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Fires & bushfires, 1954

2,483 stories in Sydney's papers · page 64 of 125

Rescue of woman in bed blaze

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 1

A 26-years-old New Australian early today dragged an unconscious woman in smouldering pyjamas from a smoke-filled room in Redfern…

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Rescue of woman in bed blaze

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 11

A 26-years-olci New Australian early today dragged an unconscious woman in smouldering pyjamas from a smoke-filled room in Redfern…

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Rescue of woman in bed blaze

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 11

A 26-years-old New Australian early today dragged an unconscious woman in smouldering pyjamas…

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Rescue of woman in bed blaze

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 11

A 26-years-old New Australian early today dragged an unconscious woman in smouldering pyjamas from a smoke-filled room in Redfern…

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Rescue of woman in bod blaze

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 1

A 26-years-old New Australian early today dragged an unconscious woman in smouldering pyjamas from a smoke-Silled room in Redfern…

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Rescue of woman in bed blaze

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 11

A 26-years-old New Australian early today dragged an unconscious woman in smouldering pyjamas from a smoke-filled room in Redfern…

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Firemen Put Out Blaze In City Building

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 3

Firemen early to-day put out a fire in premises in Haymarket occupied by the Chinese Nationalist Party…

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Rescue In fire

The Sun · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 5

Two men dragged an unconscious woman from a blazing bedroom at Redfern early today. The woman, Anna…

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Conference on fire protection

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Mon. -- Officials of Newcastle Trades Hall Council expect an early conference…

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Conference on fire protection

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Mon. -- Officials of Newcastle Trades Hall Council expect an early conference…

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Conference on fire protection

Daily Mirror · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Mon. -- Officials of Newcastle Trades Hall Council, expect an early conference…

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Haymarket fire destroys attic

The Sun · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 3

Firemen early this morning battled for more than an hour to prevent a fire spreading from a…

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Redex Driver Burns Hands N.Z. car on fire but still in trial

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 2

BRISBANE, Sun.--The most serious mishap on the Sydney-Brisbane stage of the Redex trial occurred today when a New Zealand car caught fire near Surfers' Paradise…

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£607,000 Damage By 694 Bushfires

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 4

Bushfires, many of them unusual, caused damage of £607,000 in New South Wales during…

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Elderly man dies in blaze

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 5

An elderly bed-ridden man was burnt to death when a fire gutted his residence…

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Elderly man dies in blaze

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 5

An elderly bed-ridden man was burnt to death when a fire gutted his residence…

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Gunman fires at watchman

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 15

A gunman early today fired point-blank at an unarmed watchman at Port Kembla, but missed. The gunman tired at 3ft. range after telling the watchman, "Go away or I'll shoot."…

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Gunman fires at watchman

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 15

A gunman early today fired point-blank at an unarmed watchman at Port Kentbla, but missed. The gunman Sired at 3ft. range after telling the watchman, "Go away or I'll shoot."…

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Gunman fires cat watchman

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 15

A gunman early today fired point-blank at ah unarmed watchman at Port Kembla, but missed. The gunman Sired at 3ft. range after telling the watchman, "Go away or I'll shoot."…

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Gunman fires at watchman

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 2

A gunman early today fired point-blank at an unarmed watchman at Port Kembla, but missed. The gunman fired at 3ft. range after telling the watchman, "Go away or I'll shoot."…

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