Fire Statistics
Local fire brigades, Central and South, answered 172 calls during 1950. There were 69 calls to fires, 57…
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Fires & bushfires, 1951
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Grass Fire
At 1.9 o'clock today the Central Fire Brigade received a call from the Water Board at Block 10 Hill. They found grass and bush alight…
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Melbourne.—A night patrolman held up looters at gun point during, a £100,000 fire in the cordial factory of Brooke's Lemos Ltd. at…
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A SHEET OF FLAME leaping through the cave[?]-in roof of the plant of Brooke's Lem[?]s Limited in South Melbourne when a fire was at its height early on New Year's Day Damage estimated at nearly £100,000 was done. The fire swept right through the plant…
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Alice Springs.—The town's new three-man fire brigade received i first two fire calls—within two minutes…
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Melbourne.—A fire, believed to have been started by a spark from a passing steam train, yesterday caused heayy damage to the…
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Adelaide, January 3.—Firemen yesterday prevented a fire which gutted the National Carrying Depot, in Pirie Street City, from spreading to the adjacent…
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New York, January 5.—Damage estimated at, £4,464,000 resulted from a fire which swept through the heart of Evansville business section in Indiana. It…
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Sydney.—Four people escaped unhurt when a 17ft. speedboat, worth £2000, caught fire in the harbor last night…
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Melbourne January 7.—Stewart Cliff (14) collapsed and died yesterday afternoon while fighting a 400 acre grass fire on his fathers property at Crulglenurn…
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Sydney.—Firemen risked their lives to remove jars of explosive cyanide acid from a blazing foundry in the densely populated area of Marrickville last night…
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Bushfires are reported from areas south-east of Broken Hill on the opposite side of the River Darling. Firefighters on Karpakora…
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Melbourne.—A 14-year-old boy collapsed and died less than 20 yards from his father while fighting a grass fire, which…
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Sergt. Hamilton, of Menindee, said today that a message received from Pooncarie yesterday intimated that the Karpakora fire was…
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Sydney. January 9—Residents fled in terror when a fire which destroyed a brass foundry at Marrickville last night threatened terraced houses and shops…
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Sydney.—A man was seriously injured when a fire extinguisher exploded in his face at North Narrabeen yesterday. William…
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Yesterday at 5.9 p.m. the Central Fire Brigade received a call from Pellew and Moore's store, Argent Street. On arrival it was found…
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Sunshine falling on a fire alarm syatem in Pellow & Moore's store in Ardent Street caused an alarm of fire late yesterday afternoon…
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At 10.16 a.m. today the Central Fire Brigade was called to the southern end of Blende Street in front of the Globe Timber Mills…
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At 3.11 p.m. yesterday the Central Fire Brigade was called to a garage fire at the rear of the Theatre Royal Hotel. Slight damage…
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