Aberdare Progress Association Under Fire
When correspondence from the Aberdare Progress Association was being considered by Cessnock…
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Fires & bushfires, 1947
359 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 18
Destructive Fire House And Contents Destroyed Nothing Insured
Fire destroyed the house occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Cecil Wells and their four sons on Saturday night. Only a few articles were saved. The…
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The flue of a heater in the Hunter Street School this morning caught alight, and set fire to the corner of one of the school rooms…
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SINGLETON: When a spark from a stove in Five a classroom at Hunter-street Primary School. flew across the classroom…
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The scheme for fire protection of Miler’s Forest in conjunction with the existing service at Raymond Terrace would be place…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—An 85-year-old woman, her two grandchildren and great grand-daughter, aged 18 months were resued from the…
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SINGLETON, Friday.—Another minor fire occurred at Hunter-street Primary School yesterday when a class-room table caught…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in N. Z. Quarters in Japan
KOBE, Jane 16. — The Mr. N. Z. Army service corps supply bonding at Shots, in the B. C. O. F. arcs, was completely destroyed by fire on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Crowds Hinder Firemen, Police Huge Fire In Sydney
SYDNEY, Monday, — Police and firemen were several times hampered by the huge crowd that gathered to watch the spectacular fire in George Street last night. The crowd pressed in on the firemen and refused to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →150 Trunk Lines Affected By City Fire Damage Estimated At £150,000
SYDNEY, Monday. — At least 150 trunk telephone lines have been put out of order as a result of last night’s big city fire, and P. M. G. officials are arranging improvised services…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire Causes £100,000 Damage
Telephone equipment worth about £100,000 is believed to have been destroyed in a spectacular fire on Sunday…
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Firemen, at the risk of their lives, saved trunk-line telephone equipment worth £200,000 during the spectacular city fire on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Second Fire Empty House and Shacks Destroyed
Residents were awakened about 2.50 a.m. on Friday morning by the fire bell being rung vigorously. An old empty house together with…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Precautionary efforts by firemen they fought the spectacular George Street fire floor by on Sunday night saved many thousands of pounds worth of valuable equipment for the P.M.G. and enabled…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Radiator Causes Fire in Hotel
A fire in a bedroom on the first floor of the Metropolitan Hotel, West Maitland, last night damaged two beds, clothing, carpet…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest on U.S. EXPLOSION. Deathroll In Oil Tanker Fire
Six men were killed and 12 injured when the oil tanker Markay blew up. The dead include two…
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MUSWELLBROOK: Mr. H. Hobson suffered a heavy loss when his utility truck and camping [?] were totally destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aberdare Central Re-opens. Fire Damage Repaired
The first cavil for five years has been drawn by Aberdare Central miners' lodge…
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It was revealed by Mr. C. M. Bourke (secretary) at last night's meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, that a new fire engine for…
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SINGLETON, Wed.—Singleton Fire Brigade now has a new modern fire engine. The engine arrived yesterday…
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