Motor Cycle on Fire
A motor cycle caught alight in Baker’s cycle shop, High st, Wodonga, yesterday, when mechanics were working on it. The cycle…
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Fire Destroys House at Pleasant Hills
Fire yesterday destroyed on eight roomed house of Pleasant Hills, and almost alt the contents. The dwelling, on the Property of Mr. A. L. Haberecht,…
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PARIS, Sun.: A 31 years old lorry driver was yesterday ; sentenced to imprisonment with hard labor for life for having started…
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Henty Fire Brigade received a call about 9 a.m. yesterday to a fire in the washhouse at the rear of the home of Mr C. A. Graf…
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The frantic efforts of the owner Mr. Arthur Doncon on Tuesday night saved the Quandong Farm homestead…
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Henty Fire Brigade received a call about 9 a.m. on Sunday to a fixe in the washhouse at the rear of the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Graff, Lyne Street…
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RIMOUSKI (Quebec), Sunday: A wild fire raced through this St Lawrence river lumber city early today and at least one…
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LES PARRE (France), Mon.: Police alleged today that a 25-year-old fireman has admitted he started the devastating forest…
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WINNIPEG, MON: The army late last night warned 1450 more residents of low-lying Winnipeg suburbs to…
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ALTHOUGH not the official opening of Deniliquin's War Memorial Park, the massed hands and foe brigades' [?]cital and demonstration held at the oval on Sunday [?]ternoon was yet an auspicious occasion for it was the…
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NEW YORK, Tues.: The coastguard authorities yesterday reported that the American freighter Joseph Lykes (6829 tons), en…
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MELBOURNE, Tues.: Damage estimated at £20,000 was caused by fire which damaged a dry cleaning depot, furniture store and the State…
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Fire occurred in the home of Mr. C. Collins, Sisely avenue, this morning, but was quickly subdued. Occupants were away, and a…
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CABANO (Quebec), Wed.: A roaring fire destroyed half of this mill town yesterday as 3000 residents fled to safety…
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SYDNEY, Wed.: At the Coroner’s Court today it was stated that the death of a man and his two children was probably…
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SYDNEY, Wed.: A Supreme Court jury today awarded a widow, aged 37, and her five children a total of £3545/19/…
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SYDNEY, Friday: Mrs Hafa Makulek, a 28-year-old Balt woman, was severely burnt on the face and hands today, when her…
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BRISBANE, Sun.: The burnt out wreckage of a plane was found 14 miles south of Croydon, about 250 miles south-west of…
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NEW YORK, Mon: A jet plane exploded in the air and crashed into a house in Aurora, Colorado yesterday, killing the pilot…
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The Corowa Fire Brigade had its second call withon the week' on Wednesday night when, at about 8.30 o'clock the alarm was given because…
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