Suspect Firebug in Second Wool Store Fire
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Members of the C.I.B. Arson Squad are searching for a firebug believed to have made a deliberate I attempt to burn…
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Fires & bushfires, 1946
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Loans to Farmers Hit by Fires
SYDNEY, Friday.—Loans on easy terms, with interest at 1½ per cent., would be made available to primary producers who hail suffered losses…
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ARMIDALE, Friday.—In the Supreme Court to-day the jury awarded Donald Alexander McPherson £606 damages from Armidale City…
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Water from the mains used to extinguish the recent bushfires near Toronto had been provided free of cost by the Water Board, said the President…
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BANGKOK, Sept. 22. A.A.P.—A large section of Bangkok was razed by the greatest fire in 20 years. Thirty persons were injured, and…
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AMSTERDAM, Sept. 23. A.A.P.—Police fired on a crowd which was demonstrating against the sending of troop transports to the Dutch East…
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NEW YORK, Sept. 23—Revolutionary new under-water war craft which the U.S. Navy is planning range from a 250-ton midget…
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SYDNEY: A new method of forecasting bushfires and of promulgating warnings to fire-fighting organisations in danger areas, will come into operation next Monday. Forecasts will be issued daily by…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Albert Harrison, 27, of Cleveland-street, Surry Hills, who was severely burned when the lorry he was driving collided…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A large veneer and plywood factory containing valuable new machinery, stocks of irreplaceable timbers and nine new motor vehicles was destroyed by fire in Campbell-street, St. Peters, to-night…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Oil stored on the second floor at Bunnerong Powerhouse caught fire to-night. A special foam waggon was brought from…
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WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday: Wool worth £700,000 was destroyed by a fire which broke out at Rongotai early…
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SYDNEY: The furniture trade will suffer severely through last night's fire which destroyed the factory of Ralph Symonds Pty. Ltd., furniture…
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. A.A.P —The Civil Aeronautics Bureau announced new fire safety regulations requiring extensive changes in all…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cease Fire Truce in China "Virtually Dead" "Herald" Service
NEW YORK, September 24.— The cease fire agreement made on January 10 last is virtually dead throughout China, says the New York…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday. — A "burning index"—a new method of estimating bushfire hazard—has been devised by the Forestry Commission. It will…
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A fire alarm will be erected on the Housing Commission's state in Douglas-street, near Curry-street, Wallsend, the Board of Fire…
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NEW YORK, Sept. 25. A.A.P.—An urgent radio appeal for medical assistance has been picked up from the tanker Bennington (10.172 tons) off…
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WELLINGTON, Wednesday.— wool estimated by the Minister for Finance (Mr. Nash) to be worth more than £600,000, was destroyed early…
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Practice will be held on Sunday at 2.30 p.m. The Captain (Mr. Pryce) is making an appeal for funds to purchase a vehicle to transport the fire…
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