Early Action Stops Fires
THE Bushfires Advisory Committee, which has done such sterling service in past years despite difficulties, chief of which was lack…
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Fires & bushfires, 1945
426 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 22
Fire Put Out Before Brigades Arrived
As J. Skelton sped around Broadmeadow track with his midget-car engine on fire on Saturday afternoon, a fire engine dashed through the gates…
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SYDNEY: The fire hose on the second floor of the Tivoli Theatre was too short to reach the dressingroom where three showkirls were burned—two fatally—on September 1, it was stated at the inquest today. Two hand extinguishers failed to work. DIANA HARTT, 19, who survived…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Fanned by westerly winds which reached gale force, small bushfires threatened many outlying suburbs of Sydney to-day…
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Several bales of straw caught fire in a hut at Shortland military camp yesterday afternoon. Cook's Hill Brigade attended. A quantity of…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—"I heard a scream, looked around, and saw a little flame from the bottom of phyllis Haynes's frock. I…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Rising temperatures and hot northerly winds have considerably increased the danger of bushfire, said the…
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Bush fire warnings have been issued by the State Weather Bureau for the greater part of N.S.W. today…
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Waratah and Lambton Fire Brigades extinguished a bushfire at Jesmond yesterday before any damage was done…
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SYDNEY: "Unless rain comes very soon the approaching weeks will be fraught with the gravest danger from bushfires," said the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) today "ANY Person lighting any fire…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—A bushfire warning is contained in the Weatner Bureau forecast for Newcastle, Hunter and…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Three houses at Menai, a two-story home at Mosman, a house at Hurstville and a butcher's shop at Oatley were gutted by fires which sprang up in the wake of yesterday's heat wave…
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SYDNEY: With clothing furniture and homes burnt out, two Menji families today start life again from scratch…
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Two fires were extinguished by Wallsend Fire Brigade yesterday, one by Cook's Hill Brigade and one by Boolaroo Brigade…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—The Melbourne Cup candidates, Typhoon and Blue Legend, narrowly escaped when their stables at Caulfield caught fire. Also in the stable at the time…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Fierce bushfires swept towards Heathcote to-night, and police appealed for help when the blaze got out of control and threatened to destroy the township…
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LONDON, Nov. 5.—A 13-year-old Walthamstow schoolboy was sentenced to a month's detention in a remand home, for shooting at his form…
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Cook's Hill and Carrington brigades attended a rubbish fire on vacant land at Carrington yesterday. One hydrant was used to put it out…
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Charred stable at Caulfield, from which trainer T. J. Hayes dragged the blindfolded Typhoon when the building caught fire. Shock affected Typhoon, who was scratched from the Cup, but ran in the last race to finish third…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—An elderly woman and then two-year-old granddaughter were burned alive in their home at Bowral this afternoon…
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