U.S. Ship On Fire
PERTH: Three ships are racing at full speed to pick up survivors from the American Liberty ship Cecil…
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Fires & bushfires, 1948
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Fire Hazard in Schools
The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) thinks that the installation of fire extinguishers generally in Newcastle…
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ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—More than 100,000 people to-night saw fire destroy Messrs. Charles Moore and Co.'s drapery block, fronting…
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ADELAIDE.—It is estimated that up to £1.000,000 damage was done by the fire which gutted Charles Moore's store…
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PERTH, Tuesday.—The fire on the American freighter Cecil G. Sellars, which carried a crew of 37 and had on board two Australian…
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SYDNEY.—Waking to find flames spreading through their 80ft. luxury cruiser off Palm Beach early today, two men…
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ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—It is now estimated that the fire which gutted the big drapery emporium of Charles Moore and Company at…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Four fire brigades and a fire float were called to a fire aboard the steamer Pemba (6000 tons), at No. 1 Walsh Bay…
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Cook's Hill brigade attended a fire in a chitter heap in Newcastle-road, Wallsend, yesterday afternoon. The fire had been smouldering for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Basement Fire Stops Picture Show
A short circuit caused a fire at the switchboard in the basement of the Strand Theatre yesterday afternoon. It fused all lights in the…
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Damage estimated at £2500 was caused by a fire which gutted one shop and severely damaged two others in the main business, section…
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SHANGHAI, March 9.—A Civil Air Transport revealed this morning that one of its planes was fired on by two planes bearing Russian…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Adamstown Grass Fire
Hamilton Brigade attended a grass fire off Mandalong-road, Adamstown, yesterday morning. It was put out with one hydrant…
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Inspector J. Edge, who has been officer in charge at Newcastle Fire Brigade headquarters for 20 months, has been notified of his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ask Fire Board To Reopen Stations
The closing down of fire stations at Newcastle East, Adamstown and Lambton will be discussed this afternoon at a conference between…
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NEW YORK, March 11. A.A.P.—A fire, which started in the diet kitchen of a mental hospital at Ashville (North Carolina) about…
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The New South Wales Board or Fire Commissioners last night asked representatives of the Greater Newcastle Council to increase by £2500…
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The fire which took place in No. 3 main dip at Aberdare colliery has resulted in that section of the mine being sealed off…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.—King's Cross residents in various forms of dress and undress flocked into Darlinghurst-road early this…
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HOBART: Damage estimated at £250,000 was caused to a wharf and shed at Hobart last night and early today. The Hobart Fire Chief (Mr…
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