Fire in Grating
The fire alarm, sounding at about live o'clock yesterday afternoon, caused mild excitement in William Street. With a large crowd attending the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1951
590 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 7 of 30
Mystery Fires
LONDON, Monday: Dutch detectives will remain on board the migrant ship, Johan van Cledbarnevelt, during her voyage to Australia with 1300…
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NEW YORK, Wednesday.--Fire destroyed more than 60 racing greyhounds at Sarasota Kennels, Sarasota, Florida,…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A man charged with setting fire to his next door neighbour’s house sat on the verandah and…
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Over 3000 acres of grassland, 20 miles from Narromine, were swept on Monday night by one of the most serious bushfires…
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NEW YORK, Wednesday: Fire destroyed over 60 racing greyhounds at the Sarasota Kennel Club at Sarasota, Florida, yesterday. There were…
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SION, (Switzerland), Thursday: A £1 million sterling fire has destroyed one of Switzerland's most important hydro-electric stations and killed one…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: A fire occurred in the upper part of the Mitchell Library, Sydney this afterioon. When the outbreak occurred, about…
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BRISBANE. Monday: Latest reports from the bushfire areas in central and south-western Queensland Indicate that the fires are burning…
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OTTAWA, Tuesday.— A fire which destroyed the St. Lawrence River cruise liner, Quebec, on August 14 last, with the loss…
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SYDNEY, This Aft.--Two men, a woman and child narrowly escaped incineration when flames from a blazing…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday:. AJC stewards will hold an inquiry at 10.30 am Monday concerning a reported attempt to dope the racehorse Fire…
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A bush fire broke out on the property owned by Mr. Foster (a newcomer to the district) recently…
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SYDNEY, This Aft.--Hotel Kosciusko -- Australia's most popular tourist resort -- was destroyed by fire before dawn this morning. Most of the 100 guests and 90 employees aroused from their beds, fled in their night attire…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: The wooden two-storey Hotel Kosciusko was destroyed by fire at 4.30 a.m. today. About 100 guests and 92 employees…
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According to reports, serious damage was done to equipment when a shed at the Marrangaroo R.A.A.F…
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Orange Fire Brigade was called to a fire in the tool shed of the Bowling Club at 12.50 a.m. yesterday. The night watchman noticed…
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A car burst into flames and was badly damage at Orange Saleyards yesterday afternoon, The car was owned by a Mr…
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A bushfire which broke out on Mrs. Robb's property at Eglinton yesterday destroyed about 100 acres of grasslands before it was extinguished. The…
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SYDNEY, Monday: The engineers' building at the Warialda Post Office in Northern N.S.W., was destroyed by fire this afternoon. Damage in…
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