£15,000 Sawmill Fire
CASINO: One of the best-equipbed sawmills ori the northern rivers was destroyed by fire early today. Damage is estimated at £15,000. The…
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Fires & bushfires, 1946
585 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 30
More Pressure For Fire Fighting
The Board of Fire Commissioners recommended to a meeting of Maitland City Council last night that the matter of having hydrants installed…
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CASINO, Wednesday.—Damage estimated at £15,000 was done to-day by a fire which destroyed the sawmill at Mallanganee, 26 miles from…
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When a fire started in a sec-and-class cabin on the Portuguese steamer Quanza in the Basin at Carrington this…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.âthe bodies of two boys were found in the debris of a fire which gutted a building at St. Peters late this afternoon. They wereâ…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fanatics Sweep India With Fire And Sword; Death Roll 5000
CALCUTTA, Thursday: Eastern Bengal is aflame with the worst Hindu Moslem riots India has ever known. Two armed fanatical mobs, each 20.000 strong, are reported to be sweeping through 250 square miles with fire and…
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There will be a display, opening next Friday, at Winn's Ltd., Newcastle, on the prevention of bushfires. This will be annual…
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When a fire broke out on the Portuguese steamer Quanza at Carrington Basin yesterday afternoon, coaltrimmers fought…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wanted Music, Set Home on Fire
Mr. A. Higgins, of Cwmpark, Rhondda Valley, switched on to hear some music—and set his house on fire…
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Before the arrival of fire brigades the ship's crew and coaltrimmers fought a blaze in a cabin of the Portuguese steamer Quanza in the Basin…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Premier Fires First Shot In Building Of Dam At Glenbawn
Development of the Hunter Valley along the lines of America's famous Tennessee Valley was envisaged by the Premier (Mr. McKell) on Saturday when he fired the first shot in the construction of the Glenbawn Dam, the first, of five major…
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When Cook's Hill Fire Brigade answered a call to a car fire in Hunter Street today it was the seventh the brigade had received…
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Mrs. H. McIntyre, 61, was trapped in a burning building in Thurlow-street, Redfern (Sydney) early this morning. She escaped by climbing…
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EAST HAMPTON (Connecticut), Wednesday.—Ten of a family of 11 were burned to death when an oil burner exploded and…
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New furniture and bedding were destroyed when a motor-truck owned by J. Mackie Pty. Ltd., caught fire in Curry-street,…
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Wallsend Fire Brigade was called to extinguish a small grass fire at Birmingham Gardens today. No property was menaced and the fire was…
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Cook's Hill brigade attended a fire in premises occupied by Australian Sea Foods in Hunter-street yesterday afternoon. Dripping had overheated…
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ST. NAZAIRE, Oct. 24. A.A.P.—The American Liberty ship Howard A. Kelly, bound for St. Nazaire with a coal cargo, has sent out an urgent…
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Representation of a lifesize devil emerging from a matchbox and applying a match to the countryside is a feature of a display, sponsored by…
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A display, sponsored by the Bushfires Advisory Committee, was opened today at Winn's. The exhibition contains fire scenes or full window size, and is given an…
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