Four Die in Fire
CINCINNATI, Mon.: Four people were killed and 10 injured in a fire that destroyed a tenement building yesterday…
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Fire in West Hay
In the early hours of this morning a fire broke out in a room de[?]atched by a few feet from the weatherboard dwelling owned and…
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BRISBANE, Mon.: [?]orthwick’s poultry works at Rocklea, a Brisbane suburb, were destroyed by fire today…
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In the current issue of the Government Gazette bush fire danger period has been proclaimed in the shires of Coreen and…
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CAIRO, Mon.: British troops fired on a car which attempted to crash its way through a military road block at Tel El Kebir…
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A 17-year-old girl desperately fought to prevent her father from being burnt to death in their Lavington home early yesterday morning. She is Valma Mongan, who suffered severe burns to the body and limbs. The charred body of WILLIAM ANTHONY MONGAN, 42-year-old laborer, and father of five…
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PUSAN (Korea), Mon.: U.S. Army Chief of Staff (General J. Lawton Collins) said today he was certain there would be a cease-fire in Korea. “But I don’t believe it will foe in the near future,” he added. General Collins made the statement in a Press interview after…
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SYDNEY, Mon.: Although all bush fires, on or near State forests were under control at present, the position would remain serious…
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Four policemen mere rushed to Cann’s yesterday to control hundreds of jostling, bargain-hunting women crowded outside the doors of the store for the opening of its “after-fire” sale…
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Annual meeting of Walla Bushfire Brigade, which was well attended, elected the following officers:…
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At about 3.45 this afternoon the fire siren sounded and the Fire Brigade, plus dozens of cars and scores of cyclists hurried to…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.: The 1300 ton collier Corrimal was almost destroyed by fire at Mort’s Dock, Balmain, this afternoon…
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SYDNEY, Sun.: More than 60,000 people flocked to the beaches yesterday when Sydney experienced its hottest November…
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Day by day now, through the Press and over the air, the grim warning is given and repeated, that in all parts of the States areas of valuable land, arable pastoral and, wooded are in danger of destruction from fire. No area, is exempt. From…
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ADELAIDE, Mon.: Houses were unroofed, market gardens damaged, communications disrupted, and several suburbs had power black-outs when a 73 m.p.h. gale lashed most parts of South Australia today at 11 a.m…
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BASRA, Mon.: Fires broke out in the Abadan refinery last week when the Persians tried to start some of the refinery units,…
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Mr. S. N. Drew, shire clerk, Conargo Shire, advised the âPastoral Timesâ this afternoon that he had received a telegram…
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Deniliquin Fire Brigade has [?] one of the busiest two and [?] half days of its career. Be[?] [?]ing with a grass fire at 4…
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THE prolific weed growthin Hay streets is a serious fire danger at the present time and the Municipal "Council at its meeting on Friday, appealed to residents to reduce the possibility of fire and assist the Council by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man for Trial on Arson Charge Sequel to Fire at West Hay
SEQUEL To a fire at West Hay last week which destroyed part of a cottage owned by Joseph Connor, was the committal today of William Dyce McKenzie, labourer, on a charge of arson…
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