Disastrous Bombay Fire
BOMBAY, October 10.—Damage estimated at £1,000,000 sterIing was caused by s firs which burned hundreds of shops and…
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Fires & bushfires, 1950
321 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 17
Fire Officers Handle Blazes
MELBOURNE, Tues. — Fire brigade officers manning Melbourne’s fire brigades during the six-day strike of 500 firemen had…
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At the annual meeting of the Maison Dieu and Camberwell Bush Fire Brigade the members decided to suggest to the…
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MELBOURNE, Thurs.—Liberty Theatre in Bourke-street, City, was gutted last night in the city’s most serious fire since the…
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TOKIO, Oct. 12 (AAP-Reuter). —American intelligence officers say that the North Korean army cut to pieces in South Korea had…
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SYDNEY, Thurs. — Two soldiers were arrested last night on charges of obstructing firemen during a fire which completely…
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Back year Americans and Canadians set apart seven days for a national crusade against their country's greatest enemy…
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SINGLETON, Tuesday. — A large quantity of groceries was completely destroyed this morning when a fire broke out in a…
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A honeymoon couple were injured—the husband seriously—when they jumped from the second storey of a private hotel at Yamba, on the North…
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SYDNEY, Tues.—A honeymoon couple were injured, the husband seriously, when they jumped from a second storey of a private…
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Damage estimated to be about £1,000 was. caused by a fire which broke out in a storeroom at the rear of Messrs. A. J…
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BRISBANE, Thurs— Officials spent some hours yesterday burning great quantities of papers in the yard of the…
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MELBOURNE, Monday—Fire men, who resumed work on Friday after a fortnight’s strike, had their first major blaze early…
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A delivery van owned by Mr. F. Wark, proprietor of the Upper Hunter Steam Laundry, was damaged by fire on Saturday morning…
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The Australian man of the land has many hazards to contend with and overcome but there are few with greater potential for damage and destruction than fire. It is one of his most powerful…
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A smouldering lounge chair, believed to have been Ignited by a cigarette, burst Into flames late last night, partially destroying…
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MELBOURNE, Sat.—Hundreds of bags rot sugar were destroyed when fire damaged part of Marobants aerated waters and…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Detectives from the CUB arson squad have been assigned to investigate a fire which today gutted the…
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LONDON , October. 30.— A fire in the new 25,000 for Orient liner Oronsay was brought under control last night after 24 hours…
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The sixth annual meeting of the above was held at the brigade shed on 7th inst., when there was the usual good attendance of…
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