£500 Fire at Tuncurry
A shed containing fishing nets and other gear, valued at £500, was destroyed by fire at Tuncurry. The shed and contents were the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1950
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Big Rubber Fire in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Tues. (A.A.P.-Reuter).—Six fire engines are fighting a blaze which broke out about 1 a.m. today in the…
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SYDNEY: Ernest Watt (32), of Botany-rd., Botany, one of the victims of yesterday's bitumen fire at Waterloo died in…
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MELBOURNE: Awakened by a milkman hammering on the door, two families ran into Abbott St., Abbotsford, in their…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Ernest Watt, 32, of Botany, a victim of yesterday's factory fire at Waterloo, died in South Sydney Hospital…
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Opening a case before Mr. Justice Herron and a jury of four at Maitland Circuit Court yesterday, Mr. J. P. Fitzpatrick said the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Used Garden Hose On Fire In Bakehouse
SYDNEY. — In pyjamas, a Chatswood barbes and tobacconist, Mr. Ted Mace, used a garden hose early today to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Huge Forest Fires In Nova Scotia
HALIFAX (Nova Scotia), Thurs. (A.A.P.).—Huge fires have eaten up 15,000 acres of spruce about 50 miles north of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Woman Burnt; Dress Caught Fire
Mrs. Philomena Barnes, 52, of Railway-street, Merewether, was burnt on the legs and body yesterday when her dress caught alight…
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A jury empanelled at the Maitland Circuit Court on Wednesday to assess the damages due to Archibald Frederick Lawrie, retired…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Detectives from the C.I.B. Arson Squad will investigate a fierce fire at Sydney Showground late-today that…
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On receiving a report that a young couple had lost their tent and other possessions in a fire near John Darling colliery, Marks Point…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday—Fifteen migrants were injured—four seriously burnt—and about 250 others rendered homeless when a fire…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Fire from exploding cleaner fluid burnt a woman about the arms and legs and severely damaged a flat…
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ST. JOHN'S (Newfoundland), Mon. (A.A.P.).—Heavy rain swept Newfoundland to-day, removing the forest fire…
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BUENOS AIRES, Tues. (A.A.P.) : Three persons were burned to death and 10 others seriously injured today at…
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Hamilton Central Boys' School P. and C. Association last night received advice from the Minister for Education…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Hundreds of homeward-bound workers watched three fire brigades fight a blaze which gutted the rear of…
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LONDON, Friday, (A.A.P.): Two women, two children and a man were burned to death last…
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SYDNEY.—A fire which last night swept through a milk bar and mixed business in Hawkesbury-rd., Westmead. is thought…
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