Four Escape From Fire in Flats
SYDNEY, Monday. — Two married couples narrowly escaped death this morning when fire gutted pert of a two - storey…
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Fires & bushfires, 1948
283 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 15
Narrow Escape From Death In Flat Fire
SYDNEY, Monday.—Two married couples, narrowly escaped death this morning when fire gutted part of a two-storey block of…
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Two married couples narrowly escaped death this morning when fire gutted part of a two storey block of flats in Manning Road, Double Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Armidale Fire Station Staff Recommendations Volunteer Brigade
Armidale City Council agreed last night to recommend to the Board of Fire Commissioners that Armidale…
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Representations are to be made by the Graf tan City Council to the Board of Fire Commissioners and the Local…
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LONDON, Friday.—Both Jewish and Arab forces have accepted the British order to cease fire in the Palestine twin cities of Jaffa and Tel Aviv for a period of 18 hours, but fighting is expected to flare up again after the time limit expires…
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LONDON, Friday —Both Jewish and Araby forces have accepted the British order to cease fire in the twin cities of Jaffa and Tel Aviv in Palestine for a period of 18 hours, but fighting, is expected to flare up again after the time limit expires…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Too Costly Revision of Fire Brigade Staff Recommended by Municipal Council
Revision of staff requirements at Inverell Fire Station is recommended by the Municipal Council. Acting on information furnished by the N.S.W. Board of Fire…
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The question of establishing a fire brigade in Uralla was discussed at a meeting of the Chamber of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cutting Fire Station Costs
Figures given by the Town Clerk, Mr. Skipper, in his report to the Municipal Council on the recent visit of the Board of Fire Commissioners left no alternative but to ask for relief for property owners from the burden of staffing the fire station…
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Revision of staff requirements at Inverell Fire Station is recommended by the Inverell Municipal, Council…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →‘Blaze of Agitation’ For New State
GRAFTON: “The flickering flame of the New State Movement seems about to burst into a renewed blaze of agitation for self-government for the northern part of New South Wales,” Ald, J. I. Moorhead told a meeting…
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The flickering flame of the New State Movement seems about to burst into a renewed blaze of agitation for self-government for die northern part of New South Wales," Ald. J. I. Moorhead told a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Early Arrest Expected Mysterious Fires on Ship MELBOURNE
Detectives investigating fires on the British-India steamer, Pemba. while at Berth at Melbourne, expect to make an early arrest…
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THE HAGUE, Wednesday.—Dutch soldiers helped to carry many art treasures and other valuables to safety as firemen…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Art Treasures Saved Fire in Queen Wilhelmina's Palace the Hague
Dutch soldiers helped to carry many art treasures and other valuables to safety as firemen successfully fought a huge blaze which…
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SYDNEY Friday. — Firemen, at two off-shift meetings yesterday called off their proposed one day stoppage on June 1, the…
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KATOOMBA: Friday.—A mother and two daughters narrowly escaped being trapped in an eight-roomed kiosk destroyed by…
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A recently promoted substation fire officer, Mr. W. Fitzpatrick, has been appointed temporarily third officer at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →B.M.A. Under Fire Attitude Towards Free Medicine Plan SYDNEY
Secretary of the New South Wales Trades and Labour Coiuncil (Mr. R. A. King. M.L.C.) accused the B.M.A. of attempting to stage one of the…
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