Sheds Destroyed By Fire
Shortly after midnight last night the fire brigade was called to the rear of premises occupied by McDonald Bros., in High-st.,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1949
309 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 16
Fire Causes £60,000 Damage Sabotage Suspected
More than £60,000 damage was caused when a fire gutted the control building at Schofields R.A.A.F. station, near Windsor,…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—More than £60,000 damage was caused when a fire gutted the control building at Schofield R.A.A.F. station last night. Radar equipment and irreplaceable air maps were also destroyed…
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A feature of the Bush Fires Advisory Committee's Information Bureau at the Royal Agricultural Show this year will be an exhibit of several…
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ULMARRA, Friday. — Townspeople formed a bucket brigade and put out four fires in the ES and A Bank building at Ulmarra…
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Sir.—I wonder how many of us appreciate the service of the “voluntary Fire Brigade” At midnight, I was awakened by…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Arson squad detectives, investigating five fires ID a city building last night, said today that several…
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Ex-State Rugby League representative, Leon Quinlivan, of the famous nine totalling Quintilian brothers of Cundletown near…
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NEW YORK, April 6—Fifty-seven lives were lost in the disastrous fire which destroyed St. Anthony’s Hospital at Effing ham—an Illinois town of about 8000—on Monday night. The death roll includes two new-born infants. Thirty-four bodies were taken…
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INVERELL, Friday.—Damage at more than £40.000 was caused when a fire gutted the premises of the Inverell Milling Co…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£40,000 Damage in Fire. Inverell Flour Mill Destroyed. Inverell
Damage estimated at more than £40,000 was caused when a fire gutted the premises of the Inverell Milling Co. early this morning. The fire…
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LONDON, April 14.—It is officially announced in Damascus that Israel and Syria have signed a [?] fire agreement…
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At the recent meeting of the Shire Council, the Health Inspector reported: Many complaints have been received in regard to large quantities of undergrowth…
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SYDNEY. Thurs.—Miss Margaret Wiseman, handicraft teacher for the Society for Crippled Children, was in such a…
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GOSFORD, Monday.—Two operators at the Valencia Theatre were burnt when film caught fire in the projection room at a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day’s Leader: Need For Federal Action British Warships Under Further Heavy Fire on Yangtse Fifteen Killed and 20 Injured on the Cruiser London
SHANGHAI, April 22 (A.A.P.-Reuter). — It is now estimated that 42 British sailors were killed and 60 wounded in the Yangtse River “incident” this week in which Communist shore batteries attacked four British warships with artillery and small…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →EDITORIAL Arbitration Under Fire
THE announcement by Judge Kirby, Chairman of the Stevedoring Industry Commission, that he will recommend to the Minister for Shipping termination of the appointments of Messrs. Healy and Roach unless…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day’s Leader: Arbitration Under Fire Britain Reserves Her Position on Warship Shelling Statement By Mr. Attlee To Expectant House
LONDON, April 27.-With the position in China still fluid, Britain has reserved her position on the Chinese Communist shelling, with heavy casualties, of four British warships in the Yangtse river last week…
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SINGLETON, Wednesday. — Singleton Volunteer Fire Brigade was yesterday called to a fire in the kitchen of Mr. G. Wyatfs…
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CALCUTTA, April 28. —Two people were killed a dozen were taken to hospital yesterday after the police fired on a banned…
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