Quick Service by the Fire Brigade
At about 2 p.m. Wednesday, Capt. S, Jones was at the Council Chambers when he received a call to the Presbytery, where a fire had broken out…
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Fires & bushfires, 1947
359 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 18
Fire In Rubbish
Maitland Fire Bridge received a call to Hunter-street, West Maitland, last-night. The Are, however, was found to be rubbish…
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CESSNOCK, Saturday. — The fat was in the fire at McDonald’s fish shop In Vincent street last night when a vat caught alight…
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The burnt-out wreckage of the R.A.A.F. Mosquito bomber which crashed on Saddle Mountain, south of Townsville, on Tuesday…
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LONDON, March 31.— Reuters Jerusalem correspondent says that all army and civilian fire brigades have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Today’s Leader: China’s War Years 51 Persons Killed In Communal Rioting At Bombay Police Open Fire To Stop Street Battles
BOMBAY, March 31.—At least 51 persons were killed in communal rioting yesterday. Rioting broke out between the Moslems and the Hindus in three areas of central Bombay. Bodies were reported to be lying in several streets…
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A feature of the Bush Fires' Advisory Committee's information bureau at the Royal 'Agricultural Show this year is the use of short-wave…
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A feature of the Bush Fires Advisory Committee's Information Bureau at the Royal Agricultural Show this year will be the use of short-wave…
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Oil tanks in Haifa [?], Palestine [?] still blasting after their feeder [?] were blown up. Damage is so far [?] mated at £4,000,000…
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CESSNOCK. [?] Morris [?] with [?] Cessnock [?] to-day and [?]…
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IN compelling State Governments, government instrumentalities and local governing bodies to transfer their…
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Fire in oil installations which caused damage unofficially estimated at four million sterling was under control last night, but one large tank is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£4,000,000 Damage by Haifa Fire Ten Storage Tanks Affected
JERUSALEM, April 1.—The fire which caused damage unofficially estimated at £4,000,00stg. in oil installations at Haifa was got under control last night. However, one large tank is burning itself our all the rate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To-day’s Leader: Private Banks Under Fire. Russian Attitude Denounced by General Marshall
MOSCOW, April 1—The United States Secretary of State (General George Marshall) at the Foreign Ministers’ meeting denounced Russia for delivering an ultimatum to the conference by her attitude that, unless she received…
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CESSNOCK, Wed. — Kearsley Shire Council last night accepted a proposal by the Fire Commissioners’ Board that a separate…
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Mr. Frank Lear, of "Glenmore," Moonan Flat, sustained a severe loss 4 early yesterday morning, when the homestead…
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CHARLOTTE North Carolina— (Associated Press)—A device known the magnetic separator, which gleans bits of metal from the cotton…
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LONDON, April 6.—The entire south wing of Himley Hall, near Wolverhampton, which Sir Ben Smith on February 14, bought…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Guerillas Fire Greek Village
LONDON, April 8—It was officially announced in Athens that two women were burned to death when a strong band…
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SYDNEY, Monday.— A 75ft. tower in front of the entrance to Luna Park caught fire on Saturday night. Damage estimated…
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