Another Rescues Baby From Fire
LONDON, (O.S.R.).—Another saved her 19 month old baby son when fire broke out in their caravan…
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Fires & bushfires, 1952
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£50,000 Damage in Fire
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Damage estimated at more than £50,000 was caused by fire which destroyed a plastic…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →U.K. May Fire Atom Missile "Herald" Service
LONDON, Aug. 14.—Britain may he the first nation to fire a guided missile with an atomic warhead. There are indications that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Set Fire To His "Lazy Brother's" Bed
SYDNEY, Friday.—A man who set fire to the bed of his "lazy brother" was convicted in Redfern Court to-day of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Dead; N.Z. Fire
WELLINGTON, Aug. 17. A.A.P.-Reuter.—A man and a woman died a few hours after they were carried…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Americans Fire On Own Ship
WASHINGTON, Mon. (A.A.P.).—The American salvage ship Grapple was damaged by gunfire from…
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A fire at one of Newcastle City Council's major distributing centres at Adamstown caused extensive, blackouts in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Patrolman Stops Shed Fire
Patrolman F. Jackson prevented a serious fire in the goods shed in Newcastle railway yards last night…
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LONDON.—A simple and cheap method of fighting oil fires in storage tanks is being tested in…
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VANCOUVER, August 20. A.A.P.— A raging fire last night swept through a large timber warehouse in the heart…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires Endanger Czech Harvest
VIENNA, Aug. 24, A.A.P. —A series of cornfield fires in Czechoslovakia have "endangered a large proportion of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dance Hall Fire
MELBOURNE, Sunday. — Fire caused more than £3000 damage at the Earl's Court Dance Palais, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Victims Given £150
A cheque for £150 9s was presented today to Mr. R. A. Morris, whose home was destroyed by fire at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →3 Burnt In Fire At Adamstown
A woman and two children suffered burns when fire destroyed their home at New Lambton Estate, Adamstown…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Two men were incinerated when rapped in a blazing truck at Nowra late to-night…
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Two men were injured, another suffered shock and about £5000 damage was caused in a fire at Mayfield yesterday. Then fire, which occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Toll Of Red Ground Fire
TOKIO, Thurs. (A.A.P.): Allied air losses in Korea have amounted to at least 1572 planes for a bag of 644 Communist aircraft. About a third of lost Allied planes were shot down by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Caused By Electric Iron
An electric iron which had been left switched on is believed to have started a fire last night in a house in…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Fireman battled for an hour to-night to prevent a fire in waste paper spreading to the…
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Peter Brownlee, of Redhead, manager of Lambton colliery, was fined £5, with 12/ costs, by Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.M.,…
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