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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1954

2,483 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 125

Watchman Fires At Thieves

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 4

BOWRAL, Monday.—A nightwatchman fired three shots at two men who tried to break into Bowral…

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Boy Admits He Set Fatal Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 4

NEW YORK, Mon.--A 13-years-old boy yesterday admitted haying set a fire which killed a seven-years-old twin girl…

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National and Foreign News -- the Page That Keeps You Up to Date Cigarette Butts Cause Huge Fires

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 9

LONDON; Tues. (Extel, B.U.P.). -- Two carelessly-dropped cigarette butts caused disastrous fires yesterday in South Africa and Canada. In Cape Point game…

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National and Foreign News -- the Page That Keeps You Up to Date Cigarette Butts Cause Huge Fires

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 9

LONDON, Tues. (Extel, B.U.P.). -- Two carelessly-dropped cigarette butts caused disastrous fires yesterday in South Africa and Canada. In Cape Point game…

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National and Foreign News -- the Page That Keeps You Up to Date Cigarette Butts Cause Huge Fires

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 9

LONDON, Tues. (Extel, B.U.P.). -- Two carelessly-dropped cigarette butts caused disastrous fires yesterday in South Africa and Canada. In Cape Point game…

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National and Foreign News -- the Page That Keeps You Up to Date Cigarette Butts Cause Huge Fires

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 9

LONDON, Tues. (Extel, B.U.P.). -- Two carelessly-dropped cigarette butts caused disastrous fires yesterday in South Africa and Canada. In Cape Point game…

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National and Foreign News -- the Page That Keeps You Up to Date Cigarette Butts Cause Huge Fires

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 9

LONDON, Tues. (Extel, B.U.P.).-- Two carelessly-dropped cigarette butts caused disastrous fires yesterday in South Africa and Canada. In Cape Point game…

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National and Foreign News -- the Page That Keeps You Up to Date Cigarette Butts Cause Huge Fires

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 9

LONDON, Tues. (Extel, B.U.P.).--Two carelessly-dropped cigarette butts caused disastrous fires yesterday in South Africa and Canada. In Cape Point game…

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National and Foreign News -- the Page That Keeps You Up to Date Cigarette Butts Cause Huge Fires

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 9

LONDON, Tues. (Extel, B.U.P.).-- Two carelessly-dropped cigarette butts caused disastrous fires yesterday in South Africa and Canada. In Cape Point game…

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National and Foreign News -- the Page That Keeps You Up to Date Cigarette Butts Cause Huge Fires

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 9

LONDON, Tues. (Extel, B.U.P.). -- Two carelessly-dropped cigarette butts caused disastrous fires yesterday in South Africa and Canada. In Cape Point game…

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Detectives in fire inquiry

The Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 13

Detectives have been called in to investigate a fire at Port Kembla. The fire, in the rear of…

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Fire at Airport

The Sun · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 44

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--Fire today destroyed a hangar and 27 privately-owned planes at…

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Lugarno Fire Alarm

The Propeller · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 1

Hurstville Council, on behalf of residents of Lugarno, recently made a request to the Board of Fire Commissioners…

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Airport menaced by fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Thurs. Melbourne Airport hangars and huge fuel tanks in the path of a grass…

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Airport Fire Near Tankers

The Sun · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--18 petrol-tankers and 50 cars were driven to safety as a grass fire…

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Heavy fire toll in South Korea

The Sun · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 11

SEOUL.--National police headquarters say 2566 fires in South Korea during the past 12 months…

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Forestry Staff Fights Fires Outside Forests

The Land · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 15

FORESTRY Commission, employees had cooperated with private persons in the suppression of about 100 bushfires each year outside State forests, the Minister for Conservation (Mr…

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274 Fires Spread to State Forests

The Land · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 16

MOST fires which caused damage to State Forest's on the North Coast and Tablelands had started outside the forests, the Commissioner for Forests (Mr. E. L. S…

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Fire scares 4 lionesses

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs. -- A fire today broke out in straw under a cage of four circus lionesses…

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Chancellor under fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 2

LONDON, Saturday.-- Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Butler) hardly seems to have…

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