Short-Circuit Sets Bus On Fire
Although Maitland and East Maitland Fire Brigades turned out this morning their services were not required…
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Fires & bushfires, 1951
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Fire Damages Scout Hall
St. Andrew's Church of England Scout Hall, Church-street, Mayfield, and contents were damaged by fire yesterday morning…
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The kitchen of a home in Corona-street, Mayfield, was badly damaged by fire yesterday when an electric iron fused. Two engines…
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MELBOURNE: Fire swept through a grain mill at Box Hill early to-day, causing damage…
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CANBERRA, Monday.—At a meeting of the Canberra Advisory Council to-day, Mr. J. Fraser, Labour member, accused New…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Set House on Fire to Scare Family"
SYDNEY, Monday.—A man had admitted having set fire to his house to frighten his family, police said to-day…
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Heat killed several head of poultry when fire broke out in a brooder shed at Boolaroo yesterday. District brigades attended five…
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HARDY (Iowa), Tuesday (A.A.P.).—Four children were burnt to death today when their home was destroyed while…
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No tenders bad been received for the construction of the fire escape at the Hamilton School, the Inspector of Schools (Mr…
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SYDNEY: A detective told the City Coroner today that he could find no motive for any persons deliberately setting fire to premises at Harbord where a woman had £4000 to £5000 in her room. The woman is Mrs. E. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Electrical Fire In Hill Bus
A short circuit in the electrical wiring caused a Small fire beneath the dashboard of the Hill-Bar Beach diesel bus last night. The…
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Brigades attended two small fires in suburban areas yesterday. New Lambton brigade went to burning grass near Lambton coal bridge…
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LISMORE, Thursday.—Police believe a faulty refrigerator caused a fire which gutted a weatherboard farmhouse at Chelmsford early…
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Lambton School pupils will re hearse their Jubilee drill and maypole displays at a carnival in Lambton Park this afternoon to…
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TWO BOYS from Plattsburg School yesterday rescued a kitten singed in a grass fire in Federal Park. Another boy took…
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Brigades attended three small fires in the Newcastle district at the week-end. Hamilton put out a grass fire off Donald-street,…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—A charred body was found early to-day in the burnt out ruins of a wing of the Parkview Hotel, Gunnedah…
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Proceeds of the carnival in Lambton Park for Lambton fire victims' appeal were expected to exceed £130, the Organiser (Mr. A. Gow)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Toy Pistol Caps Blamed For Fire That Killed Two
LONDON.—Explosive caps like those used in toy pistols were found in the burned-out car in which a two-year-old…
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NEW YORK, March 21. A.A.P.—Seven children, ranging in age from one to 16 years, were burned to death when a fire destroyed a…
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