Fire at Cafe
Albury Fire Brigade extinguished a fire in a chimney flue at the Bluebird Cafe, Dean st., at 8.45 p.m. yesterday, The fire…
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£40,000 Tannery Fire
SYDNEY, Mon.: Fire caused damage estimated at more than £40,000 when it gutted a two-storey tannery at Botany tonight…
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SYDNEY, Tues.: The Chief Secretaryâs Department tonight issued a bush fire warning for most of south-eastern NSW…
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SYDNEY. Tues.: Children playing with matches started 100 fires which had to le extinguished by fire brigades last…
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MELBOURNE, Tues.: Screaming with terror, more than 50 Italian men, women and children scattered and fled for cover when a half-crazed gunman fired 10 shots into their midst at the…
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Victorian Fire Authority regional officer (Mr. J. Brock) handed over Rutherglenâs fire engine (above) to the brigade captain, Mr. George Wingrave. The new unit, which is capable of pumping 364 gallons a minutes at normal pressure of 145lb per square inch, replaces the older unit, which had been in use for the past 20 years. The new engine carries 2000ft. of 2½in…
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Hour by hour relaying of develops weather conditions, as the result of co-operation of fire fighting authorities in South…
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Annual conference of bush fire brigades in the Holbrook Shire area will take place in the Holbrook Shire Council supper rooms…
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BERRY, Sun.: Two boys, aged six and seven, were questioned by police following destruction of a church by fire yesterday…
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About £100 worth of damage was caused to a tractor by, a fire which broke out in an Albury Golf Club shed on Saturday…
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The Bush Fire Brigades in the Coreen Shire held a most enthusiastic conference in the Corowa Municipal Council Chambers on Friday when ever 20 members of the 12 brigades throughout the shire attended. Mr. T. C. Sanger presided…
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SYDNEY, Tues.: Top weight Liquid Fire will not start In the Welter Handicap at Canterbury tomorrow…
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The Bush Fire Committee, Sydney, intimated to Tuesday's meeting of Culcairn Shire Council that a bush fire…
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Mr. J. C. Shaw presided at the annual meeting of the Yerong Creek Bush Fire Brigade, held on Tuesday night of last…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.: Brilliant sprinter Liquid Fire, who will be resuming after a spell, should be favored by the small field in the Buxton Stakes at Randwick on Saturday and is selected…
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CANBERRA, Fri.: The Royal Australian Air Force is ready to provide aircraft and pilots for bush fire spotting if required ear…
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TOKIO, Sunday : Twenty-four people were injured and damage estimated at £1,500,000 was caused by a spectacular fire which…
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HONOLULU, Sun.: The United States now has more fire-power capability in the Pacific than ever before, even during the…
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SYDNEY, Sun.: A Regular Army sergeant died in a fire which gutted his house at Ingleburn camp early today because his wife did not know he was home. He was Sgt. John Arthur…
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Two fires were attended by the Lavington Bush Fire Bridge at the weekend. On Saturday, a quarter of an acre of grass was…
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