Fire on Express
NEWCASTLE, Tuesday: Little damage Was caused last night to the undercarriage of a car on the Brisbane Express when it caught fire near…
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Fires & bushfires, 1942
251 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 13
Suspicious Fire
SYDNEY, Wednesday: To enable all examination to be made by the police and other experts. the Brisbane mail railway carriage which caught…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: While a train was stopped on the Hawkesbury River bridge early this morning a 15-ton truck of merchandise was burnt out,…
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The stables at the Doncaster Hotel Harden, were destroyed by fire in the early hours of yesterday morning and all that was left standing was…
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NEWCASTLE, Monday: The signal-box at Cockle Creek, which operates a large portion of the railway line, was totally…
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SYDNEY: Tuesday: Inquiries by detectives attached to the Railway Department. helped by experts. Including analysts and metallurgists. have proved…
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Whilst watching the parade of the V.D.C. at Gunning on Sunday last Mrs. Clem Bush and Mrs. W. Tully noticed…
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A lecture and demonstration on fire prevention and control, including incendiary bombs will be given by Mr. W. Hindle, officer-in-charge…
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WASHINGTON, Tuesday: According to the Paris radio, it is officially reported from Tokyo that Japanese naval forces have…
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WASHINGTON. Wednesday: The House Naval sub-committee issued a lengthy report on the Normandie fire In which it sharply criticised the…
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FIRES lighted outside for burning, off or other purposes, most be extinguished by 6 p.m…
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Mrs. Byrnes, wife of Mr. W. Byrnes. of Burragorang had an unenviable experience recently. When she went to light the copper fire an explosion…
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NEW YORK, Sunday: Fire broke out again last night on the crippled French inxury liner Normandie. The Normandie (83,400 tons) has…
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Arrangements are under way for the installation of a fire-fighting service at the Goulburn Technical College…
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An exhibition of giant photographs illustrating the story of Britain in war-time will soon be visiting Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and…
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ROCKHAMPTON, Monday: Mrs. Gwen Stevens, 22, was burnt to death and 10 other people, including three firemen, were injured when a…
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The Yass Fire Brigade was called to a fire in the drying room of the Yass District Hospital about 7.15 last Thursday…
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The Advisor-Instructor of the Crookwell N.E.S. (Mr. J. E. Clifton) lectured a well-attended meeting of the local wardens last week, this being the first of two lectures on "Fire," considering the subject as applied to wardens…
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The first-aid instruction class is being resumed at the Memorial Hall annex to-night, when Mr. Bruce Alford will continue his lectures. The…
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A fire which broke out the rear of Charles Rogers and Sons' premises at 3 a.m. on Friday was soon subdued by the Fire Brigade. Starting in a storeroom…
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