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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1962

44 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 3

Attendant stops big petrol fire

The Biz · Wednesday 10 January 1962 · page 1

Prompt action by a young service station attendant last week saved a Yennora…

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Australian Gunners Fire New Howitzers

Nepean Times · Thursday 18 January 1962 · page 2

Australian gunners in Malaya have become. the first Commonwealth Army unit in South-East Asia to fire the new hard-hitting 105mm pack howitzers…

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Vict. bush fire Camp evacuated

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 19 January 1962 · page 1

Melbourne (JT Special). — A Jewish youth camp near Healesville in the Dandenong bush fire area…

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Spinsters' Vigil Against Fire Auction store razed

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 24 January 1962 · page 2

A middle-aged spinster, living alone in a 120-year-old weatherboard cottage at Old Guildford, prepared to defend her home last week as fire gutted a…

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Fire Tender Repairs Speeded Up

Nepean Times · Thursday 25 January 1962 · page 10

Fire which destroyed a house at Castlereagh during the Christmas holidays will hasten the repair of…

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Fire Rages at Oil Refinery

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 31 January 1962 · page 2

While an oil fire raged fiercely in close proximity to tanks containing millions of gallons of motor spirit, firemen from four brigades raced to the Shell Oil Refinery at Clyde in the…

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Fire Fighting Advice From Expert Rotary Address

The Biz · Wednesday 7 February 1962 · page 3

Valuable information and advice was given in a talk on "Fire Fighting" at last week's meeting of Fairfield Rotary Club…

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Fiji unions under fire

Tribune · Wednesday 28 February 1962 · page 5

THE Industrial Registrar, Fiji, has ordered the removal from office off the president, secretary and…

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Downer Under Fire Over Soviet Visas

Tribune · Wednesday 7 March 1962 · page 11

CANBERRA: "I regret the Miinster will not change his decision," said Mr. F. M. Daly, Labor MHR, protesting in the House against the restriction on the Soviet women visitors' visas. "IT does not do our democracy any…

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Algerian Cease-fire Blow to Imperialists

Tribune · Wednesday 21 March 1962 · page 4

The whole democratic world will h ail the ceasefire in Algeria as a tremendous advance towards the establishment of a completely independent Algeria. BEFORE this is achieved months, and possibly years…

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Fire Warning

Nepean Times · Thursday 22 March 1962 · page 2

It was far from being too late to disregard the possibility of serious fires this year in Penrith and lower…

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Fire Brigade Team for Wagga Demo

Nepean Times · Thursday 22 March 1962 · page 9

Penrith Volunteer Fire Brigade will again send a team to compete at Wagga in the biennial fire…

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Fire Engine "Too Old"

Nepean Times · Thursday 5 April 1962 · page 1

The fire engine at St. Marys—now 24 years old— was not keeping pace with development in the district,…

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Building and Real Estate No Fire Risk with These ! Log Cabin Wall Sheets

The Biz · Wednesday 11 April 1962 · page 4

Asbestos cement sheeting of a new design simulating the shape of log cabin walls is now available for builders of modern homes. This can be used…

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New Fire Tender For Blaxland

Nepean Times · Thursday 26 April 1962 · page 6

A new fire-fighting tender has been proposed for Blaxland Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade…

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Log cabin walls without the fire risk

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 4 May 1962 · page 8

ASBESTOS Cement sheeting of a new design simulating the shape of log cabin walls is now avaiable for builders of modern homes…

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Arson suspected in timber yard fire

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 9 May 1962 · page 1

A forced-open door, broken padlocks and shattered glass panels were discovered by Parramatta firemen when they arrived at a blazing timber yard and joinery works at Camelia in the early hours of Friday morning…

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Fire Brigade Action

Nepean Times · Thursday 10 May 1962 · page 9

Board of Fire Commissioners advised Penrith City Council on Tuesday night that replacement of fire…

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Shows who broke Laos cease-fire

Tribune · Wednesday 23 May 1962 · page 4

MOSCOW: Laos Prince Souphanouvong, leader of the patriotic Pathet Lao forces has done everything humanly possible have a coalition government formed and to…

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Union Officials Under Fire From Members

Tribune · Wednesday 6 June 1962 · page 12

SYDNEY: Hundreds of shipping clerks have refused to pay a £1 union levy, due from May 31. They have taken this action as a protest against failure of…

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