Truck on Fire
When the Corowa Fire Brigade received a call to a fire on Wednesday afternoon, District Inspector H. Adams, who was visiting…
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Fire destroys Wodonga trainer’s stables
Fire totally destroyed horse trainer Jack Herlihy’s stables at Wodonga early yesterday morning. Equipment, including feed and…
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SEOUL, Fri.: The US battleship, Missouri, yesterday came under enemy fire for the time since the Second World…
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WAGGA, Fri.: Two Southern Riverina County Council employs were burnt by blazing petrol at the council’s depot…
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MELBOURNE, Sun.: A fire at Ballarat yesterday ruined £5000 worth of grass hay, motor tyres and shearing and farm…
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Albury Fire Brigade was called to extinguish three grass fires during the weekend. First call was received shortly after 9.30…
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WASHINGTON, Sun.: The US Army would fire, the world’s first atomic shell from its new 280 m.m. atomic artillery cannon…
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MELBOURNE, Sun.: Victoria had its worst bush fires this season today. They burnt out 14 square miles of forest land…
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A concrete brick and weatherboard butcher’s shop and residence in Anna st., Urana, were burnt to the…
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âThe bush fire danger is still present, and caution should be exercised by anyone to ensure that they are not responsible for…
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Although there has been a substantial drop in the number of fires on Monument Hill this year, some people consider the…
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FLINT (Michigan), Mon.: Six young children died when fire swept their home yesterday while their parents were absent…
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Millions of pounds’ worth of property— land, homes and stock—was saved from the fire hazard yesterday because people were careful. Yesterday was one of the…
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A strip of grass and scrub about 150 yards wide stretching from Old Sydney road to Racecourse road was burnt out on…
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SINGAPORE, Tues.: Food, clothing and medical supplies tonight were being rushed by air and sea to inhabitants of the North Borneo…
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MELBOURNE, Wed.: Thousands of the Postal Department’s records are believed to have been destroyed When a…
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WAGGA, Wed.: A storm, which is believed to have started a bushfire in Mangoplah district yesterday…
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Albury Fire Brigade was called to a small fire at the rear of a butcher’s shop in Guinea street shortly after 6 p.m. yesterday. A…
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Campers who failed to put their fire out were responsible for an outbreak of fire in Morago State Forest on Monday, the…
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Bushfire danger period in shires of Hume, Holbrook Coreen and Culcairn was yesterday extended until March 31…
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