Fire Officer on Visit
A former local fire officer (Mr. H. Adams), is now in charge of the district as country inspector…
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Fires & bushfires, 1953
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Perished in House Fire
Melbourne: A house was destroyed by fire at Caulfield and an elderly man died in the braze. Firemen…
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Before the BIC meeting on Thursday was the following letter from the Board of Fire…
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The country inspector for zone 6 in the N.S.W. fire service (Mr. H. Adams), who has been…
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Hongkong, Monday. The 1772-tons British steamer Inchulva radioed that two unidentified armed junks…
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Sydney. August 24: If evidence given in the closed court was true, Joan Murray had been branded…
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The Fire Brigade inspector, Mr. H. Adams, yesterday met the B.I.C. in conference following which we issued the following…
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A conference yesterday decided that the Broken Hill Water Board was responsible for keeping fire hydrants easily accessible throughout the city…
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Representatives of the B.I.C, Water Board, City Council and Fire Brigade met in conference yesterday to discuss the question of keeping local fire hydrants accessible…
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Sydney: A young man escaped from a blazing house at Granville an outer suburb, with his young nephew…
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A shed and contents at the rear of 632 Chapple Lane were extensively damaged by fire yesterday morning…
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A Are at the Broken Hill Dry Cleaning premises at the corner of Oxide and Wolfram Streets yesterday…
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A short circuit in the wiring of an electric fuse box is believed to be the cause of a fire at Frank Griffs…
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Toronto, Thursday Thousands of forest rangers and volunteers were holding their ground in their battle…
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Adelaide—Police fired ll shots during a chase after a car in the Woodville and Port Adelaide districts last night. The car, alleged to have been stolen in Victoria, was seen at Woodville by Constable R. Sexton, who was on his way…
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The Central Fire Brigade answered a false alarm to Pellew and Moore's store at 6.54 a.m. yesterday. The false…
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A five-roomed wood and iron cottage and contents situated at 95 Blende St. were severely damaged in…
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Hundreds of pounds worth of damage was caused by a fire which broke out at a house in Blende Street shortly before 9 o'clock last night…
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Chicago, Tuesday: Fire in a tenement killed ll people, including six children. Five victims were…
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The wiring under the bonnet of a car was severely damaged when it caught alight last night. The car…
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