Fire Brigade Call
The Central Brigade received a call through the local exchange to a fire in the kitchen of a house at 382 Chloride Street at 8.48…
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Fires & bushfires, 1947
339 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 8 of 17
Fire and Death in Lahore Blaze Follows Bomb Explosion In Market
Lahore, June 22.—More then 150 houses were gutted in Lohore in a wave of arson which swept the city after three bombs had exploded simultaneously in a vegetable market killing at least nine and injuring five others. The death roll…
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Brussels, June 25.—Thirteen persons so far are known to have been killed and 40 injured when a disastrous fire in the Belgian Ministry of Education building trapped many of the 500 occupants. It is believed that many more dead are lying…
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BRISBANE.— The State Government has ordered an inquiry into the oil fuel tank explosion which occurred at the Shell Oil…
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The Central Fire Brigade received a call through the fire alarm at the corner of Chloride and Morgan Streets at 1.54 p.m…
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Yesterday afternoon at 1.54 o'clock Central Fire Brigade received a call through the mechanical fire alarm at the comer of Chloride and Morgan…
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A novel fire fighting machine, which utilises an aircraft propellor, has been developed by Reuben Augustus, editor of a weekly newspaper at Kelvington…
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SYDNEY — A fireman early this morning rescued two elderly women who were overcome by heat and smoke when their house…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Set Fire to Church Clergyman Sentenced
Milwaukee, June 29, — Reverend Doctor John Lewis was sentenced to five years hard labor for having set fire to his church…
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The Central Fire Brigade was the victim of a childish prank late yesterday afternoon, the perpetrator of which will receive his just deserts if apprehended…
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SYDNEY.—While firemen were rushing to Shirlow Street, Marrickville, yesterday, residents of the street fought a fire in…
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The South Brigade answered two calls this morning but the first one at 1.9 a.m. to the coroner of Piper and Central Streets…
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"The South Brigade answered two calls yesterday, but the first one at 19 a.m. to the corner of Piper and Central Streets, was a false alarm…
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SYDNEY.—A man who dashed back into his burning home this morning to save the photographs, of his daughter's…
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SYDNEY.—Two men were arrested near Cabramatta early today after a detective had fired a shot over their heads. The men had…
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A truck owned by Mr. E. S. Smith, which was driven by Roy Long, caught fire in Blende Street near Garnet Street this morning…
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New York, July 16. — Whipped by strong east winds a forest fire with a 70-mile front is advancing rapidly on Kenal Peninsula, on the Pacific coast of…
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BATAVIA, July 21.—Dutch warships have shelled Indonesianheld ports in eastern Java, and Dutch planes have bombed and…
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SYDNEY.—Damage estimated at more than £2,000 wes caused by an explosion and fire in two lockup garages in Old South Head…
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Yesterday about 12.20 p.m. the Fire Brigade was called to 365 Morish Street where there was a small chimney fire. The fire was soon extinguished…
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