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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1987

21 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 2

Philippines cease fire ends

Tribune · Wednesday 11 February 1987 · page 16

MANILA: The landslide 78% vote for the Constitution was more a vote against the threat of military dictatorship than for the…

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Sydney City Council under fire

Tribune · Wednesday 18 February 1987 · page 16

SYDNEY: A proposed revamping of City Council electoral zones is the latest move in a long struggle between the…

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Back Page Fire at Pilgrim House

Tribune · Wednesday 8 April 1987 · page 16

Last Friday, fire gutted part of the fourth floor of Pilgrim House in Sydney, where Amnesty International is located. Peace groups and the Ideas Centre -- which specialises in Third World politics and information -- also have their offices in the building. So far, there is no indication that the fire was deliberate, but Jenny Ryan, a spokesperson for…

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Arson suspected in BLF fire

Tribune · Wednesday 13 May 1987 · page 4

PERTH: A fire devastated the Builders Laborers Federation office last week causing damage estimated at…

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Eban under fire from Labour Party ministers Pollard probe entering its final stage

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 14 May 1987 · page 4

Members of the Knesset body studying the Pollard espionage affair were this week presenting their reactions to 14 focal points drafted by chairman Abba Eban, following many weeks of almost daily hearings…

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Rapid-fire

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 28 May 1987 · page 19

TO STAND UP ALONE on the stage and make 900 people rock with laughter for two solid hours is no small feat. But that’s what Dudu…

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Fire ravages forests

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 11 June 1987 · page 6

A desert wind blew through the ashen forest last week as Jewish National Fund supervisor Danny Raviv viewed the damage done by fires that devastated thousands of dunams in the Beit Shemesh area Wednesday…

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Unity coalition under fire

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 11 June 1987 · page 7

TEL AVIV. - A national unity government will only be formed in future if there is a grave emergency, Likuk MK Eliahu Ben-Elissar…

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Trend towards protectionism Will Israel get caught in the cross-fire?

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 25 June 1987 · page 21

TEL AVTV. - When the leaders of the Western world’s economic goliaths met the week before last in Venice, they exhibited the mandatory good…

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Demjanjiik fires lawyer

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 16 July 1987 · page 3

John Demjanjuk has fired American attorney Mark O’Connor as his head defence counsel. O’Connor slid Saturday he would, fight the…

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Bryan Adams Into the Fire (Festival)

Tharunka · Monday 27 July 1987 · page 24

This is loud, powerful rock 'n' roll. In Bryan Adams’ distinctive style of musical arrangement.... Adams’ coarse vocals, heavy drumming, ringing guitars, rocking solos and wah-wah pedals are all found on this LP…

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Barbara Alysen reports... Archive: the fire next time?

Filmnews · Saturday 1 August 1987 · page 3

Thousands of historic nitrate films held by the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra have begun to disintegrate. With funds to preserve only ten per cent of them, the…

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Zionism centre plan draws fire

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 3 September 1987 · page 8

The leading Herut candidate for treasurer of the World Zionist Organization, Settlement Department chairman Matityahu Drobles,…

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Line of Fire

Tharunka · Monday 14 September 1987 · page 27

State terrorism is an issue which many artists might consider to be too hot to handle. Nevertheless this is the theme explored In Linea dl Fuoco, a large and ambitious In stallation being shown In the Art Gallery of NSW as part of…

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Lavi’s demise: the human impact ‘If they fire me, how will I feed my family’

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 17 September 1987 · page 9

Issy Akerman, exhausted after a hard morning protesting against the scrapping of the Lavi, wiped the sweat from his brow and asked the…

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OPERA Vibrant Carmen fires up Jose

The Australian Jewish Times · Wednesday 14 October 1987 · page 31

Carmen as realised by the Australian Opera in its new production could be described as cosmopolitan…

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Rapid-fire quality control computer picks out defective bullets

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 22 October 1987 · page 21

AN ISRAELI quality-control firm has taken the “Russian roulette” out of the production of bullets and, using computers, can pick out…

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Fire: A Frame of Purple Roses(Cleopatra Records)

Tharunka · Monday 26 October 1987 · page 26

This mob aren’t American, definitely not commercial and I doubt very much whether you will ever hear them on the radio - which all means you are missing out on a musical experience. The album takes a few listens and is definitely…

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Arens ‘unfamiliar’ with proposals Arab integration plan under fire

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 5 November 1987 · page 7

A new broad-based policy that seeks to integrate Israel’s minorities more fully into the mainstream, but may also lead to greater government…

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Demjaimjuk on Trial ‘Soviets use witchcraft against foes’ Witness under fire after KGB testimony

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 5 November 1987 · page 3

The Demjanjuk war crimes trial resumed last week after a two-month break with the defence trying to cast doubts on the reliability of the KGB,…

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