He Played with Fire
TOKIO, Sat. (O.S.R.)—Fumio Yamada, a young student of Kanda, has confessed that be deliberately gave 480 false fire alarms in Tokio over a period…
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Fires & bushfires, 1949
542 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 28
Store Damaged in Maitland Fire
Fire severely damaged one end of an 80ft. by 20ft. storing shed at the rear of Dimmock's in High St., Maitland, late…
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Gas from the old workings of Seaham colliery caught alight at No. 3 shaft last week. The fire was extinguished by tons of stone…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dr. Burton Put Out Fire in Home
CANBERRA, Sunday. — When fire broke out this morning in the weatherboard country residence of the Head of the Department of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grazier Sues Railways Over Fire
A Muswellbrook grazier sought damages from the Commissioner for Railways at Maitland Circuit Court today for a…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Badly Burnt In Garage Fire
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A man who staggered from a blazing garage at Bankstown to-night, with his clothing alight from head to feet,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£50,000 Damage In Store Fire
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—More than £50,000 worth of furniture, the property of many families, including ex-servicemen, stored in the…
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MELBOURNE.—Damage estimated at more than £75,000 was caused by a fire at a furniture storage depot in Burke…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Suburban and District Permanent Fire Staff Sought At Carrington
The Board of Fire Commissioners will be asked by Carrington, Parents and Citizens' Association to provide a permanent staff for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fell Into Fire: Old Man Dies
SYDNEY: An elderly man who received burns to the face at his home on Monday has died in hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Dr. Burton Comes Under Opposition Fire
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Opposition made a sharp attack in the House of Representatives to-day on the Secretary of the Department…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£529 Claim On Railway For Fire Damage
A grazier said in Maitland Circuit Court yesterday that a fire 10 miles long and up to five miles wide on December 9 and 10, 1944,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →4860 Alarms In 1948 Is Fire Record
SYDNEY: During 1948. 2236 false alarms of which 772 were malicious and 372 needless were received in the Sydney Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Insurance Rates Changed
SYDNEY, Thursday.— It was apparent that the major proportion of the cost of fire protection should be borne by those receiving the protection, the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) said in the Legislative…
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Newcastle City Council might have to consider providing its own fire-fighting service, the Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) said yesterday. He said the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Destroys Big Meat Plant
MELBOURNE: Melbourne's largest kosher meat processing plant was almost completely destroyed by fire last night…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—A fire caused damage, estimated at £35,000, to machinery and stock at the meat canning and sausage…
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PERTH: Police believe that a Kaleroorlie woman poured a cleansing fluid over her nightdress and set fire to herself…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Blame Boys For Fire At School
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Police believe schoolboys started a fire which caused damage estimated at £100 at Granville Public School this…
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Warner's Bay Progress Association will seek a new fire reel because the hose is considered obsolete…
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