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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1954

2,483 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 125

Dash for life from fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 3

Several families fled for their lives today when a three-storey block of flats caught…

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Federai Notebook Dr. Evatt's Emotional, Rapid-fire Platform Style By Our Canberra Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 2

The Federal election campaign, with a week and a half to go, has probably reached the point at which most people begin to treat it as harmless background noise, like dinner music. It looks pretty certain that electors have…

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Saved From Blaze

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 1

Carol Johnston, 12, with her canary, Prince, which she saved from a burning flat in Campbell Parade, Bondi, yesterday afternoon. (Report, p, 3.)…

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Blast Starts Petrol Blaze

The Sun · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 7

LOS ANGELES, Tuesday.-- Explosions today! ignited 500,000 gallons of oil and petrol in 11 tanks…

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Girl Saves Canary In Big Flat Blaze

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 3

A girl of 12 yesterday dashed through a burning three-storey block of flats in Bondi to save her pet…

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Fire in Press Building

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 1

Pungent fumes and dense smoke filled the Bulletin office, George St., after a fire had…

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Fire in Press Building

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 32

Pungent fumes and dense smoke filled the Bulletin office, George St., after a fire had…

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Bulletin fire quickly quelled

The Sun · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 44

A chemical explosion and fire occurred at the Bulletin office, George St., today…

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Fire in Press Building

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 1

Pungent fumes and dense smoke filled the Bulletin office, George St., after a fire had…

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Rescue of Horses in Fire

The Sun · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 39

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A man and his 16-year-old son risked their lives to…

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No Water to Fight Fire

The Sun · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 17

PERTH, Wednesday. -- Fire destroyed three shops at 4 am today in a town which has had…

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Carol, 12, Braved Fire for Bird

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 3

Twelve-year-old Carol Johnston yesterday rushed into her parents' blazing flat to rescue her pet canary, Prince. Carol (pictured above with Prince), was overcome by…

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Carol, 12, Braved Fire for Bird

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 3

Twelve-year-old Carol Johnston yesterday rushed into her parents' blazing flat to rescue her pet canary, Prince. Carol (pictured above with Prince), was overcome by…

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Carol, 12, Braved Fire for Bird

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 3

Twelve-year-old Carol Johnston yesterday rushed into her parents' blazing flat to rescue her pet canary, Prince. Carol (pictured above with Prince), was overcome by…

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Carol, 12, Braved Fire for Bird

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 3

Twelve-year-old Carol Johnston yesterday rushed into her parents' blazing flat to rescue her pet canary, Prince. Carol (pictured above with Prince), was overcome by…

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Carol, 12, Braved Fire for Bird

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 3

Twelve-year-old Carol Johnston yesterday rushed into her parents' blazing flat to rescue her pet canary, Prince. Carol (pictured above with Prince), was overcome by…

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Auto Fire's Bonus Issue

The Sun · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 25

Automobile Fire and General Insurance Co. of Australia Ltd. is to make a one-for-two bonus…

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Auto. Fire Ins. 1 For 2 Bonus Issue

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 6

Automobile, Fire and General Insurance Co. of Aust. Ltd., Melbourne, will make a bonus issue of…

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Trains Held Up by Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 11

A small fire on a train at Canterbury today caused a delay of some minutes to trains on the Illawarra…

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Trains Held Up by Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 22 May 1954 · page 11

A small fire on a train at Canterbury today caused a delay of some minutes to trains on the Illawarra…

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