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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1954

2,483 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 125

Man Fires Shot in Hold-up

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 2

A man walked into Arthur Bright's general store, Green Street, Warrawong,…

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Crowds watch fire in city

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 1

Several thousand people in Macquarie Place in the lunch-hour today watched a fire which had broken out…

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Crowds watch fire in city

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 1

Several thousand people in Macquarie Place in the lunch-hour today watched a fire which had broken out…

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Shire to Consider Fire Area

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 2

Warringah Shire Council would consider the lay-out of the Palm Beach camping area…

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Appeal for fire victims started

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 2

The Campers' Association has begun an dppeal for eight people -- including three young childrei--left destitute by yesterday's disastrous Palm Beach fire…

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Dogs saves family in fire

The Sun · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 5

SAVED. Jeannette (15) and Valda Simpson (12) hold their dog Peter Girl, who saved…

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Shire to Consider Fire Area

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 3

Warringah Shire Council would consider the lay-out of the Palm Beach camping area…

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Crowds watch fire in city

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 1

Several thousand people in Macquarie Place in the lunch-hour today watched a fire which had broken out…

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Appeal for fire victims started

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 2

The Campers' Association has begun an appeal for eight people--including three young childrei--left destitute by yesterday's disastrous Palm Beach fire…

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Appeal for fire victims started

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 2

The Campers' Association has begun an appeal for eight people -- including three young childrei--left destitute by yesterday's disastrous Palm. Beach fire…

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Crowds watch fire in city

Daily Mirror · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 1

Several thousand people in Macquarie Place in the lunch-hour today watched a fire which had broken out…

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Fire Destroys 11 Camps At Beach

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 1

A fire at Governor Phillip Park, Palm Beach, yesterday destroyed 11 camps, a late-model car and a utility truck. Two families who had set…

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Fire Destroys 10 Palm Beach Weekenders

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 1

DENSE BLACK SMOKE rising over Palm Beach camping area from a fire which destroyed ten temporary homes and two motor vehicles yesterday. Campers pushed some huts away from the flames in attempts to stop the fire spreading. Two men in the picture have rigged a hose and are approaching the fire. Story and more pictures, page 3…

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£8000 Damage by Fire 10 weekend homes lost

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 3

A spectacular fire yesterday destroyed 10 temporary homes and two motor vehicles at Palm Beach. The fire occurred in a camping reserve in…

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5000 watch city fire Brigades Make Brilliant Save

The Sun · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 11

A lunch-hour crowd of more than 5000 watched firemen make a brilliant "save" in the heart of the city today…

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Fire Sets Off Series

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 June 1954 · page 11

LITHGOW, Monday. —Fire under a City Council tar vat to-day set off a chain of flares…

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Doctor's Car Goes in Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 22 June 1954 · page 7

Fire last night gutted this garage in Arcadia St., Coogee, and burnt out two cars, one of…

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Wall Risk After City Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 June 1954 · page 11

The occupants of two city buildings have had to leave their premises because of a fire in Macquarie Place…

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Doctor's Car Goes in Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 22 June 1954 · page 7

Fire last night gutted this garage in Arcadia St., Coogee, and burnt a out two cars, one of…

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Doctor's Car Goes in Fire

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 22 June 1954 · page 7

Fire Task night gutted this garage in Arcadia St., Coogee, and burnt out two cars, one of…

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