£1,000,000 Damage in Shops' Fire
MELBOURNE, Sun. — Four double-storeyed shops, including a big department store were gutted in a…
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Motoring News & Views Bushfire Prevention
THE Bushfire Committee has advised the N.R.M.A., that a line of fireplaces have been constructed on Monaro Highway…
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BRISBANE, Sun.—Two fires in South Brisbane and Manly last night and early today caused damage estimated at quarter of a million pounds…
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Fire Dancer is selected as the "Mercury's" best bet at today's Kembla Grange race meeting…
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Police believe a burning mosquito spiral was responsible for a fire in a Wollongong house early on Monday morning…
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The 12th annual dinner to the old folk of the Corrimal district will be held in the R.S.L. Hall, Corrimal…
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Experiments in the United States designed to recover heavy, [?] oil involve burning some of the oil while it is in the ground…
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HONG KONG, Mon.—Four Chinese were believed killed early this morning when a sudden fire roared…
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SYDNEY Thurs.—City theatre-goers rushed frantically through flames to safety when a fire swept through the Variety Theatre Pitt St., today. Thousands of horrified…
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