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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1953

2,850 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 143

Fire damages historic hotel

The Sun · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 12

HOBART, Monday. -- The century-old Ship Hotel, one of the landmarks of Hobart was…

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Fire in House Inquiry

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 2

Two leading detectives of the Arson Squad are inquiring into a fire which last night…

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Fire in House Inquiry

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 2

Two leading detectives of the Arson Squad are inquiring into a fire which last night…

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Woman Hurt in Bed Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 4

Doctors have amputated the arm of a 58-years-old woman who was burned when her bed caught fire…

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Fire In Brisbane City Building

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 3

BRISBANE, Sunday.—Fire raged through the top floor of the Brisbane city building of Hagon Blackburn and Co…

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Arson suspected in cottage fire

The Sun · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 9

An unoccupied cottage in Ermington where a fire broke out last night had listen sprayed inside with petrol. This was discovered by…

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Woman Hurt " in Bsd Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 4

Doctors have amputated the arm of a 58-years-old woman who was burned when her bed caught fire…

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Woman Hurt in Bed Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 4

Doctors have amputated the arm of a 58-years-old woman who was burned when her bed caught fire…

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Woman Hurt in Bed Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 4

Doctors have amputated the arm of a 58-years-old woman who, was burned when her bed caught fire…

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Woman Hurt in Bed Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 4

Doctors have amputated the arm of a 58-years-old woman who was burned when her bed caught fire…

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Leap From Window In Factory Blaze

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 3

BRISBANE, Monday.— Russell Drake, 45, was trapped in a burning factory at West End to-day…

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Fire Guts Classroom

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 8

Fire yesterday destroyed a prefabricated classroom at Chatswood Central School…

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Police probe house fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 12

Detectives of the Arson Squad are continuing inquiries into a fire which badly damaged an…

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Police probe house fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 12

Detectives of the Arson Squad are continuing inquiries into a fire which badly damaged an…

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Objector Loses Home in Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 4

VIENNA, (I.N.S.). -- A Hungarian mother told her son's schoolmaster that she would object to…

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Objector Loses Home in Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 11

VIENNA, (I.N.S.).-- A Hungarian mother told her son's. schoolmaster that she would object to…

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Objector Loses Home in Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 4

VIENNA, (I.N.S.). -- A Hungarian mother told her son's schoolmaster that she would object to…

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Heater Causes Fire In Classroom

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 9

Fire destroyed part of a metal prefabricated classroom at Chatswood Central School at 1 p.m. yesterday,…

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Objector Loses Home in Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 11

VIENNA, (I.N.S.). -- A Hungarian mother told her son's schoolmaster that she would object to…

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Objector Loses Home in Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 11

VIENNA, (I.N.S.). -- A Hungarian mother told her son's schoolmaster that she would object to…

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