Jews Fire Mortar Shells in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM, Feb. 23.— The police reported that Jews fired mortar shells Into a troops billet in the Street of Prophets, in…
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Fires & bushfires, 1948
384 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 20
Housing Material In £20,000 Fire
PERTH, Monday.— Building materials timber and hardware valued at £20,000 were destroyed in a fire that partly gutted the…
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The question of having Cessnock's grading as a fire risk raised from D. to B. grade will be taken up with the Fire [?]…
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West Maitland Fire Brigade turned out at 8.34 this morning to a grass fire on the river bank at the rear of O’Hearn’s Markets…
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Fire equipment recently installed on the Singleton Fire Brigade had an opportunity for proving its worth late on…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Messages reaching Sydney to-day say that the United States freighter, Cecil G. Sellors, with a crew of 36 and two Australian stowaways on board, is on fire in the Indian Ocean 1500 miles north-west of Fremantle…
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ACCRA (Gold Coost), March 1.—The authorities have imposed a 12 hours’ night curfew and posted more police into Accra following the demonstration against the imprisonment of servicemen court martialled in Burma…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Damage estimated at £1000 was caused by a fire early to-day at the Willingh-by refrigerator plant of E. J…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairy Suppliers and New Milk Factory Want Levy Allocated As Shares. Company Under Fire at Primary Producers' Union Meeting
Several delegates to the quarterly meeting of the District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, held at. Muswellbrook on Thursday, claimed that "dry" shareholders had control of the Upper Hunter Dairy Co. Ltd. The discussion arose over the question of allowing suppliers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£300,000 Fire in Adelaide
ADELAIDE, Wed.— The most Spectacular and destructive fire in Adelaide’s history last night destroyed Charles Moora and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dairy Suppliers and the New Milk Factory Want Levy Allocated As Shares Company Under Fire at Primary Producers' Union Meeting
Several delegates to the quarterly meeting of the District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, held at Muswellbrook on Thursday, claimed that "dry" shareholders had control of the Upper…
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KURRI KURRI, Monday.—A fire which caused damage estimated at £2000 took place in the early hours of this morning in the main…
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NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. — All lights fused and the afternoon show had to be abandoned at the Strand Theatre yesterday when…
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A fire which completely gutted one shop and severely damaged two others, causing damage estimated at £2500, occurred in Lang…
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The Health Inspector (Mr. A. A. Conroy) at the last meeting of the Port Stephens Shire Council said the garbage burning face had been made with a bulldozer. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Section of Pit Sealed Off Aberdare Colliery Fire
The section of Aberdare colliery in which the fire occurred, No. 3 main dip, has been seated off Aberdare is one of the largest…
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The health inspector of Port Stephens Shire reported that the face burning method of dealing with garbage was now being…
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SYDNEY, Sat. —There was nor smoke than fire in a cafe “blaze” which sent dozens of King’s Cross flat dwellers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£250,000 Damage by Pier Fire at Hobart
HOBART, Monday,—It is estimated that check by a big squad of police, witnessed the disastrous fire which caused £250,000 damage to Ocean Pier —Hobort’s large deep water berth—last night. The fire broks out at 5 p.m. and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anti-bush Fire Feature at Show
A feature of the Bush Fires Advisory Committee's Information Bureau at the Royal Agricultural Show this year will be…
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