Discussion On Local Fire Staffs
STAFFING of the two local fire stations will be discussed tonight when the executive of the Barrier Industrial Council will…
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Fires & bushfires, 1946
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Fire Sweeps Nova Scotia Port
MONTREAL, July 16.—The worst fire in the history of the town swept through the entire dock area of Picton, Noya Scotia,…
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The B.I.C. last night carried a very pointed resolution regarding our Fire Brigade strength. It is demanded that the personal should be brought up to…
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Recent epidemic of false fire calls has worried both Fire Brigade and police officials. Although calls of this nature…
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At the meeting of the Barrier Industrial Council last night consideration was given the problem of the local fire service…
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SEVERE damage was caused to three buildings in Argent and Bromide Streets early on Sunday morning when a fire…
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Brisbane July 22—Including 23 out-breaks yesterday when a number of homes were threatened, firemen have fought 120 grass fires in Brisbane area…
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Strenuous and efficient efforts by local firemen were responsible for stemming what could foully hive been a disastrous blaze in Argent Street in the…
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Lismore, July 23.—G[?] at [?] number at farm [?] damage was [?] when…
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Sydney, July 23—A sudden, violent explosion in a chemical factory at Petersham today set fire to the hair of a schoolboy who was passing on his…
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"Results from the use of fire-fighting equipment canted on trains has been so encouraging in Western Australia that the Railway Department in…
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Ca[?] to a rubbish fire at the T[?] Hotel yesterday afternoon, the Brig[?] extinguished the outbreak before any damage was done to property…
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THE Board of Fire Commissioners is to be asked to visit Broken Hill to discuss the matter of the staffing of local…
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AUCKLAND (N.Z.) — A mother and six children were burnt to death in a fire which wiped out a cottage at…
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SYDNEY.—Seeking to blow open a safe which contained only £15, cracksmen early on Sunday set fire to Rydalmere Town Ha[?]l…
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The Fire Brigade extinguished a small rubbish fire at the rear of a house in Mica Street yesterday. The call was received at 4.15 p.m. and the…
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A small fire started in the laundry of the Masonic Hotel, Beryl Street, at 6.15 o'clock this morning. The Central Fire…
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BRISBANE—Detectives have flown from Townsville to Coen and travelled 30 miles by truck to the deserted goldfield of…
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BRISBANE—A masked bandit fired a shot at a pursuer after an atempted holdup in a city residential…
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About 6.15 o'clock yesterday morning the Central Fire Brigade received a cal from the Masonic Hotel in Blende Street, where a fire had broken…
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