…

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Blaze gave fireman "limelight"

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 3

AUCKLAND, Saturday.--A volunteer fireman- driver charged with arson started fires to…

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