Gunman Fires At Pursuers
BRISBANE, Sun.—Two shots were fired by a gunman at people who chased him after he had been seen to leave a house…
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Fires & bushfires, 1947
213 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 11
Increase Cost of Fire Protection
AN increase in the expenditure which the Grafton City Council will have to meet for Grafton's fire protection was the subject of a protest by Ald. F. Beckman at Monday night's meeting of the council…
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BRISBANE, Sun—A fire which broke out on the steamer Empire Mountain, carrying 6000 drums of petrol and other…
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Detective A. G. Clark, said in the Grafton Court of Perty Sessions yesterday that on November 28, he fired five revolver…
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SYDNEY, Mon.—As a result of a fire in a weatherboard cottage at Liverpool late to-day a 13-months-old infant was burned to…
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WASHINGTON, Tuesday, (A.A.P).—The Supreme Court, after delivering a scathing criticism of the whole of the Illinois judiciary system, ordered a new hearing for an Italian immigrant who, in 1925, was given a life sentence on a charge of murder…
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SYDNEY, Tues.—Fire Fox has firmed in the betting on the Summer Cup, following an announcement he would be ridden by J. Thompson. Fire Fox has…
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SHANGHAI, Sun. (A.A.P.-Reuter).—Five hundred were feared drowned in Hankow yesterday morning when fire…
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NEW YORK, Sunday(A.A.P.).—Headed by the huge toll of the Texas City explosion last April, fire and related disasters cost the United States almost 700 million dollars this year, says the National Board of Fire Underwriters in a statement…
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HONG KONG, Mon. (A.A.P.-Reuter).—According to a telephone conversation with a reliable source in Hankow, the fire…
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PHILADELPHIA, Monday (A.A.P.).—Roaring out of control in the icy morning's wind, one of the worst fires in the…
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Grafton Fire Brigade handled 21 fires, three of them major outbreaks, during 1947. In 1946, 18 fires were fought…
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MELBOURNE, Tues.—Fires, red dust storms and hot northerly gales ushered in the State's hottest day this summer and caused…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Bush fire warnings were issued to-night for most districts. This follows weather throughout the State…
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