Big Blaze In Factory
SYDNEY.— Damage estimated at £4000 was caused by a fire early today at the Willoughby refrigerator plant of E…
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Fires & bushfires, 1948
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Perished In Fire
MELBOURNE.—William Arthur Whittaker (75), was fatally burned when fire gutted a two-storey shop in King Street, City…
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MELBOURNE—A fire believed to have been deliberately lit swept on a mile-wide front through 50 acres of grass on thc bank of…
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Sydney, March 2.—Boiling bitumen is believed to have started a fire at Hallstroms refrigerator factory at Willoughby today and destroyed 400…
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ADELAIDE.—It was estimated today that up to £1,000,000 damage had been done by a fire which gutted Charles Moore & Co's., store in Victoria Square last night…
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Adelaide, March 2.—A vast crowd, estimated to exceed a hundred thousand, flocked from all parts of the city and suburbs to see the most destructive and spectacular blaze in Adelaide's history tonight, when the beautiful architectural…
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MELBOURNE. — Two houses were destroyed, a third gutted, and another damaged by fire at the north end of Campbell Street, Swan Hill. The outbreak occurred in the…
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YESTERDAY'S AIR PICTURE of Tuesday night's big fire scene shows smoke still pouring from the shell of the building which was Charles Moore and Co's. department store at the corner of Victoria Square and Gouger St., Adelaide…
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Two houses were destroyed, a third gutted and another damaged by fire at the north end of Campbell Street, Swan Hill, on Tuesday afternoon…
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MELBOURNE.—Nine shots were fired by members of a police wireless patrol during a chase through heavy city traffic last…
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Adelaide March 3—Earlier prophecies regarding the extent of damage in Adelaide's greatest fire last night, which completely gutted the big drapery…
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SYDNEY.—Firemen from four brigades, after a two-hour battle early today, subdued a fire which was menacing the British freighter…
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Mr. V. Dolman, Fire Officer in charge of Broken Hill District, has been requested by the Aero Club to have a fire tender stand by at the aerodrome from…
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There was a small fire in the Hospital dispensary yesterday afternoon, and one of the dispensary workers was burred about the arms and legs as a result…
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On Saturday night at 7.20 o'clock the Central Fire Brigade received a call through the telephone exchange to premises at 126 Thomas Street. There…
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Central Fire Brigade received a call through the Telephone Exchange to a cottage at the corner of Thomas and Kaolin Streets at…
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LONDON, March 7.—A search is being made at Heathrow airport, near London, for diamonds worth tens of thousands of pounds…
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MELBOURNE. — Damage estimated at £12,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed a kiln used for curing hops at Panlook Bros…
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MELBOURNE. — Fire destroyed 200 acres of grass and a quantity of fencing on Mr. J. Simmle's property at Konagaderra, near…
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HONGKONG, March 9--Two fighter planes bearing Russian insignia fired on an…
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