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Fires & bushfires, 1953

2,850 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 143

8 Cars Lost in Night Fire

Truth · Sunday 21 June 1953 · page 3

Hundreds of people in night attire watched a fire destroy eight cars in a used car park at the corner…

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17 Fires in Sydney

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 June 1953 · page 2

Suburban fire brigades yesterday went to 17 bush and grass fires in the metropolitan area…

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Boy gets blame for fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 June 1953 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Sun.--Police blame a disgruntled schoolboy for an…

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Stolen Car Found Destroyed by Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 June 1953 · page 2

KATOOMBA, Monday-- A 1939 sedan car, which was reported stolen from outside a theatre at Oberon…

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Fire Peril on Brewery Malt Kiln

The Sun · Monday 22 June 1953 · page 2

Working in dangerous conditions 100ft above the ground, firemen fought a fierce fire…

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Stolen Car Found Destroyed by Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 June 1953 · page 2

KATOOMBA, Monday.-- A 1939 sedan car, which was reported stolen from outside a theatre at Obwon…

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Second Battalion Has Its Baptism of Fire Resolute Battle of Force in Korea War

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 June 1953 · page 8

SOMEWHERE IN KOREA, Tues.-- It was appropriate, in a way, that the Second Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment came out of the line under a rain of 500 Chinese Communist mortar bombs. For 42 days and nights,…

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Second Battalion Has Its Baptism of Fire Resolute Battle of Force in Korea War

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 June 1953 · page 8

SOMEWHERE IN KOREA, Tues.-- It was appropriate, in a way, that the Second Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment came out of the line under a rain of 500 Chinese Communist mortar bombs. For 42 days and nights,…

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Second Battalion Has Its Baptism of Fire Resolute Battle of Force in Korea War

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 June 1953 · page 8

SOMEWHERE IN KOREA, Tues.--If was appropriate, in a way, that the Second Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment came out of the line under a rain of 500 Chinese Communist mortar bombs. For 42 days and nights,…

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Compulsory Unionism, from page 1 Cabinet Under Fire in Unions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 June 1953 · page 3

Trade-union officials last night strongly criticised the statement by the Acting Premier, Mr. R. J. Heffron, explaining Cabinet's decision to defer any move to introduce legislation to make union membership compulsory and to ask for a ministerial…

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Fire upsets passengers

Daily Mirror · Thursday 25 June 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs.-- About 100 passengers in a packed double-decker bug panicked when flames and…

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Fire upsets passengers

Daily Mirror · Thursday 25 June 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs.-- About 100 passengers in a packed double-decker bus panicked when flames and…

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Fire upsets passengers

Daily Mirror · Thursday 25 June 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs.-- About 100 passengers in a packed double-decker bus panicked when flames and…

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Fire in Picture Theatre

The Propeller · Thursday 25 June 1953 · page 1

On Friday evening last a fire broke out in the Odeon Picture Theatre. Penshurst, during the screening of the film "Act of…

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Islands control under fire

The Sun · Thursday 25 June 1953 · page 17

South Pacific islands were "overloaded" with European administration personnel, former Governor of American Samoa, James Arthur Ewing, said…

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Houses Nearly Destroyed by Fire

The Biz · Thursday 25 June 1953 · page 2

Only prompt action by neighbours and the timely arrvial of Fairfield Fire Brigade saved two dwellings from destruction last…

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Test Men Under Fire for Parties, Drinking

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 June 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Wed.--A big row is about to flare up in English cricket unless the Australian touring side stops treating this tour as a social whirl-about. Cricket to the…

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Racial Fires Still Burning

Daily Mirror · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 14

PRETORIA, (South Africa) Fri.—Bonfires will burn tonight outside African huts and houses in settlements, villages and hear town locations in silent protest against South…

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Racial Fires Still Burning

Daily Mirror · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 14

PRETORIA, (South Africa) Fri.—Bonfires Will burn tonight outside African huh and houses in settlements, villages and near town locations in silent protest against South…

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Racial Fires Still Burning

Daily Mirror · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 14

PRETORIA, (South Africa) Fri.--Bonfires will burn tonight outside African huts and houses in settlements, villages and near town locations in silent protest against South…

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