Dog Escape in Keira Shed Fire
Two greyhound dogs and a number of fowls narrowly escaped being burnt to death when fire…
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Three Believed Dead in House Fire
SYDNEY, Sun.—Three people are believed to have been burnt to death in their home 12 miles from Urana tonight. They were Robert…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Poor Support for Bush Fire Meeting
On Tuesday last week a poorly attended meeting of the Shellharbour Branch of the Municipality's Bush Fire Brigade was held…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Plane Destroyed by Fire
DARWIN, Wed. — An aircraft was completely destroyed by fire on Mainoiru aerodrome, in…
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A Holden utility was completely destroyed when fire gutted a fibro and iron garage at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pure Fire Fancied For Today's Guineas
SYDNEY, Fri. — With W. Williamson back on him, crack Victorian colt Pure Fire is expected to win the Rosehill Guineas tomorrow. Pure Fire was…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Land - Rover Fire Engine For Vehicles Show
A Land-Rover equipped as a self-contained fire fighting unit and more versatile than the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Timber Yard Fire May Delay Bridge Repairs Still More Damage Estimated at £3,000
A fire which caused 3,000 worth of damage to Mr. F. Sheather's timber yard, at Tomerong, may have delayed the repairing of Barney Street Bridge still further…
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At about four o'clock on Friday morning a fire broke out in a garage at premises in 39 Church Street, Wollongong…
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A Land-Rover equipped as a self-contained fire fighting unit and more versatile than the standard fire engine will be introduced at the 1952 Commercial Motor Show at Earls Court, London, this month…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Commissioners At W'gong, Sept. 30
The Board of Fire Commissioners will be visiting this district on Tuesday, September 30th…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fires in Blue Mountains
SYDNEY, Mon.—Fire-fighters battled for five hours today to extinguish a bush fire which threatened…
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Moves to establish a bush fire brigade in Gerringong were announced to the Council on Monday. On Tuesday the district Fire Board…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£100 Damage In Fire At Windang
The kitchen at Roy's Road House, Windang, was badly damaged by fire early yesterday…
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The City of Greater Wollongong Council will hold a special meeting at the Council Chambers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Elderly Woman Dies In House Fire
MELBOURNE, Sun. — An elderly woman was burned to death, two men almost suffocated, and another man injured in a fire which broke out in a house…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Threat to Homes in Bushfires
KATTOMBA, Sun. — Fire fighters were busy on the Blue Mountains to-day dealing with…
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SYDNEY, Mon.—Bushfire danger periods would operate over a substantial part of New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Official Warnings-bush Fire Dangers Are Looming Ahead
A bush fire danger period for the South Coast was officially declared from to-day (Wednesday) by the Chief Secretary, Mr. C.A. Kelly…
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SYDNEY, Tues.—Trainer F. W. Hoysted said after the trials this morning that Pure Fire would not run in…
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