Cease-fire Order in Indonesia
BATAVIA, Wed. (AAP-Reuter).--To restore peace throughout the N.E.I., Dutch and Indonesian Republican…
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Fires & bushfires, 1949
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Staff Alteration At Fire Station
WITH the approval of the Industrial Commission, backed by the Beard of Fire Commissioners, the Grafton Fire Brigade has reverted to control by one permanent officer instead of three. The Mayor of Grafton (Ald…
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The State Government will in the near future introduce legislation to more effectively combat the menace of bush…
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The postponed meeting of Coffs Harbour District Council of the Banana Growers' Federation was held on…
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PARIS, Thurs. (A.A.P).--With damage already estimated at many hundreds of millions of francs mass unemployment is…
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While Bellingen Shire Council was discussing a quote for bush fire fighting plant at last meeting, the Shire President (Cr…
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PARIS, Fri. (AAP).--Police requisitioned all available vehicles to evacuate women and Children from a radius of…
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BORDEAUX, Sun. (AAP). About 20 persons lost their lives when the village of Le Barp, 30 miles south of here…
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THE dreadful loss of life in forest fires in America and France of recent days, must bring our minds back to one of…
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BORDEAUX, Men. (AAP).--A death roll of 230 is feared in the flame-ravaged Gironde forest, south of…
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Mr. S. Gooper, of Raleigh, suffered severe burns to both hands, severe scalds to both thighs and a lacerated wound to the left…
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SYDNEY, Mon.--Hundreds of employees jammed narrow stairs as they fled for safety when a fire gritted the top…
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SYDNEY, Mon. -- Immediate tightening of the law to ensure that employees in all buildings throughout the State are given…
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NEW YORK, Tues. (AAP).--Fierce forest fires are raging in seven American States and in Ontario and Quebec, Canada…
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SYDNEY. Tues--The course of a man who defied fierce flames saved the lives of three young children from a…
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LONDON, Tues. (AAP).--Tited. Smoke-blackened French fire-fighters and troops yesterday found more charred bodies…
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NEW YORK, Wed. (AAP).-- Fast-moving forest fires are raging out of control from Quebec, Canada, to Idaho…
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NEW YORK, Thurs. (A.A.P.). Thousands of fire fighter appear to be winning the battle to bring most forest fires across the nation…
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CORAMBA. -- A well-attended meeting of local residents decided to proceed with the formation of a Bush Fire Brigade…
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TRIESTE, Sun. (AAP).--Official Italian sources in Trieste said yesterday that the fire in the Yugo-Slav oil refinery at…
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