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Fires & bushfires, 1953

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Pure Fire's track dash

The Sun · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 19

MELBOURNE, Monday. --Pure Fire, favorite for tomorrow's Buckingham Handicap at Flemington,…

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Late News Phone: M2406 Troops Fire on Trains

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 28

TEL AVIV, Sun.--An Israeli Army spokesman said today that Jordanian forces had fixed on railway trains and road traffic in…

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U.S. Appeal to South Korea Cease-Fire Objective Outlined

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 4

SEOUL, Mon. (B.U.P.).-- The United States Ambassador to Seoul (Mr. Ellis Briggs)is reported to have delivered a Note…

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U.S. Appeal to South Korea Cease-Fire Objective Outlined

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 4

SEOUL, Mon. (B.U.P.).--The United States Ambassador to Seoul (Mr. Ellis Briggs) is reported to have delivered a Note…

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U.S. Appeal to South Korea Cease-Fire Objective Outlined

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 4

SEOUL, Mon. (B.U.P.).--The United Stoles Ambassador to Seoul (Mr. Ellis Briggs) is reported to have delivered a Note…

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'Armada fires' to hail Queen

The Sun · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.--Beacons will blaze tonight in honor of the Queen from exactly the same points they first blazed to warn the first Elizabeth's England that the Armada…

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Spark Causes Fire in Lorry

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 2

A cigarette butt or a spark from a passing train is believed to have caused £500 damage to goods in a…

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Spark Causes Fire in Lorry

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 2

A cigarette butt or a spark from a passing, train is believed to have caused £500 damage to goods in a…

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Spark Causes Fire in Lorry

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 7

A cigarette butt or a spark from a passing train is believed to have caused £500 damage to goods in a…

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Spark Causes Fire in Lorry

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 2

A cigarette butt or a spark from a passing train is believed to have caused £500 damage to goods in a…

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Spark Causes Fire in Lorry

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 2

A cigarette butt or a spark from a passing train is believed to have caused £500 damage to goods in a…

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Spark Causes Fire in Lorry

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 2

A cigarette butt or a spark from a passing train is believed to have caused £500 damage to goods in a…

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Education Dept. 'Bushfire Team'

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 7

The Director of Education, Dr. Harold Stanley Wyndham, told a Public Service inquiry yesterday that at the beginning of each school term his department was like…

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Demand for Schools "Like a Bushfire"

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 19

Demands for school accommodation put the Education Department in the position of a team fighting a bushfire. Dr. Harold Stanley Wyndham said yesterday. The Department, at…

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Ghts for Crowning Harbor Blaze of L

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 June 1953 · page 20

Cascades of brilliant rockets burst over the Harbor last night as Sydney's millions paid…

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Harbor Blaze of Li Gets for Crowning

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 June 1953 · page 20

Cascades of brilliant rockets burst over the Harbor last night as Sydney's millions paid…

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Harbor Blaze of Li Gets for Crowning

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 June 1953 · page 20

Cascades of brilliant rockets burst over the Harbor last night as Sydney's millions paid…

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Bells Peal, Guns Fire Salute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 June 1953 · page 3

The bells of London pealed, and the guns thundered to salute the crowning. In the Abbey, Prince…

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Fire Chief Praises Work of Volunteers

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 3 June 1953 · page 1

District volunteer firemen received awards for service at a function held recently at Merrylands Fire Station. Board of Fire…

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Damage of £22,000 in Three Fires

The Sun · Thursday 4 June 1953 · page 9

Three fires in Sydney last night caused £22,000 damage. Shortly after 5 am,…

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