Spectacular Fire At Distillery
PARIS, Sept. 14. A.A.P.—After lightning had struck the Madonna distillery, on the bank of the Seine, in the suburb of Puteaux,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1949
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Mr. Baddeley Under Fire On Coal Post
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Opposition members protested in the Legislative Assembly to-night against Mr. Baddeley's appointment by the…
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HONGKONG, Fri. (A.A.P. Reuter).—The third big fire in Chungking in a fortnight raged for three hours in the…
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ADELAIDE,—The British colier Avismoat, which caugh alight twice on the way from Hull (England), berthed at th…
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A fire developed in 25 gannon section in Aberdare colliery yesterday. The men were withdrawn about 10.30…
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Members of the newly-formed Arcadia Vale Bush Fire Brigade, sponsored by the Progress Association, were given instruction by the…
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Cook's Hill and Hamilton brigades on Saturday night attended a fire in a shed at the rear of Morris's shoe store, near the Water…
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TORONTO, Sun. (A.A.P.): The death roll on the Great Lakes steamer Noronic might not exceed 119, said the General Manager of Canada Steam-ship lines (Capt. Norman Roach) to day. Late today fire again broke…
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TORONTO, Sept. 18. A.A.P.—At least 216 are believed dead in a fire which swept the Great Lakes cruise ship Noronic (6905 tons) at Toronto dock early yesterday…
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TORONTO (Ont.) Sept. 19. A.A.P.—Another fire broke out on the stern of the pleasure steamer Noronic (6905 tons) at Toronto…
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The Canadian Government has ordered the crew of the Great Lakes steamer Noronic to attend a secret inquiry to check all aspects of the fire which killed at least 121 passengers on Saturday. Officials and relatives today were still trying to…
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Cook's Hill and Hamilton Brigades were called yesterday afternoon to a small fire in rubbish bags at the rear of Goldsmith's Shoe…
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SYDNEY: With warmer weather approaching and growth in vast areas of N.S.W. dry, warnings were issued today that the bushfire danger this year will be high. If we get a dry summer we…
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PARIS, Thurs. (Reuter): One quarter of France's resin industry was lost in the great forest fire disaster which recently razed 375,000 acres of cultivated maritime pine woods. Three-quarters of the forest's…
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TORONTO, Sept. 21. A.A.P.—The known death toll in the Noronic fire disaster rose to 130 yesterday…
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LISMORE, Thursday.—Men engaged in assembling sprinkler equipment for fire prevention were victims of a fire outbreak to-day…
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CLEVELAND (Ohio), (A.A.P.): A man who claimed that he was the first to discover the fire…
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TORONTO, Sept. 22. A.A.P.—Captain William Taylor, master of the cruise ship Noronic, which burned with the loss of at least…
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SYDNEY: A fire which caused the death by shock of a 67-year-old woman and rendered 12 homeless at Ermington yesterday, probably also consumed a secret hoard of £300 in notes…
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CLEVELEAND (Ohio), Fri. (A.A.P.) — Captain William Taylor, master of the Great Takes pleasure steamer…
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