Fire Danger
Flood waters to-day caused the [?]ling of about 5000 gallons of [?]rol at the Atlantic Oil Company’s depot near…
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Fires & bushfires, 1949
309 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 16
Seat of Mike Fire Located
CESSNOCK: Fire-fighters yesterday afternoon found the seat of the fire which had threatened 1,000,000 tons of gas-coal in No…
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Maitland Fire Brigade late yesterday afternoon extinguished a fire in 40 tons of lucerne hay in a shed owned by Mr. F. Knodler at…
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The Fit-Rite Social Club is holding its Campfire Concert to-night (Friday) at "Morning Glory," Fosterton Road, and the evening promises to be…
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A fireman stood on a ladder mounted against a 40-foot chimney and pumped water down the chimney to extinguish a soot fire at the…
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[?]TANBUL, July 10. — More than 100 Turkish passengers were burned to death in a fire in the streamer Corum (5000 tons). Several others…
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With the temperature not far above freezing point on Saturday, firemen hurried to a fire at Reid (Canberra), which burnt ten acres of grass. Then…
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LONDON, July 13.—Drought has caused forest fires in Western Europe and on invasion of coastal areas in Kenya by elephants seeking water. In Western Europe temperatures soared to new high levels,…
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SINGLETON, Wed. — Damage estimated at approximately £3000 was caused last sight when a fire broke out in the premises of Mr,…
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Three motor lorries valued, at £3000 were destroyed in the early hours this morning, when a fire gutted J. T…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—More than £30,000 damage was caused when fire completely gritted a chemical store and packing works at Lane…
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SYDNEY: Mrs. Jessie Vickery, 38, escaped through a window of her caravan home at Curl Curl with her clothes alight yesterday…
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LISMORE: Damage estimated at £7000 was caused when fire destroyed a building and contents owned by W. Blair Ltd.,…
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The engin[?] and cabin portion of a utility truck was severely demaged when it caught fire yesterday. The truck was owned by…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—An elderly man, who had Bet his bed alight with a cigarette, was rescued unconscious early o-day by…
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Local Returned Servicemen's League today opened a subscription list for funds to replace clothing and furnishing…
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KURRI KURRI.—A five-roomed weatherboard cottage in Charles-st., Abermain, owned and occupied by Mr. John Valentine…
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GOSFORD, Friday. — Bruce Henry Lea Caton, 21, a member of the Gosford Volunteer Fire Brigade, set fire to a workshop…
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CESSNOCK, Monday. — The fire which developed in the old workings of Anvil Creek colliery last week is still active…
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A Trans-Australia Airlines Douglas airliner made a emergency landing at Holbrook aerodrome, southern N.S.W last night after one engine had caught…
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