No New Fire Station for Bellbird
No immediate action could be taken to build a new fire station at Bell-bird, the secretary of the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1947
359 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 18
Holds Flooded to Control Fire
HONGKONG, Nov, 14. — The Dutch freighter, Alpherat, which sent a message from the South China Sea yesterday, stating that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmer Fined £10 for Leaving Fire
At the Bellingen Police Court, before Mr. E. I. Cocks, S.M., a farmer was fined £10 and 8/- costs for leaving a fire unattended in his paddock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrific Deathroll in Store Fire 46 Known to Have Perished
Probably 50 people, one of them a child, were burnt to death in a fire which destroyed Ballantyne's Ltd. department store at Christchurch, New Zealand, yesterday afternoon. An unknown number is missing. The dead have not been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trapped on Ledge by N.Z. FIRE Dead Or Missing Now Reported To Be 49
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday.—Total casualties —dead or missing—in Ballantyne’s tire is reported to be 49. Only one body, that of a woman, who died in hospital, has so far been identified…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To-day’s Leader A Pressing Problem Big Blaze in Harbour Front Averted
SYDNEY, Thurs.—A big blaze on the harbour front was averted this morning by the courage of members of the crew of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Postmaster's Residence
A spark from a blow-lamp is thought to have been responsible for a fire which broke out in the roof of the postmaster's residence at 1 p.m…
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CHRISTCHURCH, Wed—Forty-one people are now known to have died in the fire which destroyed J. Ballantyne and Company's…
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WELLINGTON (N.Z) Nov. 22 (A.A.P Reuter)— The Christchurch death roll in the fire at Ballantyne’s may…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Violation of “Cease Fire“ by Dutch Alleged
BATAVIA, November 22 (A.A.P..Reuter).Republican allegations that the Dutch have violated the Council's cease fire order 'and occupied -the portion of Madura Island are expected to be raised…
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BRISBANE, Monday. — Damage estimated at £30,000 was done by a [?] which destroyed the Embassy Theatre, three shops and the Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pit-top Fire at Newcastle Colliery Early Morning Outbreak Near Charlestown
Pit-top property and the screening house building at South Waratah colliery, near Charlestown, were severely…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nine Dead in Theatre Fire. Kingston (Jamacia)
Nine people were burned to death when an explosion started a fire in the Gaiety Theatre. The explosion wrecked part of the building, trapping…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Shingle Roof
MUSWELLBROOK: A sparl[?] from a blow-lamp is thought to have been responsible for a fi[?] which broke out in the roof of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£250,000 in Fire Insurance
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thurs.— A cash payment of more than £250,000 will be made on Friday, to Ballantyne and Company by,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dartbrook Bush Fire Brigade
The annual general meeting of members and others in the area, of the Dartbrook Bush Fire Brigade, will be held at Moobi…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Menace in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Monday.— Because of a bountiful season in Victoria the bush fire threat is worse this year than it has ever…
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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2.—When the search for bodies among the fire-scarred ruin of a lodging house ended yesterday the police…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cease Fire in Indonesia
BATAVIA, Dec 3 (AAP-Reuter) —Latest attempts to achieve a cease-fire agreement in Indonesia are expected to delay…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Arabs Fire Over 50 Jewish Shops in Jerusalem Passionate Hatreds and Grim Lust For Blood
JERUSALEM, December 3.— Haganah organisation fire squads stood by in Zion Square last night in case the Arabs broke out of the curfew which the British authorities clamped down on the Arab quarter after a day of rioting…
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