Fire Destroys Works of Art
SYDNEY Monday. — Damage estimated at nearly £4000 was caused by s fire which early yesterday completely gutted a…
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Fires & bushfires, 1947
359 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 18
Four British Soldiers Die in Fire
BERLIN, February 10.—It is officially announced that three British soldiers were killed and four seriously injured in a fire in a Spandau dance hall Eighteen were rescued. At least 40 bodies have been…
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A youth who "did not feel like drowning" a cat, which had been worrying his pet canary and pigeons, sprinkled petrol on the animal and…
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It has been officially revealed that three British soldiers were killed and four were seriously injured in the fire in the…
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Cessnock Fire Brigade was called out to a bushfire at Millfield last last night. The fire was travelling in the direction of Millfield Greta Colliery…
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BERLIN, Feb. 11. — Rescuers have taken 81 charred bodies from the ice-covered runs of the Karilust dance…
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 12—Mr. William Burden, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Air in a statement read to the comittee…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Guests raced from the building in their night attire when the Bonnie View guest house, East Ballina, was destroyed…
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Guests raced from the building in their night attire when the Bonnie View guest house, East Ballina was destroyed by fire…
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A fire caused damage estimated at £1000 at Government House early yesterday morning. A smouldering cigarette is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →15 Killed When Police Fire on Villagers
BALURGHAT (North Bengal), February 21.—Police firing on villagers armed with spears, bows and arrows, brickbats, and lathis killed 15 people and wounded several others. The police arrived in four lorries to arrest six persons,…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—Most of the Corio club and dance. Ball at Geelong were destroyed soon after a large crowd of dancers had gone…
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BRUSSELS, February 27—Although one demonstrator was reported to have been killed in yesterday’s riot, the Ministry of the interior spokesman said there were no deaths. Earlier reports said an undetermined number was killed and…
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All available Army, Navy and Marine fire equipment was rushed to Pearl Harbour to fight a roaring blaze, along a quarter-mile long…
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PEARL HARBOUR, Feb. 28— All available Army, Navy and Marine fire equipment was rushed to Pearl Harbour to fight a…
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MELBOURNE. Friday.—A fire at Craigieburn destroyed -1000 acres of grass and about 50 tons of hay Other fires destroyed 1000 acres…
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WASHINGTON (Associated Press): Major Genral Phillp B. Fleming General Chairman of the Nationsla Conference on Fire…
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SYDNEY, Monday. — Fire has gutted the greater part of North Auckland’s largest departmental stories, causing damage [?]…
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SYDNEY, Thursday. — A mystery explosion, followed by a brief but devastating fire, caused more than…
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