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Fires & bushfires, 1948

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Homes Threatened By Bush Fire

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 December 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Miles of bush is on fire in the Hornsby valley and number of homes are threatened…

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Children May Have Caused Fire

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 December 1948 · page 2

WOLLONGONG, Tuesday.—Children are-believed to have started a fire which considerably damaged a fibro-plaster home in a Housing…

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Dutch “Considering” Cease Fire Order Strong Australian Attack n Netherlands

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 December 1948 · page 1

PARIS, Dee. 28.—The UNO Security. Council was told yesterday that the Dutch Government was still considering the council’s cease-fire order in Indonesia. Holland’s delegate, Mr. van Royen, told the council…

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Residents Play Hose on Fire

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 December 1948 · page 1

Residents held in check a fire in a workshop at the back of a house owned by Mrs. L. Drinnan in Nillo-street, Lorn, last night with a…

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Grass Fire

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 December 1948 · page 1

East Maitland firemen attended a second fire in two days in George-street, East Maitland last night. Both were only grass fires on vacant…

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Grass Fire at East Maitland

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 December 1948 · page 5

East Maitland fire brigade yesterday afternoon extinguished a grass fire which had broken out in a small area of vacant land in…

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Council Orders Cease Fire in Palestine Condition Submitted to Govt

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 December 1948 · page 1

PARIS, Dec. 30. — By eight votes to nil, with three abstentions, the United Notions Security Council yesterday adopted a British motion, calling for an immediate cease fire in Palestine…

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