Bed Clothes Caught Fire
LISMORE, Tues.--An aged woman who liver alone narrowly escaped incineration when the mattress of a bed on which…
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Fires & bushfires, 1950
156 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 8
Fire Destroys Lacquer Plant
SYDNEY, Thurs.--A spectacular fire this morning gutted a two-storey lacquer plant in the industrial heart of…
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SYDNEY, Fri.--Police believe the cause of the fire which yesterday gutted a lacquer factory in St. Peters was spontaneous…
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CHICAGO, Sun. (AAP).-- A fire that roared through a four-storied negro rooming house early yesterday, resulted in…
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SYDNEY, Mon.--The whole of New South Wales, with the exception of the coastal areas from Nambucca Shire, to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hopes For Early cease Fire Begin To Fade
LAKE SUCCESS, Tues. (AAP).--Hopes for an early cease fire in Korea began to fade yesterday as it became apparent that Communist China intended to…
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LAKE SUCCESS, Thurs. (AAP).--Rejecting opposition from the Soviet group, the United Nations Political Committee has approved the appointment of…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.--Three young children were incinerated when trapped in their blawing home in Wingadee street, Coonamble, this afternoon…
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LAKE SUCCESS, sun. (AAP).--The Chinese People's Republic yesterday virtually rejected the Korean cease-fire proposal, which it called a "trap," but at the same time declared its willingness to strive for a peaceful solution of the…
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MELBOURNE, Tues.--Troops and volunteers fought grass fires throughout the State as temperatures rose above the…
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LAKE SUCCESS, Thurs. (AAP).-- The United Nations has sent a second cease fire appeal to Chinese Communists. THE appeal said a halt in…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.--The Forestry Commission, as a. supplement to its own extensive fire prevention and fire control…
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MACLEAN. -- The inquest touching the death of Lawrence Casey, of Brisbane, who died in the Lower Clarence Hospital…
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SYDNEY, Mon.--Employees at Mascot aerodrome have started a collection for a family of six, whose living quarters were…
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SYDNEY, Tues.--The unidentifiable burned body of a man found after firemen had subdued flames in a George…
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CANBERRA, Thurs. -- The biggest and most serious fire in Canberra's history early this morning caused damage…
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LISMORE. Thurs. -- Ballina fire brigade battled in fierce heat and smoke for six hours yesterday before subduing a heath…
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