Not Fire-proof
I want to take out some fire insurance. What on? On myself. I told the boss…
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Fires & bushfires, 1946
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BLONDIE Quick Fire
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Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Destroys Meat Meant For Britain
SYDNEY.—Frozen meat for export to Britain was ruined by heat and water in a fire at Metropolitan Ice and Cold Storage Works…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woke to Find Bed on Fire
SYDNEY, Friday.—A woman who woke up to find her bedclothes on fire and her room full of smoke had a narrow escape from being burned…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Drying Room
A small fire in the drying room at Hely Bros., Hamilton, last night was put out with a sprinkler and one hydrant. Cook's Hill and Hamilton…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Left Sick-bed to Fight Bush Fire
SYDNEY, Friday.—Flames which at times [?]ached a height of nearly 40 feet menaced four homes in the South Creek-road area at Dee Why…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →47 Years' Fire Service at Adamstown
A social was held at Adamstown Fire Station for Captain F. E. Kimber, who retired after 47 years as a member of Adamstown Fire Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Two Small Fires
Cook's Hill brigade attended two small fires at the week-end. One was a car alight at the Bank Corner on Saturday afternoon. The fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Breaks Out Again At Cessnock No. 2 Workings
Fire has again broken out in the abandoned workings of Cessnock No. 2 Colliery on the outskirts of Cessnock. Although flames and smoke are issuing from a crater over the old…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cessnock No. 2 Fire Breaks Out; No Danger
The smouldering fire in the old workings of Cessnock No. 2 mine burst into flames yesterday morning when air reached it through another…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.S. Ferry Fire
NEW YORK FIRE FLOATS make an impressive picture as they fight a blaze in the ferry house at St. George, Staten Island, on June 25. Firemen from 10 fire-engine companies were called in, and fire floats aided ground fighters by pouring tons of water on the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Price Official's Home Was Set on Fire
ADELAIDE, Thursday.—The home of the Deputy Prices Commissioner (Mr. W. J. F. McCann), at Tusmore, was deliberately set on fire last night…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Fish Shop
Fat caught alight in an Adamstown fish shop yesterday. Hamilton and Cook's Hill brigades extinguished the blaze with a chemical…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Stations Go; Mayor Protests
The Mayor (Ald. Norris) will protest to-day against the closing of the volunteer fire stations at Adamstown and Lambton…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Hurt: Maitland Road House Fire
A man was severely burned and injured and two women suffered lesser burns and injuries when a house in which they…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three Injured in Cottage Fire
A man is in hospital suffering from burns, and two women were treated for burns and lacerations following a fire in a cottage in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Closure Of Fire Station Attacked By Alderman
Ald. T. Johnson today scathingly criticised the peremptory announcement of the closing of Lambton Fire Brigade Station. "The announcement, merely said that any fire should be reported to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Fire In Nova Scotia
PICTOU (Nova Scotia), July 15. A.A.P.—The worst fire in the history of the town swept, through the entire dock area and caused damage…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A large building was gutted, three houses set alight, and a complete block threatened by fire in…
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Adamstown and Lambton fire stations would be closed forthwith, as part of a reorganisation plan of the fire protection of the Newcastle…
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