Early Morning Fire
At 5.30 a.m. yesterday. Central Fire Brigade was called to 185 Mica Street, at the rear of which a shed was alight. The blaze was extinguished with a line…
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Fires & bushfires, 1949
319 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 16
Move to Prevent Bush Fires in Northern Corner
An area 150 miles square will be covered by a fire-fighting organisation formed in the Tibooburra and Milparinka areas on Saturday. The organisation will operate…
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Kitchen curtains and a blind were burnt when a methylated spirit stove burst into flames at the Junction Hotel this morning…
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Paris, August 17.—Two women are reported to have been burnt to death in forest fires near Bordeaux, Southern France…
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Newcastle. — Damage estimated at £6000 waa (caused by a fire in the furniture factory of Chas Dickinson & Sons, at…
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Paris, August 19. — Police requisitioned all available vehicles to evacuate women and children from a radius of six miles round the La Rochella…
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At 5.54 p.m. on Saturday the Central Fire Brigade received a call to 124 Cornish Street where a chimney fire was extinguished…
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London, August 21.—The British steamer Avismoat, 7074 tons, was today making for Fremantle after several minor explosions, which…
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A meeting of pastoralists will be held at Willangie on September 3 to discuss the formation of another fire-fighting organisation…
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Sydney. — Five men and a young girl were injured in a fire which gutted the top floor of Albert Buildings, in Bathurst Street, near Castlereagh Street, today. One of the men had his arm badly…
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Inspector J. Canning and Sgt. J. Newell will attend a meeting of pastoralists to be held at Willangee on September 3 to discuss the formation of…
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New York, August 22.—Fierce forest fires are raging today in seven American States and in Ontario and Quebec (Canada). Worst American fires are in Idaho and…
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Sydney, August 22.—Hundreds of employees Jammed narrow stairs as they fled for safety when a fire gutted the top floor of the eight storeyed Albert…
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The South Fire Brigade. attended a chimney fire at the corner of Comstock and Patton Streets at 12.45 p.m. today. There was no…
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Sydney, August 23.— "Something like tyrannous and Improper action" In fining union members who applied. for certain positions advertised by the Board…
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Auckland.—Warders fired a volley at Thomas James (27), and Gus King (2[?]) as they escaped from Auckland prison…
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Mr. Clarrie Aldrich, a former local butcher, was burned to death at Red Cliffs on Saturday night. His brother, Mr. Allen Aldrich. of…
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About 3.30 p.m. yesterday Elerthorp Olden, of 172 Mica Street; noticed flames coming from the floorboards of the car he was…
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Singapore, August 31.—Firemen yesterday found six puppies playing in the ruins of a Singapore rubber factory, which was…
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San Francisco, August 31.—A fire causing an estimated loss of more than 4,000,000 dollars (£ A1,230,769) raged for six hours…
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