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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1954

2,483 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 125

Anti-fire Exhibition

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 30

Fire-fighting equipment more than 120 years old will be "displayed at an exhibition in David Jones'…

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Anti-fire Exhibition

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 30

Fire-fighting equipment more than 120 years old will be displayed at an exhibition in David Jones'…

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Stop Press Mine Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 32

LITHGOW, Mon.--District mine leaders are dissatisfied with Government expert check on the underground fire at state coalmine…

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Bishop As Fire Fighter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 5

HOBART, Sunday.— The Bishop of Tasmania, wearing only pyjama coat and serge trousers, joined…

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Stop Press Mine Fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 32

LITHGOW, Mon.--District mine leaders are discussed with Government experts check on the underground fire at state coalmine…

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Concern on State Mine fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 10

LITHGOW, Mon.--Miners' leaders today said they were seriously perturbed over the fire…

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Bishop Fights Fire in Pyjamas

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 2

HOBART, Sun. -- The Bishop of Tasmania (Dr. G. F. Cranswick), wearing pyjamas, helped fight a fire early today at an East Coast…

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Concern on State Mine fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 2

LITHGOW, Mon.--Miners' leaders today said they were seriously perturbed over the fire…

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Concern on State Mine fire

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 2

LITHGOW, Mon.--Miners' leaders today said they were seriously perturbed over the fire…

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He Knew in a Flash Car fire story

The Sun · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 6

MAITLAND, Monday. -- A man who was told petrol was flowing from a car said he would soon find out and threw a match, according to evidence…

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Facts Sought on State Mine Fire "out of control"

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 11

LITHGOW, Sun. -- Government experts should admit that the fire in the State Mine was out off control…

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Mine fire "not active"

The Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 5

Lithgow State mine manager H. Woodward reported today that there was no active fire in the…

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New Fire Board Secretary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 5

The N.S.W. Board of Fire Commissioners announced yesterday that Mr. W. Osborne, formerly chief clerk,…

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Lit fire, goes to prison

The Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 25

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- A 62-year-old laborer who lit a fire near thousands of…

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Daily Telegraph world selection of news Men Battle Fire on Ship

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 6

LONDON, Mon. -- Special squads are fighting to save the Admiralty tanker, Wave Victor, which caught fire last night…

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Bush Fire Committee The danger of fire to

To Ethnico Vema = Greek National Tribune · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 5

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Granville Fires Woman on Arson Charges

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 2

Detectives on Sunday arrested a 39-year-old Granville women and charged her on two counts of arson. The detectives were…

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Winnie under fire

The Sun · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 17

LONDON, Wednesday -- Sir Winston Churchill was yesterday accused of…

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"Mountain Filled with Fire"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 1

M[?]rapi volcano in central Java, where an eruption has killed at least 25 persons. Javanese call Merapi "the mountain that is filled with fire."…

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Stress Need For Increased Fire Protection At Granville

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 1

Recent fires, which had caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage at Granville, emphasised the need for intensified fire services there…

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