Inquest Into Osmond Fire Tragedy
The District Coroner, Mr J. P. Leahy, conducted an inquest late the tragic death of two young children, Reginald George…
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Ex-P.O.W. Alleges No-Fire Order CANBERRA
Mr. Blain (Ind., N.T.), a former prisoner of the Japanese, to-day accused Lieut.—General Percival of issuing an order which prevented Australian artillery from firing on Japanese troops massing at Joh[?]re before the assault on Singapore…
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BOGGABRI, Sun.—Spontaneous combustion is believed to have started a fire which threatened today to destroy Boggabri flour…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday. — Two houses were completely destroyed and one partially destroyed by a fire in Campbell street, Swan Hill,…
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A crowd estimated at 100,000 people flocked from all parts of the city and suburbs to-night and watched one of Adelaide’s biggest stores gutted by fire. The store belonged to Charles Moore and Co. and fronted…
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BALLARAT, Wed.: About 10,006 people attended the fire brigades’ demonstration today, when [?] (WA) brigade…
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SWAN HILL, Wed.: A man and his wife were today arrested and charged with arson. The charges followed a fire in…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.: Fire caused a £15,000 luxury yacht used during the war by General Mac-Arthur to sink at Palm Beach…
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Upwards of 100,000 people gathered at Victoria Square, Adelaide, when Charles Moore's up to date Emporium was completely gutted by fire…
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A fire estimated to have caused approximately £12,000 worth of damage yesterday destroyed a building in which hops were curing at the hop garden of Panlook…
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Three small grass fires claimed the attention of Albury Fire Brigade yesterday afternoon. One was on a vacant allotment at the…
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About an acre of grass and scrubland were burnt by a fire which broke out on the lower reaches of Nail Can Hill, just…
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One of nine emergency homes on land on the corner of Wodonga Place and Ebden st. went up in flames last night, with all its contents. It was the temporary home of Sgt. and Mrs…
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Albury Fire Brigade was called to three grass fires over the week-end. None was serious. That on the golf links on Saturday…
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HOBART, Sun.: Damage estimated at considerably more than £100,000 has so far been caused by a disastrous…
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LONDON, Sunday. — Twenty-nine of a crew, including the captain, were injured, when the Italian tanker Olterra caught fire…
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Because it was considered dangerous an application by Mr. D. L. Parfrey “Inverpine Estate,” to, burn stumps on 55 acres of land, was…
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AUCKLAND, Monday. — Fire heavily damaged the four-storeyed confectionery factory of Heards Ltd. at Parnell tonight…
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MELBOURNE, Fri. — Damage expected to total thousands of pounds was caused when a fire destroyed the east wing, engine…
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Bush fire brigade members were called over the loudspeaker system at Rutherglen sports yesterday to [?] a grass fire. The response…
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