Fire In Fish Shop
At 5.254 p.m. on Saturday the Fire Brigade was called to the Oceanic Cafe in Argent Street occupied by Mr. Mitta D[?]. On arrival it was found…
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Fires & bushfires, 1945
216 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 11
Fur Coats Ablaze Big U.S.A. Fire
The fire which broke out recently in the basement of the largest emporium in the southern hemisphere. Myer's of Melbourne, was soon under control, owing…
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MELBOURNE. — Alexander Orr (89) and his wife, Agatha Orr (79) were burned to death in a fire which destroyed their home at…
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SYDNEY.—When fire destroyed a war workers' hostel at Glen Davis on Saturday causing damage estimated at £10,000, 300 men who depended on…
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Sydney, October 15.—[?] Norman Lawson of [?] South Australia an ex-POW who arrived in Sydney in HMS Speaker, today said that while…
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HOBART.—A fire which broke out on the 70-year-old Bridgewater Bridge, will save the Government some thousands of pounds…
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Within ten minutes the Central Fire Brigade was called to two fires in unoccupied houses in Broken Hill last night…
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At 10.21 last night the Central Fire Brigade answered a call to an unoccupied house at 179 Hall Street. Three was a small blaze at the rear of the house…
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Melbourne, October 24.—Reports from all corners of the State and from New South Wales indicate that drought conditions and the fire hazard…
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SYDNEY.—A brother and sister Garth Rankin Findley (aged 1), and Gail Barbara Findley (aged 4) were burnt to death…
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Two Cup candidates, the New Zealand gelding Typhoon and the Sydney colt Blue Legend, with three other horses, narrowly escaped serious injury in a fire…
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Auckland, November 6.—N.Z. Cup favorite Signal Officer was badly singed during a fire at R. E. McLellan's stables at Invercargill. The horse…
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This week in Melbourne the City Building Surveyor and the City Health officer published a report on fire risks in Melborne's theatres and cinemas…
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MELBOURNE.—Three of the main buildings in the Gippsland township of Walhalla were destroyed yesterday when burning-off operations got out of control. They were the Mechanics' Institute…
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SYDNEY.—Almost the whole of N.S.W. is now gripped by heat wave conditions. Another bush fire warning was issued this morning by the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley), who declared that persons who ht fires in prohibited places would be prosecuted…
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Batavia, November 11. — British forces commenced shelling Sourabaya at 6 a.m. yesterday, when Major-General Mansbergh's ultimatum to the Indonesians to lay down their arms expired. Many Indonesians were reported to have been killed and wounded. RAF…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rioting Breaks Out In Palestine 12-Hour Strike By Jews Leads To Fires And Fights
LONDON, November 14.—Serious rioting in the all-Jewish town of Tel Aviv accompanied today's 12-hour strike by Jews in Palestine. Turbulent crowds of Jews set fire to Government buildings by throwing torches into them…
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London, November 15—Extensive rioting, with heavy shooting, last night broke out in the streets of Telaviv after groups of youths had set fire to Government offices and had stoned the police who hastened to the scene. Police eventually fired on the crowds…
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At 11.35 on Saturday night the Central Fire Brigade was called to a motor car standing in front of the Exchange Hotel in Chloride Street that had…
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There will be no reappointment of a permanent officer at the Fire Brigade Station at South Broken Hill, according to advice received by Mr. M. A…
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