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Fires & bushfires, 1953

2,850 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 143

8 cars lost in garage blaze

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 June 1953 · page 2

Fire early today destroyed eight cars in a used car park in South Strathfield…

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Fume Fire Backed

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 June 1953 · page 11

Melbourne sprinter Pure Fire was heavily backed for the Doomben £10,000 at Canterbury today…

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Pure Fire Backed

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 June 1953 · page 11

Melbourne sprinter Pure Fire was heavily backed for the Doomben £10,000 at Canterbury today…

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Pure Fire Backed

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 June 1953 · page 11

Melbourne sprinter Pure Fire was heavily backed for the Doomben £10,000 at Canterbury today…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Pure Fire Backed

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 June 1953 · page 11

Melbourne sprinter Pure Fire was heavily backed fox the Doomben £10,000 at Canterbury today,…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Pure Fire Backed

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 June 1953 · page 11

Melbourne sprinter Pure Fire was heavily backed for the Doomben £10,000 at Canterbury today…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Pure Fire Backed

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 June 1953 · page 11

Melbourne sprinter Pure Fire was heavily backed for the Doomben £10,000 at Canterbury today…

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Fire in picture theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 June 1953 · page 9

An audience of more than 600 people hurried from the Odeon picture theatre at Penshurst last night when a fire broke out. The theatre…

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Equipment Damaged in Gasworks Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 June 1953 · page 1

Part of the equipment in the A.G.L. Company's Mortlake works which was damaged in yesterday's explosion and fire…

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Gas not affected by fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 June 1953 · page 3

Weeked gas supplies will not be affected by the fire which last night damaged equipment at…

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500 Leave In Theatre Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 June 1953 · page 4

Five hundred persons hurried from the Odeon Theatre, Railway Parade, Penshurst, when a fire broke out behind…

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Mortlake Fire Not to Affect Weekend Gas

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 June 1953 · page 2

Weekend gas supplies will not be affected by the fire which last flight damaged equipment at the Mortlake works of the Australian Gas Light Company. A spokesman for the…

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Eight Cars Destroyed in Fire Blazing Debris Falls On Vehicles

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 June 1953 · page 2

Fire early today destroyed eight cars in a used car park in South Strathfield…

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St. George Stars Sought S.C.G. GAME Club Under Fire For Playing Pair

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 June 1953 · page 8

Noel Pidding and Ken Kearney will appear for St. George of their own free will in today's main Rugby League match on S.C.G. against Canterbury-Bankstown. St. George has been…

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St. George Stars Sought S.C.G. GAME Club Under Fire For Playing Pair

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 June 1953 · page 8

Noel Pidding and Ken Kearney will appear for Sh George of their own free will in today's main Rugby League match on S.C.G. against Canterbury-Bankstown. St George has been…

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St. George Stars Sought S.C.G. GAME Club Under Fire For Playing Pair

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 June 1953 · page 10

Noel ridding and Ken Kearney will appear for St. George of their own free will in today's main Rugby League snatch on S.C.G. against Canterbury-Bankstown. St. George has been…

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St. George Stars Sought S.C.G. GAME Club Under Fire For Playing Pair

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 June 1953 · page 8

Noel Pidding and Ken Kearney will appear for St. George of their own free will in today's main Rugby League match on S.C.G. against Ganterbury-Bankstown. St. George has been…

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St. George Stars Sought S.C.G. GAME Club Under Fire For Playing Pair

Daily Mirror · Saturday 20 June 1953 · page 8

Noel Pidding and Ken Kearney will appear for St. George of their own free will in today's main Rugby League match on S.C.G. against Canterbury-Bankstown…

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Eight Cars in Blaze

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 21 June 1953 · page 9

Fire destroyed eight cars in a used car park in Liverpool Road. Enfield, early yesterday…

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Man saved in van fire

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 21 June 1953 · page 4

A policeman last night rescued a man trapped in the burning cabin of his…

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