Police Fire On Crowd
BOMBAY, July 19 — The police fired on a crowd which allegedly attacked a police party with sticks and stones…
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Fires & bushfires, 1946
437 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 22
Fires in Brisbane
BRISBANE Tuesday — Fireman have tonight 120 grass fires in the Brisbane area in the past week the grass fire menace is the…
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SYDNEY, Thursday. — Flames shooting through shattered windows, dows, following a sudden, violent explosion at the premises of…
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LISMORE, Tuesday. — A fest-minute change in the together with the vigorous efforts of hundreds of fire-fighters, saved Evans Head from being wiped out by a heath fire, which raced toward the town on a mile front yesterday…
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West Maitland Fire Brigade today received a call. to a fire at Tyler’s garage in High-street. Believed to have been caused by…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.— A fire at Palm Beach yesterday destroyed camps owned by four Sydney residents and a large car. It is…
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Kurri Fire Brigade was called to a fire yesterday which broke out in the workshops at Kurri Co-operative Store. It is believed that a spark from a…
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On the motion of Cr. A. Johnson, Kearsley Shire Council has decided to request the Board of Fire Commissioners to make available to the Kearsley and…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Intruders, who are believed to have been using the premises for the night, are thought to have been…
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SYDNEY, Monday — Damage estimated at more than £2000 was done in an unsuccessful attempt to blow open a large…
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SYDNEY Monday—Smoking in bed is believed to have caused a firs at the Royal Hotel Carlton With the mattress on ber bed…
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Believed to have been caused by gas escaping from a gas ring, a violent explosion wrecked a hamburger stall in Railway Square, City, about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Move to Acquire Land for "Digger" Building Recommendation of Two Committees Rejected Petition to Be Presented Over Site in Front of Fire Station
Monthly meeting of the local sub-branch of the R.S.S.A. I.L.A. on Friday night rejected the recommendation of the building committee and general committee that a site he purchased in the William-George-Bourke Streets sub-division of the…
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SINGLETON Tuesday—About lunch-time yesterday a fire broke out in the workshop of Mr. George Brown, of 3 View street,…
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For over four hours yesterday afternoon, West Maitland Fire Brigade poured water into a large ash heap at the rear of the…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Owing to the continued record drought, serious grass and bush fires have occurred, and border fire…
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The fire which broke out in Mr. George Browns workshop in view street on Monday caused considerable damabe though it has not yet…
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SYDNEY, Thursday. — The police believe that a carelessly dumped cigarette butt caused the spectacular fire at the Royal…
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A fire in a brick store shed behind Mr. T. Pead’s grocery store at the corner of Melbourne and Newcastle-streets. East…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—As a bride ship was steaming up the coast yesterday a mystery fire was discovered in the lounge. Police, who hoarded the liner at The Heads, suspect sabotage as the motive, as the furniture had been set on fire…
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