Five Children Die in Fire
ONTARIO, Sun.: A frozen fire hydrant resulted in the death of five young children. Firemen were unable to fight the…
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Firemen, Police, Civilians Fight Fire
Firemen, police and civilians fought a grass fire which broke out at the Albury golf links, near the 2AY transmitter, for ever…
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A smouldering fire, too close to the wheat stack for comfort, was brought under control by the Fire Brigade at about 2.30 p.m…
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Albury fire brigade last night used knapsack sprays to extinguish a small grass fire on a vacant allotment near Hovell St…
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NEW YORK, Tuesday : A widow and her seven children were found dead on or near the charred remains of their beds…
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Due to existing conditions the NSW Government has declared a bush fire danger period, which will extend until March 31, 1951…
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Firemen and civilians fought a grass fire in East Albury for over an hour yesterday before the flames were brought under control. About three aeres of grass was destroyed. Officer-in-charge of Albury Fire Station, Mr H. Pettitt, is…
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A small boy attempted to burn grass from the edge of a cricket pitch in vacant land opposite Woodstock Girls’ School…
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MELBOURNE, Wed.: Damage, estimated at £5000, was caused when a fire swept wheatlands at Wychitella near Boort today…
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Sparks from locomotives are Miami for three fires which brake out at Wangaratta, Spring hurst and Barnawartha…
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On Thursday night December 27, a fire broke out at the rear of Maple's Store, the scene of the fire the previous week. Again on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Fire Wonderful Save by Hay Fire Brigade
WHAT must rank as one of their most spectacular "saves" yet made by the Hay Fire Brigade occurred on Tuesday evening when, about 8 p.m., it was discovered that the office of "The Riverine Grazier" was on fire…
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Last Tuesday night, at about 8 oâclock, a fire broke out in the office of the Riverina Grazier, Hay…
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âAs a supplement to its own extensive fire-prevention and fire - control precautions, the Forestry Commission is making a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at the R.s.l. Club
A fire broke out under mysterious circumstances at the R.S.L. Club on Monday night when a curtain caught alight in…
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Both the urban and bush fire brigades turned out at Wodonga on Thursday morning to put out a fire at the rear of Mr. R…
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SYDNEY, Fri.: New roster systems for fire brigade officers were ridiculous and could only precipitate trouble, the secretary of the…
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MELBOURNE, Sun.: A volunteer fireman was injured and a farmer’s son collapsed and died while fighting grass fires…
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Albury firemen took three hours to get a fire at the old council rubbish tip in David st. under control on Saturday night. They…
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Albury Fire Brigade attended 67 calls during 1950, most of them being fires at hemes in the city which were extinguished before…
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