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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1954

2,483 stories in Sydney's papers · page 68 of 125

Thieves Cause Big Yennora Fire

The Biz · Wednesday 14 July 1954 · page 5

A burning oxy-acetylene torch left by fleeing thieves caused £3500 [?]amage in a Ye[?]ra factory early on Monday morning…

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Fire at Reliance Tile Works

Construction · Wednesday 14 July 1954 · page 7

A fire damaged the office block of Reliance Concrete Products (Australia) Ltd., at Guildford. The Company manufactures…

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Fire Guts Tourist Hotel At Tuncurry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 July 1954 · page 8

Fire yesterday destroyed the Bellevue Hotel, Tuncurry, a noted north coast tourist house, in less than…

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Cease-fire plans ready in war zone

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 July 1954 · page 5

HANOI, Tues.--French and Vietminh delegates at Trung Gia today almost completed cease-fire plans for Indo-China…

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Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 July 1954 · page 9

ELDORADO, Illinois (B.U.P.).--Firemen parked their fire engine in a wheatfield near Eldorado…

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Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 July 1954 · page 9

ELDORADO, Illinois (B.U.P.).--Firemen parked their fire engine in a wheatfield near Eldorado…

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Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 July 1954 · page 9

ELDORADO, Illinois (B.V.P.).--Firemen parked their fire engine in a wheatfield near Eldorado,…

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Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 July 1954 · page 9

ELDORADO, Illinois (B.U.P.).--Firemen parked their fire engine in a wheatfield near Eldorado…

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Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 July 1954 · page 9

ELDORADO, Illinois (B.U.P.).--Firemen parked, their fire engine in a wheatfield near Eldorado,…

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Fire

Daily Mirror · Thursday 15 July 1954 · page 9

ELDORADO,(B.U.P.).--Firemen parked their fire engine in a wheat field near Eldorado…

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Auto. Fire Ins. Bonus Issue

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 July 1954 · page 6

The Automobile Fire and General Insurance Co. of Aust. Ltd., Melbourne, is making a bonus issue on the…

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Dirt, Sand Used To Fight Blaze

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 12

TOTTENHAM. Thursday —A big crowd used bags of sand and dirt to fight a garage fire to-day in this tiny far…

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Fire Victim

The Sun · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 2

Guest-house telephonist Mavis Gowman, photographed at a friend's home today. She suffered burns to the face and left hand as she ran from flames which almost destroyed the…

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Labor M.p. Under Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 12

The current issue of the A.W.U. official newspaper bitterly criticises Mr. Stan Keon, a Labor member of Federal Parliament…

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Screaming Guests in House Fire Building gutted

Daily Mirror · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 1

WOLLONGONG, Fri. -- Screaming men and women smashed windows of the Sea View Guest House, Church St., Wollongong, early today, to escape a fire which had nearly trapped them in…

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"Blundering ass" talk on trip to Germany Royal Visit Under Fire

The Sun · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 13

LONDON, Friday. -- Aneurin Bevan's journal yesterday asked, "Who was the blundering ass who advised Princess Margaret to visit…

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Australian sportsmen under fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 July 1954 · page 9

LONDON, Sat,-- Bitter attacks on Australians' "bad sportsmanship" was made yesterday by…

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Australian sportsmen under fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 July 1954 · page 9

LONDON, Sat.-- Bitter attacks on Australians "bad sportsmanship" was made yesterday by…

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Australian sportsmen under fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 July 1954 · page 9

LONDON, Sat.--Bitter attacks on Australians' "bad sportsmanship" was made yesterday by…

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Australian sportsmen under fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 17 July 1954 · page 9

LONDON, Sat.--Bitter attacks on Australians' "bad sportsmanship" was made yesterday by…

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