73 Dead In French Forest Fires
BORDEAUX, August 22. — The death roll in the disastrous French forest fires is now “at least” 73, and It is officially…
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Fires & bushfires, 1949
309 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 16
Police Fire on Crowd
BOMBAY, August 22. — The police killed two sons and Injured several others when they on a Communistted crowd…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Spectacular Blaze En Sydney Damage Estimated At Many Thousands of Pounds
SYDNEY, Monday.—Five men and a young girl were injured while escaping from a fire which gutted the top of Albert Buildings in Bathurst-st., near Castlereagh st., to-day…
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Five men and a young girl were injured in a fire which gutted the top floor of the Albert buildings in Bathurst…
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At least 73 persons have lost their lives in French forest fires and the final figures will exceed 100, it is officially estimated. At Lee Puy alone, 31 charred bodies lay heaped…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tragic Scenes in Fire-swept Areas of France Fierce Forest Fires Raging In Seven U.S. States
LONDON, August 23.—Tired, smoke blackened French Fire-fighters and troops yesterday found more charred bodies in the smouldering ashes of trees and undergrowth, bringing the total death-roll of the forest fires in the Landes region to about 230…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Forest Fires in France and U.S. Heavy Death Roll. London
As the death roll in the disastrous French forest fires continues to mount, reports from New York reveal that fierce forest fires are raging in seven…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Australian News Heroic Rescue of Children From Fire Bundanoon
A man made an heroic dash through flames early this morning to rescue three children trapped in a fire, which destroyed Parklodge Holiday Flats. The fire broke out in one of the flats shortly after…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heroism at Country Fire. Man[?] Dashes Through Flames. Rescues Three Children: Bundanoon
A man made a heroic dash through flames early this morning to rescue three children trapped in a fire which destroyed the Park Lodge holiday…
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At least 73 persons have lost their lives in French forest fires and the final figures will exceed 100, it is officially…
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SYDNEY, Wed.—Fire damaged a shop adjoining the Central Police Court in Liverpool-street Sydney a city Are danger area…
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Huge forest fires are still raging out of control over a very vast area of the United States and the provinces of…
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NEW YORK, August 24.—Huge forest fires are still facing out of control over a vast area of the United States the provinces of Ontario and Quebec in Canada. The are raging in five States of the United States…
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NEW YORK, Aug. 25.—Thousands of fire-fighters appear to be winning the battle to bring most forest fires across the nation under…
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FREMANTLE. Thursday—A fire which broke out in the hold of the British freighter Avismoat, after several explosions, was to-day…
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CESSNOCK, Thursday.—Cessnock Fire Brigade used e foam extinguisher to put out a fire which started in a car in Vincent-street…
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Cessnock Fire Brigade received three calls to fires in the last two days. On Wednesday the Brigade was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →EDITORIAL Prevent Bush Fires
IT may seem a little out of season to talk of bush fire prevention at the present moment, especially with wintry conditions prevailing. Nevertheless, winter is passing and summer is just around the corner. If…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day’s Leader: Prevent Bush Fires Sidwell’s Great Fight in Davis Cup Beaten By Schroeder In Five Sets
FOREST HILLS (New York), August 26 (A.A.P.).— Despite a magnificent fight by Billy Sidwell, who took Wimbledon champion Ted Schroeder to five [?]ord-fought sets, Australia is down two matches to nil in the Davis…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grass Fire. Good Work Done by Local Brigade
On Tuesday, about mid-day, a fire broke out in heavily-grassed property of Mr. G. Ashton, at the rear of the cemetery. The fire spread rapidly…
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