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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1954

2,483 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 125

Hotel Fires Accidental

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 6

Detectives of the C.I.B. Arson Squad believe" two fines which broke out within, two hours at the Hotel…

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Hotel Fires Accidental

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 6

Detectives of the C.I.B. Arson Squad believe two fires which broke out' within two hours at the Hotel…

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Hotel Fires Believed Accidental

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 4

Arson Squad detectives who investigated the cause of two fires which broke out in the Burlington Hotel,…

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Fires at Hotel 'Accident'

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 7

Police believe that two fires which broke out within two hours at a city hotel were…

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£50,000 Fire

The Sun · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 2

LONDON, Saturday.-- Fire yesterday destroyed most of the medical research section of…

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Fire at U.k. University

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 1

LONDON, May 14 (A.A.P.). —Fire to-day destroyed most of the medical research section of Manchester University…

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Liquid Fires Sore Feet No Bar to Neck Victory

The Sun · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 10

Liquid Fire (4 to 1), who yesterday was reported an unlikely starter, today won the Flying Handicap at Warwick Farm by a neck from Magic Touch (5 to 1), with Lucky Stride (2 to 1) a long neck back third…

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Liquid Fire's Pace Too Hot Doubtful starter finishes like flash

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 12

Not a certain runner until this morning, Liquid Fire (41) finished Bike a flash on the outside to beat Magic Touch (51) and favorite Lucky Stride (21) in the Flying Handicap at Warwick Farm…

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Liquid Fire's Pace Too Hot Doubtful starter finishes like flash

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 12

Not a certain runner until this morning, Liquid Fire (41) finished like a flash on the outside to Beat Magic Touch (51) and favorite Lucky Stride (21) in the Flying Handicap at Warwick Farm…

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Liquid Fire's Pace Too Hot Doubtful starter finishes like flash

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 12

Not a certain runner until this morning, Liquid Fire (41) finished like a flash on the outside to beat Magic Touch (51) and favorite Lucky Stride (21) in the Flying Handicap at Warwick Farm…

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A murderer challenged the skill of the backroom boys—and lost How Science Trapped a Wife Killer a London wartime fire-watcher planted his wife's body under rubble, confident it would be taken for a blitz victim. But he reckoned without Scotland Yard's team of experts

The World's News · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 6

THE July sunshine blazed down on a bomb-damaged area in Kennington Lane, London, where workmen were cleaning up the…

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Driver dies in panel van blaze

Truth · Sunday 16 May 1954 · page 60

As flames yesterday swept through the cabin of a panel van the trapped driver said to two men who tried to rescue him: "It looks as if I am going to roast to death."…

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Two fires cause heavy damage

Truth · Sunday 16 May 1954 · page 3

Drums, apparently containing inflammable liquids, rocketed into the streets when a fire damaged two machinery shops at Pyrmont last night. Mean while brigades…

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Fire Starte[?] By Cracker[?]

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 16 May 1954 · page 2

Crackers caused a [?] which burnt the front [?] building at Pyrmont [?] night…

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Factory Gutted By Fire

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 16 May 1954 · page 2

Fire destroyed Ha[?] Joinery and Ready [?] Homes factory in C[?] mont Avenue, Chull[?]…

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Smash Victim Knew Death In Fire Near

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 16 May 1954 · page 15

A man trapped in a blazing panel van yesterday told would-be resucers: "It looks as though I'll roast to death." He died in the flames…

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Liquid Fire beats Magic Touch at fourth try

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 16 May 1954 · page 27

For the first time in four clashes, Liquid Fire yesterday beat Magic Touch. Liquid Fire landed £20,000 in bets for…

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Prince Morvi Puts on a Pauper's Performance Liquid Fire sears them

Truth · Sunday 16 May 1954 · page 23

Brisbane plans for crack dual Derby winner Prince Morvi are now up in the air following his dismal showing in yesterday's Flying Handicap at Warwick Farm. Racing like a hoppled mule from go…

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Liquid Fire's Stable Owes W.F. Win To Special Shoe Lands Big Wagers

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 16 May 1954 · page 33

A special bar shoe made by a local farrier helped Liquid Fire to win the Flying Handicap at Warwick Farm yesterday and land a betting plunge…

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Man throws son to safety House Blaze

The Sun · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 18

Seven people slid down a drainpipe and a three-year-old boy was thrown to safety from a blazing house in Darlinghurst early today…

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