Gunman Fires at Sp. Bookie
Melbourne—A gunman fired five shots at a starting-price bookmaker from whom he had demanded protection money. The bullets narrowly missed…
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Fires & bushfires, 1952
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Greeks Fire on Bulgarians Ownership Of Island Disputed
Athens, August 7.—The Greek Army today began shelling disputed Gamma Island, seized by Communist Bulgaria in a raid on July 23. The shelling began at 9.30 a.m. local time in the presence of United Nations…
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Melbourne. — A 24-room timber guest house took only an hour to burn to the ground in a spectacular…
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Sydney—A German bachelor of economics who "ate" fire to earn money for food has reached Sydney from Europe— by motor cycle;…
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New York, Wednesday.— Fires in the U.S. killed 11,000 people in 1951—more than half as many…
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A number of regional conferences are being orangised by the Bush Fire Committee and these will be held during August and…
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New York, Wednesday.— Forest fires were raging today in California and Wyoming. In California a…
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Adelaide. —Daniel Grant (about 58). storeman, of Brimage Street, Whyalla, was found dead in bed in…
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Slight damage was caused by a fire in a chimney at a house in Hebbard Street about 3 p.m. yesterday…
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The Central Fire Brigade was called to extinguish two chimney fires early last evening. At 6.24 p.m. a calf to 46 Nicholls Street…
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One of the units from the Central Fire Brigade was yesterday taken to a local service station to maintenance repair work…
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Capetown, Tuesday.—A British passenger-carrying freighter, loaded with eight tons of explosives, put into…
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Newcastle — Two mechanics were severely burnt in a bus fire. Another mechanic received shock. The mechanics are:…
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New York, Friday. — A Negro was carried into court at Bowling Green| (Kentucky) to give evidence…
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Sparks from a copper caused a fire which damaged a laundry and destroyed some clothing in a house on…
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Melbourne. — Firemen saved the huge Australian Glass Manufacturers factorry, at Spotswood, from…
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A spark from a copper was responsible for a fire which broke out in the laundry of a house on the…
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Smoke in the vicinity of Bromide Street between Wol-from and Mica Streets resulted in the Central Fire…
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New, York, Wed.— Fi[?]e swept through the crew's quarters of the 800-ton…
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Sydney.— The Atlantic Union Oil Co. depot. a Norwegian oil tanker, and several wharves were…
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