Fire at R.A.A.F. STATION Sprinklers Save Planes From Destruction Cause of Outbreak Unknown CANBERRA
Automatic sprinklers saved 20 R.A.A.F. planes worth more than £100,00 from destruction by fire at Canberra…
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Fires & bushfires, 1947
220 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 11
Dutch Cease Fire Order in Java All Military Action Will End at Midnight Republicans Call For International Arbitration Commission BATAVIA
An order has been given to terminate Dutch action in Indonesia at midnight to-night. A Republican Government broadcast from Jogjakarta said the Government was prepared to exert all efforts to execute the Security Council's cease fire order…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chief Secretary Warns Against Bush Fires in North SYDNEY
A warning against bush fires, particularly in the northern tableland and north coast areas was given by the Chief Secretary (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Warning Issued by Chief Secretary Restrictions for Armidale
The Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley, has warned that there were indications that an early danger from bush fires…
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HOBART, Wednesday, -- Two men were burned to death when drums of petrol caught fire after their truck had crashed into…
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SINGAPORE, Wednesday. (A.A.P. - Reuter). -- Addressing the Indonesian Parliamentary Working Committee on Foreign…
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(A.A.P.-Reuter): Addressing the Indonesian Parliamentary Working Committee on Foreign Affairs last night, the Indonesian Premier, Dr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Violated Cease Fire Order Indonesian Charge Against Dutch SINGAPORE, Wednesday. (A.A.P., Reuter)
Addressing the Indonesian Parliamentary Working Committee on Foreign Affairs last night, the Indonesian Premier (Dr. Sjarifuddin) charged the…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday. -- A warning against bushfires, particularly in the northern tablelands and north coast areas,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Six Killed, Four Missing In Melbourne Fire MELBOURNE
It is estimated that a fire and explosions aboard the 10,000-ton freighter Mahia at Victoria Dock yesterday, in which six men were…
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ADELAIDE, Monday.— More than £30.000 damage was caused by a fire which began yesterday afternoon at Cellulose Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£30,000 S.A. FIRE Cellulose Mills Damaged ADELAIDE
More than £ 30,000 damage was caused by a fire which began yesterday afternoon at the Cellulose (Australia) Ltd. mills tit Snuggery, near…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Airborne Landing in West Java Republic Claims Breaches of Cease Fire Order BATAVIA, Wednesday. (A.A.P. Reuter)
Dutch airbourne forces, including paratroopers, landed in West Java last Wednesday and are mopping up the whole of Priangra district…
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MELBOURNE, Friday —Damage estimated at £100,000 was caused by a fire in the stores and fellmongery of William…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£100,000 Blaze at Melbourne Stores Fellmongery Damaged Police Called to Control Crowd MELBOURNE
Damage estimated at £100,000 was caused by a fire in the stores and fellmongery of William Angliss and Co…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Fire Causes £100,000 Damage MELBOURNE
Damage estimated at £100,000 was caused by a fire in the stores and fellmongery of William Angliss and Coy, Australia Pty. Ltd.,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tingha Topics Far West Concert : Road Improvements : Fire : Sporting : Personal Far West Scheme
The Far West Concert Party, which will tour the north and north-western towns in September will play at Ting ha on September 3 at Lowe’s…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Control Value of Two-Way Radio Sets
The New South Wales Bush Fires Advisory Committee is a body, one of whose primary aims is the promotion of a bush fire consciousness…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Backyard Fires Prohibited at Armidale
The Carets Use of Fire Act makes it unlawful for a person to light a fire in the open anywhere in the city of Armidale or the shire…
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Lieut.-General Spoor, Commander-in-Chief of the Dutch Forces in Java, whose troops have been ordered to cease hostilities by…
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