Fires Rage in Java Oil Area
BATAVIA, Oct. 6. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Numerous fires are raging between the Tjepu oilfields, in Republican Java, and Dutch-held…
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Fires & bushfires, 1948
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British Ship on Fire
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 6. A.A.P.—The British steamer Takoradian (5452 tons) caught fire in Copenhagen to-day. The ship, which is…
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Fire destroyed a quantity of furniture and cafe equipment in Sue's Cafe, Charles House, George-street, Sydney, early this morning…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused when a fire at Melbourne University destroyed physics…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Fire destroyed a quartermaster's store at South Head Army camp this afternoon. A quantity of clothing and…
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CANBERRA.—No sabotage had been committed by Communists in connection with the fire at the Melbourne…
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COPENHAGEN, Oct. 7. A.A.P.—The British steamer Takoradian (5452 tons) sank in shallow water in Copenhagen when a second…
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SYDNEY: Someone was in the home of a 69-year-old recluse woman on the night her house in Ascotave., Mascot, caught fire, the City Coroner was told today…
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HONGKONG, Oct. 7. A.A.P.-Reuter.—The British-registered 600-ton river vessel Sing Hing is on fire off Taishan, just outside…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Fire brigade officers who attended a blaze in a jeweller's shop at 3.30 a.m. to-day found that a piece of tin had…
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If Lake Macquarie Shire Council applied, new cottages at South Toronto would be included in the Toronto Fire Brigade district,…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Police investigating a fire at MacAlphines Ltd. pickle factory, Alexandria, this afternoon, suspect it was caused by…
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Sydney, Tuesday.—A bushfire swept close to several-homes in the Mt. Colah area, near Hornsby, this afternoon…
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Fire brigades were called to the "Sun" Building, Hunter-street, last night, but there was no fire. A short circuit in the electrical system…
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TAMWORTH, Thursday.—After fires had been extinguished in two classrooms at the Christian Brothers' College early this morning,…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Ten tons of sugar, part of a shipment awaiting export, was damaged by fire and water in a Woolloomooloo…
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SYDNEY: An hour before dawn today fire destroyed a motor garage in Flinders-st., spread into three flats and caused damage estimated at £10,000. The occupants of the flats are now…
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Charlestown brigade spent two hours yesterday afternoon fighting a fire which raged through bush and lantana on property adjacent…
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COLOMBO, Oct. 15. A.A.P.—The first showing of the Communist spy-hunt film, "The Iron Curtain," in a Colombo…
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District brigades attended six bush and scrub fires at the week-end. Most serious was an outbreak off Redhead-road which…
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