Man Murders Parents; Set Fire To Home
AKRON (Ohio), Sunday(A.A.P.).-Irvin Snodgrass, 28, ex-serviceman and former inmate of an insane asylym…
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203 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 11
Looters Caught During Factory Fire
MELBOURNE, Monday. - A night watchman held up looters at pistol-point during a cordial factory fire in South Melbourne…
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MELBOURNE, Monday-Seven children were assisted to safety from a midnight fire in a shop-dwelling at Sale, 127 miles from…
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Wollongong Fire Brigade had 64 calls during 1950. These included six false alarms, 16 calls to grass fires…
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Wollongong Brigade had two calls during the past three days. On Friday afternoon they were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Fire On Crowd In Singapore
SINGAPORE, Wednesday (A.A.P.-Reuter).—Police fired at a disorderly crowd of 100 Malays and Indonesians armed with…
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LAKE SUCCESS, Thursday (A.A.P.).—No conclusive results on the Chinese-Korean problem are expected when the United…
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Heat-waves in several Australian states will no doubt bring their usual accompaniment of bush fires in some areas, An emergency treatment for shock caused by serious burns, which has recently been developed in the United…
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WASHINGTON, Wednesday (AAP). — The Assistant Secretary of State (Mr. Dean Rusk) told Senators yesterday the United States had supported the latest United Nations appeal for a Korean…
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LONDON, Thursday (AAP). — Communist China has rejected the United Nations' proposals for a cease-fire in Korea and a counter-proposal by its Foreign Minister, Chou En Lai, offering a…
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ADELAIDE, Friday. — Three Adelaide police officers were burned to death while fighting a fierce bushfire in a gully at Upper Sturt Estate today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victims See "Wall of Fire" In New Guinea
PORT MORESBY, Tuesday (AAP-Reuter).—Survivors of the Mount Lamington volcano horror who reached safety today gave graphic accounts of a "great wail of fire, reaching seven miles into the air." Six women and nine children are among the 34 Europeans still missing…
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Wollongong Fire Brigade were called out on Friday afternoon to extinguish a fire which broke out in a utility truck…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →The Bush Fire Hazard Can Alleviated By Plain Commonsense
During the summer months many motorists will be taking to the roads, camping and picnicking throughout the vast number of holiday resorts of the South Coast area. There will be few places visited, however, where the prevention of bushfires will not occupy a place in the mind of a conscientious motorist…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Policeman Fires Shot, Arrests Assailant
A police officer who had been struck by a bottle, and was threatened "to be cut to pieces" by a man wielding two bag hooks, drew his revolver, fired a shot and arrested his assailant at gun point…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Smoking Blamed for Woman's Death In Newcastle Fire
NEWCASTLE, Sunday. — Police believe that a woman who died from burns today was smoking in bed and fell asleep,…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—Victoria is facing the worst fire danger for 10 years. Rural fire brigades and hundreds of…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—A goods shed at Geelong Railway Station was almost completely destroyed tonight in one of the…
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When a West Wollongong cottage caught fire last night, hundreds of people attracted by the spectacular blaze gathered to watch firemen fight the fire. The house, which was…
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ADELAIDE, Monday.—The Premier (Mr. Playford) with 14 other people, was trapped while fighting a bush fire at…
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