Local and General News Fire on Railway Line
At about 11.45 on Saturday night the Fire Brigade received a call to the railway station, upon arrival it being found that a railway truck,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1943
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Bush Fire Danger On The Coast
SYDNEY Wed. — The Chief Secretary. Mr. J. M. Beddeley, MLA, said to-day that in view of the early bush fire danger In the…
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LONDON August 10—Unofficial despatches state British and American troops in Sicily are two miles from Randazzo, north…
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MELBOURNE Thurs.— When three men were surprised in the home of the Mayor of Box Hill (Councillor J. H. Hogan) last…
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We have received from Mr. Henry King, of "Blairmore," Dulballa, via Beaudesert (Q.), a former resident of Singleton district, a copy of the…
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Last night Kurri Kurri Fire Brigade received a call to a fire at Fren's Garage. On arrival it was found that some charcoal had ignited and was…
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While travelling between Kew and Heron's Creek, near Wauchope, on Thursday morning of last week in order to address a meeting of women…
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ADELAIDE Saturday—A fire which damaged machinery and 23,000 bags valued at £1500, at the F. M. Brine hag factory was…
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WASHINGTON.—A new antiaircraft sun that can fire projectiles accurately-60,000 feet into the stratosphere is now being…
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NEWCASTLE Wed. — When fire broke out at the Old Curiosity Shop, in Hunter-street, Newcastle last night, 20 firemen,…
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LONDON August 24.—Last night’s bombing of Berlin was one of the most concentrated attacks the Bomber Command has yet made, and by far the biggest the German capital has had. Over 1700 tons of high explosive and incendiaries were…
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NEWCASTLE Thursday.— During the absence of the occupant (Mrs. J. Binne) at the pictures last night a cottage in Thorn-st.,…
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SINGLETON Thurs.— A fire occurred in the office of Mr. C. A. Buchan, town clerk at the municipal council chambers last night…
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The office of the Town Clerk (Mr. C. A. Buchan) presented a particularly unsightly appearance yesterday morning, this being due to a fire…
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RECENT events are concentrating world attention on the Scandinavian countries and at the moment affairs in…
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During the past week, Cessnock Fire Brigade has received two calls to fires, and in each case these have proved to be false alarms. On Thursday last they…
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SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA: Dressing stations in the forward areas of New Guinea are amazing. In most primitive…
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PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30.—Mr. Robert McLean, President of the Associated Press, after a visit to Britain, said that unless the…
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LONDON September 1.—In another heavy attack bombers of the Royal Air Force dropped a great weight of bombs and incendiaries on Berlin hit night. Over (He city there was broken cloud at tow levels…
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LONDON Sept 2. —Four hundred and fifty firas are till burning in Berlin as a result of Tuesday night’s raid says the Berlin Correspondent of the Stockholm newspaper “Allemande.”…
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