Fire Brigade's Part in Tragic Christchurch Fire Wellington (N.z.), This Afternoon
The fire brigade's part in the tragedy was detailed by the Crown Counsel, Mr. Watson, when the enquiry into Ballantyne's fire in…
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Fires & bushfires, 1948
547 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 28
Tragic Department Store Fire Royal Commission Begins
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday (A.A.P.-Reuter).â A Royal Commission into the tragic fire in Ballantyneâs store in November, when 41 lives were lost, began at Christchurch today…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: "Stand over men" are blamed by Robbie Burns Soutar for setting fire to his car at Haberfield early today…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Kennedy's Creek, a small dairy and milling district on the western fringe of the ottways, was strangely cerie as…
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HOBART, Wednesday: Eleven bushfires are still, burning in Tasmania, but the weather was cool all over the state today and the main…
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An R.A.A.F. bushfire [?] has been set up to combat the menace of bushfires in N.S.W. An aircraft will and by at…
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Another big forest fire in the Kenny's Creek area of the' Ottway ranges is believed to have, been started by fire-bugs…
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More hot days will bring a serious fire clanger in New South Wales, the Chief Secretary) Mr. Baddeley, said yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Minor Fires During January
January was not a busy period for the Bathurst fire brigade. There were only three fires on three successive clays, January 7, 8 and 9. but all were…
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ST ALRANS (Vermont, U.S.A.), Friday.â An [?] chamber of [?] were killed when a [?] destroyed a 73 [?] hotel here…
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LONG [?] Sunday . (AAP-Reuter). [?] passage[?] dead and [?] were [?]…
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[?] upon [?] crowds in northern Bombay this morning when rioters persisted in efforts to attack the residence of Hindu…
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Mr Sid Howarth [?] a Good save of his home on his orchard property near March on Saturday when a fire broke out…
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An invasion of grasshoppers is expected in the Orange, Millthorpe, Blayney and Bathurst districts in about a fortnightâs time…
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KEMPSEY, Wednesday: Cheques, bank notes and sliver of the value of £500 were lost last night in a fire which destroyed a shop, adjoining…
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Mr. Clarrie Dorman, of Lahey's Creek, nephew of Mr. F. W. Dorman, of Arthur St., Wellington, had a lucky escape…
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A comprehensive short-wave and normal broadcasting scheme--with station 2LT as the control centre--will be introduced to assist in combatting bushfires in this district following a conference in Lithgow yesterday…
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The Bush Fire Fighters' Workers Compensation Act, prepared by the Advisory Committee of the Bush Fires Brigade, provides for…
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The Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley, last night emphasised that there was a serious danger of bushfires in most western parts of…
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A workshop and three motor cars were destroyed by fire early today at Alexandria. The premises, a wooden building,…
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