U.N. Sets Up Group For Cease Fire
NEW YORK, Dec. 15. A.A.P.—The United Nations General Assembly yesterday established a three-man committee to "determine…
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Fires & bushfires, 1950
567 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 29
Fire Danger in N.s.w. Now Acute
New South Wales faced one of the gravest fire dangers in its history, the Chief Secretary (Mr. Evatt) said in Sydney last night. A bushfire danger proclamation had been…
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Brigades attended eight bush and grass fires in Newcastle district yesterday. They were also called to a small blaze in one of the huts at…
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Brigades attended 10 bush and grass fires in the Newcastle, district yesterday. In addition, small fires in a private garage in…
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A public meeting will be held at East Lambton Progress Hall to-night to form a committee to organise an appeal for Mr. and Mrs…
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SYDNEY.—Eight people were left penniless and with no clothes except those they were wearing when fire swept…
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WELLINGTON, Dec. 18. A.A.P.- Reuter.—A fire has broken out in the cargo of the freighter Ivor Jenney (7126 tons) in the Pacific…
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NEW YORK, Dec. 18. A.A.P.—The three-man United Nations Mediation Committee would report to-day that it had failed completely in its efforts to arrange a cease-fire in Korea, says…
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LONDON, Dec. 18. A.A.P.—A Nun roused 50 sleeping children and led them to safety among smoke filled corridors when a fire…
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Pinned beneath a burning motor-cycle after a smash last night, an injured man was dragged clear by another man who [?]eard the crash…
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Brigades attended 10 bush and grass fires in the Newcastle district yesterday. The fires were put out before doing any damage. New…
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MELBOURNE. — Valuable stud racehorses had a narrow escape when fire yesterday gutted Melton Stud, owned by…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Assistance For Lambton Fire Victims
About 50 Lambton residents last night formed themselves into a committee to raise money to replace furniture, effects and…
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WELLINGTON, Dec. 19. A.A.P.- Reuter.—The freighter Ivor Jenny (7126 tons) is still on fire between Balboa and Suva…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Rain which fell throughout Victoria last night and early this morning temporarily quelled this danger…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The City Coroner (Mr. A. N. Bott, S.M.) returned a finding of accidental death to-day at the inquiry…
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NEW YORK, Dec. 20. A.A.P.—General Wu Hsiu-chuan criticised the United Nations' cease-fire efforts as "trickery and a plot."…
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SYDNEY.—His clothing ablaze, a young engineer, became a human torch when he ran into a wall of flame…
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District brigades attended four grass fires today. Stockton went to a small area alight off Fullerton-st;…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—A young engineer was badly burnt before workmates could beat out his blazing clothing at a refrigeration…
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