Lost All. Fire Destroys Young Couple's Home
A cottage at Baerami Creek, owned by Mr. Hector Folpp, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Allan Scott and infant, was destroyed by fire at…
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Fires & bushfires, 1946
437 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 22
Peace Efforts in China “Cease Fire” Order Sought
NANKING, August 31.—As the price of his Ambassador Mr Leighton Steweart’s [?] committee” the [?]…
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Fire destroyed three motor trucks and a garage at the rear of premises, in the Great Northern Road, Rutherford, about 3 a.m. to-day…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Trapped when an inflammable cubby house of branches and twigs caught fire at Corrimal to-day, James Herbert Lane, aged 3, was burned to death Three other boys who were…
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SYDNEY Tuesday.—Believed to have been caused when a drum of bitumen over-bolied on a gas store to-day , a fire completely destroyed…
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Believed to have been caused when a drum of bitumen overboiled on a gas stove to-day, a fire completely destroyed a York Street building and…
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BOMBAY, September 4.—It was estimated at midnight that casualties in the three days’ rioting were 150 killed and 450 injured. The police have detained 1000 persons…
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Shortly after 8.30 last night, West Maitland Fire Brigade received an alarm that Bailey’s hayshed in Oakhampton-road had…
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Within an hour of flames being first discovered, fire completely destroyed the Glenreagh Hotel early on Monday afternoon…
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RAYMOND TERRACE: The Board of Five Commissioners has advised Port Stephens Shire Council that a recommendation…
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SYDNEY, Saturday. — Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused when two big fires raged simultaneously in the city early to-day. Despite the efforts of 60 men, a fire destroyed the £15,000 sawmill at timber yards at Briggsvale,…
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Three sailors jumped overboard into the harour when a naval pinnace in which they were working caught fire off Darnng Point…
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A fire caused the crash of the Avro York airliner at "Bathurst, Gambia, in which 24 occupants lost their lives, says the London "Daily…
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LONDON, September 9.—Fire caused the crash of an Avro York air liner, Star Leader, at Bathurst Gambia, West Africa, at the week-end in which the 24 occupants were killed, says the “Daily Mail.”…
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A.N.A. technical officers are inquiring into the explosion and fire which severely damaged a £25,000 Douglas Dakota aircratt…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Part of a building occupied by the Maurice Dry Cleaning Service in Bay-st. Double Bay, was gutted by fire…
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CESSNOCK, Thurs. Stables at the rear of Nattrass bakery in Vincent-street, Cessnock, were severely damaged by fire…
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Sydney’s temperature at 1 p.m. was 87,4 degrees,-which is the highest for September since 1941. Acting State meteorologist…
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With temperatures still soaring throughout the State to-day, bush fire warnings have been issued by the Weather Bureau…
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A letter was tabled at the last Shire Council meeting from the Scone branch of the Graziers' Association of N.S. Wales, informing Council of a resolution passed at the Association's recent meeting…
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