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Fires & bushfires, 1954

2,483 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 125

Evie Was the Star of Brief Fire Drama

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 1

Actress Evie Hayes found herself the star in an unrehearsed fire drama at the Hotel Australia this afternoon. Wearing a silver helmet, of the same shape and…

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Free Fire Insurance and Indemnity in the Event of Death

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 2

Whatmuff's Pty. Ltd., the oldest established Radio and electrical appliance store in Parramatta, now make their…

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N.S.W. Fire Brigades Vacancies exist on the permanent staff for FIREMEN

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 41

The Fire Brigade offers a secure and attractive career to young men of good physique who are over…

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N.S.W. Fire Brigades cancies exist on the permanent staff for FIREMEN

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 41

The Fire Brigade offers a secure and attractive career to young men of good physique who are over…

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Big Lighthouse Burnt Out

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 3

LONDON, March 18 (A.A.P.).—Skerryvore lighthouse, the largest in the world, was burnt out yesterday…

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Waterfront Timber Shed Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 1

Fire swept through valuable timber last night at the Manly and Port Jackson Steamship Company's depot…

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Syria-Israel Exchange Fire

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 1

TEL AVIV, Tues: An exchange of fire, during which artillery, automatic weapons and rifles were used, occurred…

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Fire at ferry works

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 15

Fire last night destroyed about £5000 worth of timber at a ferry repair works at…

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Fire at Harbour Ferry Depot

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 3

Firemen play hoses on the timber store shed which caught fire at the ferry depot at Kurraba Point last night…

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New Fire Engine for Mudgee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 5

MUDGEE, Thursday.— Mudgee Fire Brigade now has a modern fire-engine which can cope with any class of…

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100 Fight Big Blaze

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 March 1954 · page 3

BATHURST, Fri.--A bushfire tonight is burning on three grazing properties. The fire has…

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Chase after man on fire

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 March 1954 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Fri.--A number of men today had to run down a truck driver before they put out a fire…

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Bushfire Near Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1954 · page 1

BATHURST, Friday.— A bushfire which got out of control this afternoon has burnt out a large area of…

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Families Flee Factory Blaze

The Sun · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 25

Families evacuated a terrace of houses in St. John's St., Lewisham, early this morning, when a factory fire threatened their homes…

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Fire Destroys Furniture Factory

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 3

Firemen manhandled their hoses on to the roof of a house to fight a fire which gutted a furniture factory at Lewisham last night. The wall of the house was cracked, but firemen prevented it from catching fire…

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Car injures fire fighter

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 20

A car ran over a fireman while he was fighting a fire in Merrylands Road. Merrylands, last night…

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Three Killed in Freighter Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 9

PHILADELPHIA, Tues. (A.P.).--A fire yesterday swept the 5000-ton Danish freighter Gudrun Maersk,…

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Three Killed in Freighter Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 9

PHILADELPHIA, Tues. (A.P.).--A fire yesterday; swept the 5000-ton Danish freighter Gudrun Maersk,…

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Three Killed in Freighter Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 9

PHILADELPHIA, Tues. (A.P.).--A fire yesterday swept the 5000-ton Danish freighter Gudrun Maersk,…

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School Visit to Fire Brigade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 13

Two hundred boys and masters from Sydney High schools will inspect the Fire Brigade Headquarters in the…

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