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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1967

46 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 3

Sparkes Fires

Tharunka · Tuesday 11 April 1967 · page 6

Sirs,—Fr. Pryke attributes to me the view that "Indian non-violent resistance . . . worked because the English are all good, kind and rational, but that it would not…

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Fire captain wins award

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 11 April 1967 · page 3

High ranking officers of the NSW Fire Brigade and local identities gathered at Merrylands fire station recently to congratulate brigade captain, Mr. Allan Clarice, who was…

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Netherlands Fire Relief Fund

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 14 April 1967 · page 9

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A Shaw-fire Revival

Tharunka · Wednesday 26 April 1967 · page 17

If interest and activity are any indication of success, then Dramsoc's Arts Festival entry "Arms and the Man" should be a…

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Truck destroyed in roadside fire

The Biz · Thursday 27 April 1967 · page 1

A semi-trailer (pictured below), carrying a full load of breakfast cereals, caught fire and was completely destroyed at Cecil Park last week. The driver, John William Ilsley, of Ashford, South Australia,…

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STATES of the Nation Furnishing for Fire-victims: C.P. Urges Low-cost Scheme

Tribune · Wednesday 10 May 1967 · page 4

HOBART: An earlier proposal to help Hobart bushfire victims to furnish their new or rebuilt homes at below-retail prices has been revived by the Communist Party's Tasmanian conference…

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Oil Fire Averted

The Biz · Thursday 11 May 1967 · page 1

Lives of people in Spencer Street, Fairfield, were saved last Monday by the driver of an oil tanker putting out a fire in the driving cabin before it could spread to the volatile load…

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Fire at King David

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 18 May 1967 · page 5

Fire broke out in the caretaker’s flat in King David School last Saturday causing extensive damage. Classrooms were also damaged by the smoke and water, but they will be ready for the children when they return…

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Food Store Repair Starts After Fire

The Biz · Thursday 18 May 1967 · page 1

Flemings food store in the Crescent, Fairfield, is expected to re-open for business early next month, despite a $17,000 fire last weekend. This was stated on…

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Firemen's fire works

The Biz · Thursday 25 May 1967 · page 3

Horsley Park Volunteer Bushfire Brigade firemen believe prevention is better…

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'Cease fire' of Natorei Karta

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 15 June 1967 · page 4

The Natorei Karta have declared a “cease fire” for the duration in their round-theyear campaigns. These include…

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Fire Board Candidates

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 20 June 1967 · page 1

Holroyd Council will support Ald. Harold Schofield for the Board of Fire Commissioners' election next month. Ald. Schofield is a mem-…

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Anti-semitism fuel to fire

Tribune · Wednesday 28 June 1967 · page 11

THE article "Spotlight on the M.E." (Tribune, 31567) while correct in its main propositions on…

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New fire-tanker for New Guinea

The Biz · Thursday 6 July 1967 · page 7

A new type firefighting tanker, designed and built by officers of the NSW Forestry Commission, is being shipped to the Papua-New Guinea Forests Deportment…

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Border Settlement comes through fire

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 3 August 1967 · page 9

We do not know what the intentions of the Jordanian military command were in this sector of northern Samaria…

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Opnieuw verre vriend voor Brisbane "Fire Appeal" fonds

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 25 August 1967 · page 2

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Fire-damp Measuring System for Rumania

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 8 September 1967 · page 4

The “Compagnie Auxiliaire des Mines de Douai", who are specialists in safety lighting systems, measurements of fire-damp and…

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Public Freedoms Under Fire

Tribune · Wednesday 20 September 1967 · page 2

GOVERNMENT attacks on democratic rights of citizens have recently become a very marked feature of the Australian political scene…

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Boat Factory 'Back on Job' Fire causes huge losses

The Biz · Thursday 5 October 1967 · page 1

Full production is expected to resume by the end of this month in a one million dollar Lansvale boat factory, despite an estimated $200,000 damage by fire last Friday. This forecast was…

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'Egypt Did Not Fire Missiles' — Ben Gurion

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 2 November 1967 · page 3

(JCNS) "I know of no Egyptian capable of hitting the destroyer Elath with missiles. I know who DID launch the deadly missiles," Mr. David Ben-Gurion, the former Prime Minister, told guests attending his…

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