Woman charged with lighting fires
SYDNEY, Mon.: A woman was charged in Lidcombe Court today with starting two fires at Granville railway yards last…
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Fire in Tanker
LONDON. Mon.: A fire, which broke out aboard the British Admiralty tanker Wave Victor (8128 tons) on Sunday, while the…
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A disastrous fire occurred at Kooba Station, Darlington Point, on Wednesday. About 10,000 bales of this season's oaten hay…
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Shortly before midday last Friday a grass fire started along the Albury Road near and opposite phipps' old…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday morning: Volunteers and firemen were desperately trying to save a 13 roomed hotel from destruction,…
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Albury Fire Brigade had a call at 6.20 a.m. yesterday to a residential at 508 Smollett street, where a mattress had caught alight…
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MELBOURNE, Tues.: One man was gaoled and another fined £75 when convicted for lighting fires when they appeared in two country courts today. Leslies James Kay, 62,…
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Victorian Forestry Commission men had to row a boat across to an island in the Murray River yesterday afternoon to fight fire near Gooramadda. This was stated last night…
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LITHGOW, Tues.: The Minister for the (Mr. Buckley) said today that he would immediately send the chief mines…
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Four bush fire brigades and many volunteers yesterday afternoon halted what could have been a serious outbreak…
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Two small grass fires were put out by Albury Fire Brigade yesterday afternoon. One was in the Albury racecourse…
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Lightning caused grass fires in the Wanganella, Austin Wanganella and Willurah areas early this…
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Albury Fire Brigade attended two small grass fires in the city yesterday. Shortly after 11â o clock a call was received to an…
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There was some excitement at Dick's Garage off Wednesday morning when Mr. J. McLennan, of Coreen, pulled his truck…
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Another Albury road grass fire alarm (the fourth this summer) was given last Tuesday, but this time it was at…
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A fire broke out late yesterday afternoon in a sleep-out at a house occupied and owned by Mr. Thomas Oâ Dwyer, of Tom street,…
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Within three (Batters of an hour yesterday morning roomed house at Lavington totally…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.: A fire today caused more than £10,00 damage when it gutted a two-storey building at Manly in less than…
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Albury Fire Brigade went to a fire twice yesterday. At about 12.45 firemen were called to a blaze which had broken…
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MELBOURNE, Fri.: A six-year-old girl was badly burned when a fire-cracker ignited the hem of a âgrown upâ lace dress…
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