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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1954

2,483 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 125

Fire in Rail van

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 29

A fire which swept through a railway van at the Broadmeadow marshalling yards early today…

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Fire in Rail van

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 26

A fire which swept through a railway van at the Broadmeadow marshalling yards early today…

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Fire in Rail van

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 2

A fire which swept through a railway van at the Broadmeadow marshalling yards today caused £1000 damage…

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Coroner Gives Finding On Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 7

The Liverpool District Coroner, Mr. E. Smythe, S.M., said in Liverpool Court yesterday that he was unable to…

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Man Set Fire To Himself, Police Allege

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 6

A 37-year-old man was badly burnt last night in a house in James Street, Leichhardt…

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Foiled Gunman Fires At Slammed Door

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 4

A man who failed in an attempt to rob Miranda railway station, on the Cronulla line, last night,…

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Boat on Fire

The Propeller · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 1

On Sunday last a fire broke out in a £600 motor cruiser owned by Mr. R, T. Hargraves, of Yowle Bay, whilst travelling…

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Holy Fire In Europe

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 4

LOURDES, France.—A "holy fire" to be blessed at this celebrated Marian shrine on May 1 will be taken all over Europe by torchlight processions during the Marian Year…

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Fire Board's Successful Fines Appeal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 5

Mr. Justice Richards in the State Industrial Commission yesterday upheld an appeal by the Board of…

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St. Marys Fire in Storeroom

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 7

About 4 p.m. on Wednesday, February 24, a fire broke out in the storeroom of Mussett's premises, Victoria St., St. Marys…

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Family of Five Die in U.s. Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 3

NEW YORK, Thurs. (A.P.).--Six persons, including a family of five perished in a farm fire at…

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Family of Five Die in U.s. Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 3

NEW YORK, Thurs. (A.P.).--Six persons including a family of five perished in a farm fire at…

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Family of Five Die in U.s. Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 3

NEW YORK, Thurs. (A.P.).--Six persons, including a family of five perished in a farm fire at…

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Family of Five Die in U.s. Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 3

NEW YORK, Thurs. (A.P.).--Six persons, including a family of five perished in a farm fire at…

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Family of Five Die in U.s. Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 3

NEW YORK, Thurs. (A.P.).--Six persons, including a family of five perished in a farm fire at…

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Fire Kills 6 in Snowstorm

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 5

NEW YORK, Thurs.--Search parties yesterday found the bodies of six people, including those of…

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Scope for Flood and Fire Insurance

The Land · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 4

THE latest flood disasters on the Far North Coast have set many people thinking again about the possibility of a national insurance scheme to compensate the victims of…

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Press Accuses Ike of Timidity McCarthy under fire

The Sun · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 13

NEW YORK, Thursday.--Many US newspapers today accuse President Eisenhower of timidity in his rebuke of Senator McCarthy over the grilling…

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Lane Cove Blaze

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1954 · page 3

Fire practically burnt out the factory of Exquisite Chocolate Products in Longueville Road, Lane Cove, early…

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Big blaze in Brisbane

Daily Mirror · Saturday 6 March 1954 · page 3

BRISBANE, Sat. -- Minutes after the Royal tour illuminations were switched on last night, a four-storey city building burst into flames and was destroyed…

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