Fire in Stockton Garden
Stockton brigade attended burning trees, shrubs and grass in Miss Lee-Morris's gardens., Fullerton-street. Stockton, yesterday. The men, who…
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Fires & bushfires, 1946
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Still Danger From Riverina Fire
JUNEE, Tuesday.—Although the Bethungra blaze is practically under control, it is still burning fiercely, and a sudden change of wind may…
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DUBBO, Tuesday.—A fire to-day caused £3000 damage when it gutted the premises of Robertson's rubber works at Dubbo, destroying…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Many bush fires caused by tractors used in the harvesting of wheat could have been prevented with the…
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After a two-hour fight Newcastle and Carrington Fire Brigades extinguished a blaze in a pile of logs which burned through the decking of…
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A house caught fire and two others were in grave danger when a bush fire swept the headland above the baths at Nelson's Bay at dusk yesterday. Local residents, organised by Constable L. Gallagher,…
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Wallsend Fire Brigade was called to an outbreak in a small area of grass off Scott Road, South Wailsend today. The blaze was quickly…
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An outbreak of fire at No. 9 Dyke Wharf about midday yesterday damaged more than 100 feet of wharf, destroyed a large heap of wharf…
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Without sufficient water pressure firemen had a difficult job at No. 9 Dyke Wharf yesterday, when a large stack of…
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A grass fire near the C.O.R. oil property, Wickham, yesterday was extinguished by Cook's Hill firemen. There was no damage…
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A fire in Abermain No. 1 colliery was found before it got out of control. The fire was seen by a shiftman…
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A small fire which occurred in a shed at the Cook's Hill Public School. Union-street, last night, was extinguished by the Cook's Hill…
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Wallsend Fire Brigade fought a blaze in ti-tree scrub and crass off Crest-road, Wallsend East, for two bours yesterday…
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Newcastle Fire Brigade answered seven calls over Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday brigades extinguished grass fires at Hamilton, Lambton,…
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Belmont Fire Brigade yesterday received a call to a large grass fire near the railway line. Cook's Hill brigade answered a…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—More than £8000 worth of damage was caused by a fire at a homestead at Bilabula, near Young…
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GOULBURN: A man who liked to see fire brigades and crowds had admitted starting 22 fires in Braidwood in a year, according to evidence in the Quarter Sessions today. William Charles Gourlay (34),…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two aeroplanes valued at £1100 were destroyed by fire in a garage at Ashfield to-night…
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LONDON, Jan. 29—The destruction by fire of the flying boat Shetland—Britain's biggest aircraft, which cost £500,000—involves…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A man who admitted starting 22 fires in Braidwood in a year was sentenced to three years' gaol at the Goulburn…
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