Newcastle Fire Brigade Man Suggests Strike
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A meeting of members of Sydney fire brigades to-day referred a suggestion for a general stoppage to a special…
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Fires & bushfires, 1948
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District Grass Fires
Boolaroo Fire Brigade extinguished a crass fire which broke out at 12.50 p.m. yesterday, in First-street, Boolaroo…
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SYDNEY.—Three late model cars were among property lost when fire destroyed an old wooden workshop at Alexandria…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A fire in the chemical section of Taubman's paint factory, St. Peters, to-night, endangered the whole of the works…
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KEMPSEY, Wednesday.—Ray Fowler, of Frederickton, Macleay River, lost 10 tons of paspalum seed in a fire which destroyed his store…
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MELBOURNE.—Arson is suspected in two fires in the same premises in Balmain St., Richmond, late last night and early…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Fire caused heavy damage to the County Council electricity supply show-rooms in Burwood-road, Burwood,…
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WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday.—At the hearing to-day of the adjourned Royal Commission on the fatal fire that destroyed…
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TANGIER, Mon. (A.A.P.).—Spanish troops fired on a Moorish nationalist procession yesterday and killed and wounded…
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TANGIER, Feb. 9. A.A.P.—Spanish troops fired on a Moorish Nationalist procession at Tetuan and killed and wounded a number of…
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MELBOURNE: A section-by-section attack on the Bank Bill was made by Mr. Berwick, K.C. (for the Bank of N.S.W.) when the hearing was continued before the Full High Court today. Challenging the Act Mr…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A fire which began in the premises of L. Cohen Ply. Ltd., doll manufacturers. caused about £5000 damage…
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Seventeen people were burnt to death in a fire that destroyed an old people's home at St. Johns (Newfoundland) yesterday…
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The factory of Sncits Pty. Ltd., manufacturers of dog biscuits, was burnt out at Glebe Island, Sydney, early this morning…
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NAIROBI, Feb. 11. A.A.P.—African police opened fire yesterday, killing 11 and wounding 20 natives when 1000 religious…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Late this afternoon more than 50 men, with two bulldozers, and power pumps, were sent to a…
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MELBOURNE. — Answering emergency alarms when a big fire threatened to get out of control near Toolangi last…
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Waratah Fire Brigade yesterday beat out a grass fire in Upfold-street, Mayfield. A small bush fire off Main-road,…
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ADELAIDE.—A tug this morning went to the assistance of the vessel Willesden, which caught fire 10 miles off Cape Spencer. The vessel sent out an S O S…
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MELBOURNE.—The arrival of a cool change has saved Victoria from its worst bushfire menace since 1939…
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