Fire Destroys Antique Furniture
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Valuable antique furniture, some of It 300 years old, was destroyed when fire gutted the second floor, of a…
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Fires & bushfires, 1948
384 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 20
Palestine Truce “Now Seems Inevitable” Arabs and Jews Apparently Holding Fire
LONDON, June 8.—A feeling that it is inevitable that the United Nations’ proposed four weeks’ truce in Palestine will soon be operative is now apparent in the Holy Land, and reports from Jerusalem say that both the Arab and Jewish forces seemed to be holding their fire yesterday…
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The United Nations Mediator in Palestine (Count Folke Bernadotte) has proposed that the United Nations four weeks' truce for the Holy Land should come into force at 16 a.m. to-morrow, and he has given both Jews and Arabs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Peeps Into the Past SINGLETON 50, 25, 15 Years Ago 50 Years Ago (From issues of "Argus" for period ended Jane 11, 1898). Another Outbreak of Fire
Towards daybreak on Thursday morning. Constable McElwaine. who was on night duty, noticed that smoke was issuing…
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Bridget McInerey, 88, of 12 Denman-street, west Maitland, yesterday afternoon fell forward on a fire putting coal on, and…
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ADELAIDE, Tuesday.— Fire, men poured thousands of gallons of water into the steamer Wan ford when part of the vessel’s…
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Lauricton has been besieged with forest fire lighting experts and trainees, as the forestry Commission is staging a school on the subject…
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Heavy rain has again stopped work at Caledon open cut mine. West Maitland Fire Brigade was called to pump the water out and…
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It is officially announced in Damascus that Jewish forces have broken the United Nations cease fire and destroyed…
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LONDON, June 23—As a safety precaution the Tel Aviv waterfront was evacuated last night because a great column of…
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NEWCASTLE Monday. —A fire in a section of the Children’s Library [?] Centre buildings King-street, Newcastle on…
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LONDON, June 28.—In a despatch from Nicosia, Reuter says that the Arabs have notified Britain that they will regard the withdrawal of British forces from Haifa before August 1 as a breach of the “cease fire” agreement in Palestine. On June 22 the Minister for…
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COOTAMUNDRA, Friday. — Damage estimated at nearly £50,000 was caused by a fire which gutted the store of…
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Damage estimated at nearly £50,000 was caused by a fire which gutted the store of Solomon Cohen and Co. Ltd. early this morning. The building, at…
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For four hours on Monday morning, only six fire brigade officers and 20 firemen will be on duty in the metropolitan…
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SYDNEY, Friday. — A fire which gutted the store of the Jarvi Furniture Co.,Mascot, last night destroyed furniture…
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LISMORE, Friday.—A fire which damaged a truck and destroyed a load of sugar could not have been caused by the…
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LONDON, July 12.—Hopes that the Arabs may yet agree to a new truce have been raised by the convening of the Aran…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Deaf and Dumb Institute Gardener Died While Assisting Rescue
NEWCASTLE, Monday.—While helping remove inmates from the Waratah Deaf end Dumb institute after fire had broken out late last night, Patrick Craddock (54), the institute’s gardener, collapsed and died…
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A fire broke out in the Waratah Deaf and Dumb Institute shortly before midnight last night. Sixty-four deaf and dumb girls asleep in three big dormitories and an infirmary in the building were removed to an…
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