Chief N.s.w. Fire Officer Retires
Sydney, December 31.—The Chief Officer of the New South Wales Fire Brigade, Mr. W. H. Beare, retired today after 47 years of service. Mr…
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Fires & bushfires, 1948
425 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 22
Fire Destroys Race Stand
MELBOURNE.— It is estimate that it will cost more than £30,000 to replace the hill grand stand which was gutted by fire at Flemington…
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SYDNEY.—The body of a man believed to be Hugh MacKnight (72), caretaker, was found in the embers of a fire which completely…
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Melbourne, January 2—Thousands' remained after the last race at Flemington race course yesterday and watched a fire destroy the 70-year-old…
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NEW YORK, January 4.— A home fire has been kept burning continuously by a mountaineer family in North Garolina for 159 years. The fire was started with flint…
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Sydney, January 4.—Early developments are expected in the police investigations into a fire which gutted the West Wyalong Golf Club early…
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KALGOORLIE — Five thousand pounds worth of war loan and ilxed deposit receipts were ournt when a one-roomed hessian hut was destroyed…
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Adelaide, Jan. 7.—Trolley buses from Port Adelaide to Semaphore and Largs Bay stopped, and gas supplies to Ethelton, Semaphore, Largs and Henley Beach…
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Yesterday afternoon at about 4 p.m. the Central Fire Brigade answered a cal;l to a fire at 543 Blende Street. The fire was caused by fat boiling over on…
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A BROTHER and his sister suffered burns when they attempted to fight a Are at their home yesterday afternoon…
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A FOUR-YEAR-OLD racehorse, Bonny Sevette, was burned to death when a horeebbx on a motor lorry caught fire at Glen Idol Station yesterday The gelding was owned by Mr. F. J. Baker of Karoola…
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Adelaide, January 12.—Destroying central crops, fences, haystacks and farm property, a bushfire which swept through the Farrell Flat district caused damage…
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A four-year-old racehorse Bonny [?]evette, was burned to death when a horse box on a motor lorry caught fire at Glen Idol Station last Sunday…
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Boggabri, January 16.—Damage estimated at £5000 was caused when a general store and two homes at Naan Baa village were destroyed today…
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Melbourne, January 18.—While men tried to shop through rails to free him the racehorse. Merry Don, was burned to death in the stables of Mr. W. Hill…
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Brisbane, January 18.—Damage estimated at £20,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed a giant army "igloo" type building containing five factories at…
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SAN ANTONIO (Texas), January 19.—Fire, accompanied by a series of explosions, swept through Fort Sam Houston last night…
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Raging on a 12-mile front a grass fire at Netley Station, about 35 miles south of Broken Hill as the crow flies, is causing considerable anxiety in the district and creating a great deal of damage. The fire commenced early yesterday…
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Not far away a bushire is destroying prolific acres—land that has been covered with grass and herbage since January of last year, following the most…
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Judging by the average horse-opera that gallops out of Hollywood studios into the Saturday afternoon matinees of the cinemas of the world the early…
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