Sweeping Fire Control Changes
WELLINGTON, N.Z., Friday (AAP-Reuter).—Sweeping change in the control of fire prevention and fire fighting throughout New…
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Fires & bushfires, 1948
384 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 20
Hundreds Have Narrow Escapes in Sydney Blaze
SYDNEY Tuesday—Hundreds of office workers had narrow escapes from injury when a fire swept through the upper floors of Rawson Chambers Central Railway, shortly before 9.am today All the occupants were quickly evacuated before the fire took hold and only a few people suffered minor injuries…
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A fire at Smith and Hingston’s Cascade Cafe burnt out an electric motor, when it Caught alight from- overheating A Maitland…
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Hundreds of office workers had a narrow escape from injury when a fire swept through the upper floors of Rawson Chambers, near Central…
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SIDNEY, Wed.—Fireman and police to-day locked work rooms and offices in Bawson Chambers Pitt-street, while insurance…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A [?] man carly to-day rescued 57-year-old pensioner, Miss [?] Kinesis, from her blazing…
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HONGKONG, September 2. (AAP-Reuter).—Two huge fires on the China coast in the past 24 hours destroyed thousands of…
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SYDNEY, Monday,—Police believe that early yesterday morning the Royal Theatre. West Ryde, was deliberately set on…
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In the Supreme Court at Tamworth on Saturday morning last a jury, after a retirement of two and a half hours, returned a…
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Men working in an area of the north tunnel at Neath Colliery yesterday were withdrawn from the area by the miners' Check…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Russians Kill One, Wound Twenty in Riot Troops Fire on Crowds
According to the Berlin correspondent of the Dairy Mail, at least one man is dead and possibly 20 are wounded as a result of a shooting by Russian tommy gunners, who fired into a crowd near Brandenburg Gate on the…
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At 12.19 this morning West Maitland Fire Brigade received, a call from a policeman on duty in High-street that he saw smoke issuing…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A carriage was gutted when a motor train, carrying 100 passengers, caught fire in a cutting near…
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WESTON, Monday.—A shed, was burned to the ground and a garage in an adjoining property damaged by fire and water on…
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Addressing members of Maitland Business Men’s Club who protested against the proposed reduction of permanent [?] brigade men at West Maitland the Mayar (Aid. F. Fahey) to-day said that all areas were protesting about…
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Mr. Archie Campbell, who came to Myall River district 15 years ago, and took up a Crown Land lot. and is a one legged soldier, is to-day making…
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The Board of Fire Commissioners, wrote to the Port Stephens Shire Council, at their last meeting and said they had conferred with the Ambulance and believed there…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Accusation Against Fire Crew Blaze Alleged to Be Deliberately Started
It was alleged in the Police Court at Wellington (N.Z.) that members of a R.N.Z.A.F. fire crew at Rongotai station,…
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This year's Fire Prevention Week will open on Monday, 27th September, 1948—earlier than in preceding years…
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