Mystery Fire
KATOOMBA, Wednesday: A fully furnished four-room fibro cottage at Katoomba was totally destroyed by a mysterious fire…
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Fires & bushfires, 1949
186 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 10
£750 damage In Hay Fire
“A stubble fire, whipped up by a strong wind, yesterday destroyed £750 worth of wheaten…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mysterious Fire at Katoomba Cottage Destroyed During Rainstorm? KATOOMBA
A fully furnished four room fibro cottage at Katoomba was totally destroyed by a mysterious fire which broke out…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →British Pamphlet Raises Storm Photo of Baby Prince Brings Sharp Rebuke Labour Party Publication Under Fire LONDON
Britain's Labour Party has withdrawn a propaganda pamphlet featuring a photograph taken 13 years ago of the young Duke of Kent. This follows a charge by the Conservative Party that the Labour Party misleadingly used the picture for propaganda…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Baby Lost in Fire
NEWCASTLE, Friday.—An eighteen-months-old baby, Kerry Hunt, was burned to death, and five other people…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£350-£400 Loss in Fire
Electrical equipment valued at between £350 and £400 was lost in a fire yesterday afternoon which totally destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Baby Burned to Death Rescue Attempts Fail Fire Destroys Cottage NEWCASTLE
An 18-months-old baby, Kerry Hunt, was burnt to death and five other people injured, one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Spectacular Blaze in Melbourne Building Completely Gutted MELBOURNE
A two-storey building occupied by the General Tyre and Rubber Coy. in Latrobe Street, was completely gutted, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Foreign Policy Attacked Peace Haags On Thread, Says Menzies Evatt's Administration Under Fire CANBERRA, Wed
The Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Menzies) last night attacked Australian policy towards…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire by Million to One Chance
Gundagai district grazier, Mr. Ted Reardon, was the principal actor in a freak accident recently, when by a million to on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Foreign Policy Under Fire All Party Committee Urged
Crowded public, diplomatic and Press galleries listened in rapt attention to a lucidly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Foreign Policy Under Fire All Party Committee Urged
Crowded public, diplomatic and Press galleries listened in rapt attention to a lucidly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Public Hall
TEXAS.—Ivo Page Dickinson (20) appeared before the Police Court, Texas, on a charge of wilfully and unlawfully…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Set Fire to Hut 18 Months’ Gaol
“I am satisfied you were aware of what you were doing, and that you committed the offence because of your…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →City Council Under Fire Accused Of Being "Narrow Minded" Aero Club Members Crict1cal
Members of Armidale Aero Club on Monday night accused the City Council of being "very…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ten Dead in Stove Fire
LAKE WOOD (Michigan), Friday: A mother and her eight children arid a man who boarded with them, were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ten Dead When House Destroyed By Fire Lake Wood (Michigan)
A mother, her eight children and a man who boarded with the family, were killed and one child is missing as the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at North Hill Sheds Damaged
Armidale Fire Brigade was summoned early this afternoon to a blaze at the council stone-crushing plant on North…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Elsmore Fire Woman’s Close Call
An Elsmore woman had a miraculous escape when her home was totally destroyed by fire early on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Penalties for Car Theft Leniency Under Fire
Leniency shown by Magistrates to car thieves is attacked by the N.R.M.A., following the report that 550 motor vehicles…
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