Ship To Sail After Fire
The freighter Mernoo, on which a fire broke out yesterday evening, will sail tonight for Geelong…
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Fires & bushfires, 1949
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Fire Bravery Awards To R.A.A.F. Men
CANBERRA, Friday.—Three R.A.A.F. men—two from New South Wales and one from Queensland—to-day were named by…
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LITHGOW, Friday.—Bushfires near Lithgow to-day are believed to have been started by children. As firefighters had one section…
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KATOOMBA.—Fire brigades from Blackheath and Katoomba as well as volunteer firefighters from Mt. Victoria are fighting…
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SYDNEY: A damp and misty night has tempo0rarily stemmed the bushfire danger in the Mt. Victoria-Blackhealth district. Believed to have been caused…
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LONDON. Tues. (A.A.P.).—Lloyds reports a "serious outbreak" of fire on the Llangibby Castle at Dar-Es-Salaam…
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HYNDMAN (Pennsylvania) Mon. (A.A.P.).-A fire which began in a Christmas tree Is estimated to have caused nearly…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Fire caused heavy damage to machinery and coils of rope in a Sussex-street building late to-day…
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KATOOMBA, Monday.—Norman Matthews to-day rescued his blind father, aged 81, and his mother, 70, from bushfires at Mt. Boyce to-day. Matthew's farm was in the path…
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SYDNEY.—A warning of extreme bushfire danger in N.S.W. inland areas was given by the Weather Bureau…
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HYNDMAN (Pennsylvania), Dec. 27. A.A.P.—The fire which began in a Christmas tree on Christmas night was estimated…
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LONDON, Dec. 27. A.A.P.—Lloyds reports a "serious outbreak" of fire in the Llangibby Castle at Dar-es-Salaam (Tanganyika)…
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Police have arrested two youths in connection with the burning of a cottage at Shortland on Monday night. They have been charged…
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SYDNEY.—Wagga police are mystified by a fire which destroyed Army equipment and stores valued at more than…
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WAGGA, Tuesday.—An Army building, stores and equipment worth about £100,000 were destroyed by fire this afternoon. Seven new Army vehicles,…
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HAMBURG, Dec. 27. A.A.P.—Four child actors in a Christmas Eve pantomime died from burns at Buechen, near Hamburg. One of…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Police throughout New South Wales have been put on the alert to watch for outbreaks of bushfires. With high temperatures, the Weather…
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Brigades checked four grass fires in Newcastle district yesterday before the fires did any damage. Cook's Hill brigade went to…
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An appeal for clothing for Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Lassiter and their two children, of Shortland, whose home was burnt on Monday night,…
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Several people had answered the appeal for clothing for Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Lassiter and their two children, whose home at Shortland…
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