Fire Destroys South Wallsend Home
A house and furniture owned by Percy Vercoe, of Jubilee-road, South Wallsend, were destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The…
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Fires & bushfires, 1950
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Four Workers Escape From Factory Fire
SYDNEY.—Four employees ran for their lives today from flames which followed an explosion in the sterine section…
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A serious fire was prevented at the B.H.P. benzol storage tanks yesterday afternoon by the company's fire squad, which promptly…
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Members of the Wallsend Fire Brigade had to stand by and watch a four-roomed home burn to the ground at…
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AUCKLAND, Jan. 24. A.A.P.-Reuter.—A fire occurred in the passenger section of the Shaw Savill liner, Wairangi (13,478 tons) early…
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SYDNEY: Engine of the air-conditioned diesel express "Silver City Comet" was destroyed by fire 90 miles from Ivanhoe…
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John Irvine Kellehear and James Francis Walters were committed for trial at Newcastle Sessions on April 3, by the City Coroner (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hundreds Fighting Big Forest Blaze
SYDNEY: Hundreds of men have been battling for 48 hours against a raging bushfire which has already destroyed £5000 worth of stock and valuable pine forests near Holbrook. Bushfire brigades from five…
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AUCKLAND, Jan. 26. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Police are investigating the possibility of a deliberate attempt to set fire to the 13,000-ton…
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BRISBANE, Friday.—A fire practically destroyed a furniture factory at Yeerongpilly to-day and caused damage estimated at…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Cattle valued at £5000 which were believed lost in a bushfire at Holbrook, near Wagga, were…
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SYDNEY.—A bushfire which last night threatened the small town of Jingellic, near the N.S.W.-Victorian border, this…
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ALBURY, Sunday.—A bush fire which started in the Holbrook district last Wednesday has been brought under control, but is still…
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SYDNEY: A bushfire which has destroyed thousands of acres of grazing lands near Holbrook was successfully isolated by firebreaks early today. The blaze is now confined to…
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Mr. N. Childs, contractor, of Aberdeen, who was at Muswellbrook dog meeting when his house was burnt to the ground in a heavy…
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MELBOURNE: With petrol tanks exploding nearby, 20 civilians risked their lives early today to push buses to safety while fire swept through the Heidelberg Motor Bus Co. Pty…
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SYDNEY: Mobile British Army - type flame - throwers, filled with a chemical extinguisher, could be used…
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Three calls to grass fires at East Maitland and one call at Maitland were attended by Maitland fire brigades yesterday and last night. East…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—Fire caused damage estimated at £25,000 to the Heidelberg Motor Bus Company Pty. Ltd.'s premises…
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HOLBROOK. — Firefighters at Jingellic have enlisted the aid of 20 prisoners from the Mannus Prison Farm, near…
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