Mr. Calwell "Playing with Fire"
SINGAPORE, June 13. A.A.P. Reuter.—The Singapore Press to-day continued its attacks on the Australian Immigration Minister…
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Fires & bushfires, 1949
542 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 28
Minmi Worried About Fire
Although Minmi has a fire station and a fire reel (but no fire brigade ana no equipment), residents are worried…
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VANCOUVER, Wednesday (A.A.P.). — The Vancouver waterfront was placed on the alert for a major fire hazard…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Seek Fire Cabinet At Arcadia Vale
The Secretary of Arcadia Vale Progress Association (Mr. T. Wellham) said a request had been made for a cabinet to house 200 feet of…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—A fire caused £5000 worth of damage to electrical appliances of Wattscookin Products Ltd., Parramatta-road,…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Hundreds of people at the Central Methodist Mission service in the Lyceum Theatre this afternoon sang hymns…
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MACKAY, Sunday.—Mackay fire brigade emergency pumps worked steadily to-night to keep down water in the hold of the small…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No Fuel for Home Fires
Fuel for home fires was practically unobtainable, the President of the Fuel Merchants' Association (Mr. F. Princehorne) said last night…
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SINCE the coal shortage and power restrictions people through out the district have been gathering coal wherever they can find it. These pictures show some incidents at au area in Mayfield which has now become known as "the Mayfield Open Cut." Pictures show: (top left) Mrs. N. M. Thompson, Miss Jean Morris and Mrs. M. Sheetrum with buckets and spades after collecting coal. (Bottom left) Every little helps: Dulcie Norris, aged 13, and Jeanette Crozier, aged 3, making a pile of coal to be collected by the "miners." (Centre) Some of the coal found to of fair size. Tom and Bill Smith hold up some samples of the ir collection. (Bottom right): Micky Hicks on his way home after collecting his sixth load for the day. (Top right) Mr. T…
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SYDNEY: Before Judge Lamond could leave his chambers in the City Mutual Building yesterday, he had to get…
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The necessity to save power and gas is bringing many old stoves into operation. These members of Newcastle Mental Hospital staff yesterday put an open fireplace to good use in the hospital grounds…
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LONDON: Fastest shopper in London is Mrs. Phyllis Connolly, 30-year-old housewife. She collects her rations and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners Fight Fire To Save Coal
Bellbird miners have been working in shifts under dangerous conditions for 48 hours in a desperate effort to save 1,500,000 tons of Australia's best gas coal from loss by fine…
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Miners at Bellbird colliery, who have been working round the clock to save a big section of the pit in an area of heating, won their race yesterday afternoon "just on the post."…
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Northern District Miners' Check Inspector (Mr. J. Barrett) is now confident of saving the 1,000,000 tons of coal threatened by fire in No. 2 tunnel at Bellbird Colliery. Mr. Barrett said deputies…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland Escaped Fire Danger At Petrol Depot
Maitland narrowly escaped a grave fire danger when two petrol storage tanks owned by the Atla Agencies Pty. Ltd. were overturned by the floodwaters. Only the pressure of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Load Off Wood For The Home Fires
SEARCH for fuel is going on in a big nay. Stocks held by merchants have been depleted. Bill Baker, 11, reaped his reward—a stacked billy cart "for Mum's fire."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Constable Fires Three Shots At Intruder
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A police constable fired three shots at a gunman after the man had fired a shot at the part owner…
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ADELAIDE: Damage estimated at more than £10,000 was caused by a fire which swept through the maintenance and furnishing…
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Terry Delaney, 17, of Toronto, an apprentice electrician at Awaba State Mine, was burnt about the face, hands and neck when flames…
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