Cruise Boat Catches Fire; 200 Die in Flames Search For Bodies Still Goes On
Central Western Daily · Monday 19 September 1949 · page 3
TORONTO, Sunday. — With a known low of nearly 200 lives, the Great Lakes cruise ship Noronic, 6,905 tons, was destroyed by fire yesterday. Latest figures issued by…
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National Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 3
TORONTO, Monday.—Although 154 passengers of the pleasure-cruiser Noronic have not yet been accounted for police and Red Cross officials…
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National Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 2
TORONTO, Tuesday: The Canadian Government today ordered the crew of the Lake steamer. Noronic, to attend a secret inquiry to check all…
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Central Western Daily · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 5
TORONTO, Tuesday —The Canadian Government today ordered the crew of the Lake steamer, Noronic, to attend a secret inquiry to check all aspects of the disastrous fire which killed at least 121 passages on the vessel on Saturday. Officials and relatives are…
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Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 19
A fire completely destroyed a small weatherboard cottage of 4 rooms at the Coolah Sawmills at about 6 p.m. on Friday…
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Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 2
Although an offer from head office of the bush fire brigade's advisory Committee for first aid instruction to brigade members…
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National Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1949 · page 2
Station officer Henson and 11 men quelled a fire last night at the Turon Shire Council depot at Kelso. The fire, the cause of which is unknown, was…
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Central Western Daily · Saturday 24 September 1949 · page 2
Strong protests were made by Aldermen J. P. Jaeger and Denis Harrington at Tuesday night’s Orange City Council meeting against a proposal to reduce the number…
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National Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1949 · page 5
The Minister for Labor and Industry (Mr. Finnan) today authorised prosecution of the owners of more than 20 city buildings with factory…
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National Advocate · Tuesday 27 September 1949 · page 2
Thirty one fire brigades fought for three and a half hours yesterday to put out a fire which swept an area of a third of a square mile near the…
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National Advocate · Tuesday 27 September 1949 · page 2
At least seven people are reported killed and 25 injured when three racing cars at different times crashed into spectators watching the Grand After receiving a threatening telephone message James Taylor, Rueters Bangkok correspondent, was shot at yesterday while driving through a…
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Central Western Daily · Wednesday 28 September 1949 · page 7
SYDNEY, Tuesday.— Under the provisions of a Bush Fire Prevention Bill introduced in the legislative Assembly…
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National Advocate · Wednesday 28 September 1949 · page 1
LISMORE, Tuesday: Tonight a fierce bushfire endangered the town of Evans Head and nearby R.A.A.F. installations, Fanned by a strong…
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Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 September 1949 · page 5
Believed to have been ignited by a spark from a passing locomotive a large area of grass on a vacant allotment at Oakey…
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Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 29 September 1949 · page 6
To officially welcome Sub-station Officer T. Nash and his wife and family to Lithgow, about 65 members and friends of the Lithgow Fire…
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Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 4 October 1949 · page 2
SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- Fire caused damage estimated at £4,000 to the fashionable Hotel Manly early to-day…
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National Advocate · Wednesday 5 October 1949 · page 4
More than 70 guests and members of the staff fled in their night clothes when a fire broke out in the £150,000 Hotel Manly at 3.45 am today…
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National Advocate · Wednesday 5 October 1949 · page 2
A fire which broke out in a chimney at the home of Mr. Campbell, Rankin Street, at 11 am yesterday was promptly extinguished by the…
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Central Western Daily · Wednesday 5 October 1949 · page 5
SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Damage estimated at more than £4,000 was caused in the Hotel Manly, when fire broke out at 3. 45 a.m. today. More than 70 guests and…
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National Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1949 · page 1
SYDNEY, Sunday Three occupant[?] of factories in Station House. Rawson Place. City where it was stated "a definite the hazaro" existed were…
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