Car Seat Damaged By Fire
The front seat of a 1948 Chevrolet taxi was badly damaged by fire early last night at the Gold Top Taxi…
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Bush Fire Danger Acute
Although there were no bush fires reported to district police stations yesterday, there were…
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SYDNEY, Sun.—Thousands of volunteer firemen battled to save homes, bush and grasslands throughout New South Wales today. Big fires are raging on the North and South South Coasts and are threatening valuable State forests…
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The Board of Fire Commissioners has been asked to send a senior officer to confer with the City Council…
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STRASBOURG, Wed.—Firemen and rescue workers were, unable to approach within half a mile of the…
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Wollongong Firemen prevented a bush fire from damaging St. Mark's Church of England, West…
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Over £100 worth of damage was caused to a truck which caught fire in a yard at Unanderra late on Saturday night…
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A motor lorry was seevrely damaged by fire late on Saturday night. The lorry, which was…
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An inspection of the Windang and Lake Illawarra areas to ascertain bush-fire hazards on vacant allotments…
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SYDNEY, Thurs. — Seven men narrowly escaped from a spectacular fire which gutted an oil…
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While the owners were absent, and only two teenage children at home, a large Mangerton home was extensively damaged by fire last night. Firemen, by…
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The top storey of a two storey home in Mangerton was gutted by fire on Friday night and severe fire damage was…
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Wollongong fire brigade was called yesterday afternoon to a grass and bush fire, which broke out on a vacant allotment…
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Wollongong Fire Brigade was called to two bush and grass fires yesterday and Port Kembla…
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SYDNEY, Tues.—Police believe that schoolchildren started a fire under Lidcombe Central Public…
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Fourteen members of the Thirroul Fire Brigade fought a 100-acre grass and scrub fire between…
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A large area, of bush in Acacia St., Gwynneville was destroyed by fire yesterday morning…
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SYDNEY, Fri.—The racehorse Gallant Blade, was burned to death and four stables were gutted by fire at Mascot today…
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SYDNEY, Sun.—Fire-fighters in the Ulladulla and Milton areas battling against fires in State…
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SYDNEY, Sun.—Police are investigating four fires including two in which men were burnt to…
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