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Fires & bushfires, 1954

2,483 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 125

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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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 fired at 3£t. 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 Kembla, but missed. The gunman fired at 3ft. range after telling the watchman, "Go away or I'll shoot."…

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Station fire

The Sun · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 15

BRISBANE, Tuesday. Fire gutted Charleville railway station, 483 miles west of Brisbane,…

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Pensioner Dies in Fire

The Sun · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 3

An invalid pensioner, Charles Buchan, 85, was burned to death when fire damaged a shack in…

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Fire Wood for Pensioners

The Biz · Wednesday 7 July 1954 · page 7
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So far this winter Ho[?] Council has distributed approximately 23 tons of firewood to pensioners in the municipality, being about…

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Brothers saved in fire

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 July 1954 · page 1

A man last night tore his brother's trousers off and used them to smother burning petrol which had splashed over him. Both men were…

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Girl on fire in school

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 July 1954 · page 2

A teacher beat out flames with. his bare hands when a 13-years-old girl's sports dress…

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Girl on fire in school

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 July 1954 · page 1

A teacher beat out flames with his bare hands when a 13-years-old girl's sports dress caught alight at the Picton school, near Sydney, today…

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Girl on fire in school

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 July 1954 · page 2

A teacher beat out flames with his bare hands when a 13-year-old girl's sports dress…

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Girl on fire in school

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 July 1954 · page 1

A teacher beat out flames with her bare hands when a 13-years-old girl's sports dress caught alight at a Picton school, near Sydney, today…

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Girl on fire in school

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 July 1954 · page 1

A teacher beat out flames with his bare hands when a 13-years-old girl's sports dress caught alight, at the Picton school, near Sydney, today…

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Will Discuss Use of Fire Station

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 7 July 1954 · page 11

The Board of Fire Commissioners will discuss with Parramatta Council the question of using…

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DAMAGE £607,000 From Preventable Bush Fires

The Propeller · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 7

The annual report of the Bush Fire Committee has just been released and statistics again show that the majority of bush…

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Fire-man

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 41

PARIS (B.U.P.). -- TWO farm workers at Beauvais, France, set fire to a neigh boring farmer's hayloft…

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Fire-man

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 1

PARIS (B.U.P.). -- Two farm workers at Beauvais, France, set fire to a neighboring farmer's hayloft…

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Fire-man

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 1

PARIS (B.U.P.). -- Two farm workers at Beauvais, France, set fire to a neighboring farmer's hayloft…

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Author fights a fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 11

PARIS, Thurs.(A.P.). -- Famous English author and playwright,…

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Author fights a fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 11

PARIS, Thurs.(A.P.). -- Famous English author and playwright,…

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