Mr. T. D. Mutch Loses Fire Board Seat
SYDNEY.—Alderman L. Duff (Woollahra) has been elected to represent metropolitan councils on the New South Wales Board…
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Fires & bushfires, 1946
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Fascist Gang Blamed in Ships' Fires
LONDON, March 7.—It is believed that a gang of antiBritish Fascists has caused the series of fires in liners docked…
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LONDON, March 8.—A Home Office expert on incendiarism has joined Scotland Yard men at Southhampton to investigate the fire on the 85,000-ton liner, Queen Elizabeth, the world's biggest vessel…
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LONDON, March 10. — Fire broke out in the boiler room of the 23,000ton aircraft carrier…
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At 7.7 last night, the Fire Brigade was called through the telephone exchange to a vacant allotment at 412 Cummins Lane, where rubbish was burning…
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The Central Brigade had two calls in the last 24 hours, the first at 11.10 o'clock when they were notified of a fire in the…
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Sydney. March 14.—Daruage estimated at £2500 was done by a fire which destroyed the Revesby Public Hall and-talking picture equipment…
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Last night at 8 o'clock Central Fire Brigade was called to the Royal Exchange Hotel at the corner of C[?] and Argent Streets. However, it was…
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Melbourne, March 15.—Damage estimated at £25,000 was caused by a fire which completely destroyed the general store of Jensens Pty. Ltd. at Sale on…
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SYDNEY—Mr. D'Arcy Rose, Country Party member for Upper Hunter in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, was…
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LONDON, March 19.—A R.A.A.F. man who plans to control the bush fire menace in Australia by the use of helicopters left Britain at the week-end for Melbourne on the aircraft carrier Victorious. He is Flight-Lieut. V.T. Skehill; D.F.C., of Kooyong…
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1930 opened disastrously for Victoria. Never since 1851 and 1926 had she experienced the disastrous bush fires which struck so fatefully in January, 1939, says…
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1039 opened disastrously for Victoria. Never since, 1851 and 1926 had she experienced the disastrous bush firer which struck so fatefully in January. 19[?]…
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At 12 o'clock yesterday the Fire Brigade was called to the corner of Beryl and Chloride Street, where is was found that rubbish on vacant land was…
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The Central Fire Brigade was again called to the Council's, rubbish dump in Rakow Street at 7.30 p.m. yesterday. This dump…
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AUCKLAND (N.Z.).—Several people were injured when a fire swept an apartment house in Wellington. The flames raced so…
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At 12.42 a.m. today a fire broke out in the cellar of the Palace Hotel. The police first, noticed smoke billowing out and, notified…
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An outbreak of fire in the [?] of the Soldiers' Hostel was reported to the Central Fire Station at 12.42 a.m. yesterday morning. The blase, which…
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Sydney, April 9—Electrical equipment and machinery in the blower room of the Eveleight Railway workshops were badly damaged this…
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LONDON, April 14.— Sabotage may have caused the fires which broke out in the Merseyside dock area today, and are…
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