Freighter on Fire
BOSTON, Dec. 24. —Forty-two sleeping crew members, including two stewardesses, narrowly escaped death early yesterday when a fire…
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Fires & bushfires, 1949
309 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 16
Little Damage in Garage Fire
Maitland fire brigade was called yesterday afternoon to extinguish a fire in a shed at the rear of 295 High-street. The shed was used as…
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A warning on the bushfire danger was given to-day by Inspector E. S. Fairlamb, officer in charge if Maitland police…
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NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—A fire which began in a Christmas Tree , on Christmas night is estimated to have caused pearly…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday. —With another hot day under way, police and volunteer firefighters are on the alert at the Blue…
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WAGGA, Wed. — Fire destroyed army equipment worth about £100,000 when a building in the drill hall grounds was burned…
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NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. — Police arrested two youths after making inquiries into the fire which destroyed a cottage…
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BERLIN, Dec. 28. — Four child actors lost their lives when their clothes caught fire in a pantomime at Buechen, near Hamburg…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Precautions Against Bushfire Danger. Conditions of Fire Lighting Extended
To combat the growing bushfire danger in heat-stricken inland areas, special conditions in regard to the lighting of certain classes of fires have been extended to the whole of the State, exclusive of the coastal region between the Queensland border and the…
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A four-and-a-quarter litre Rolls Royce engine powers this new style fire engine going into service in the Essex (England) town of Ilford. At 3500 revolutions per minute, the engine develops 160 horse power. The vehicle carries a 50-feet fire escape. is…
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