Bushfire Danger Period
SYDNEY, Monday.—Much of New South Wales would be alerted to bushfire danger from to-morrow, the Chief…
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Fires & bushfires, 1952
674 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 34
£750 Shed Fire
A shed on the property of William Walmsley, Riverside, Merriwa, was destroyed by fire early yesterday. It contained…
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Mrs. J. Pearcy, 35, of Stevens-avenue, Cardiff West, had her face and hair singed and right arm burnt while…
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PUSAN, Oct. 1. A.A.P.—Forty-five Chinese prisoners of war were killed and 120 others wounded in a battle with guards on Cheju Island to-day. In defiance of camp orders, the…
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Using one hydrant, Wallsend brigade put out a fire in an old shed on property off Bousfield-street, Wallsend,…
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ADELAIDE Thursday.—Tea and other goods valued at £6000 were destroyed to-night when fire destroyed the…
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TOKIO, Fri. (A.A.P.): Police reported last night that they found three fire bombs near the wall of the…
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Cavemen who got into difficulties taking their daily swim about 25,000 years ago had little hope of survival. They had little chance of being revived even if their…
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JASPER (Alberta).—Jasper Park Lodge, Rocky Mountain luxury hotel, at which British Defence…
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Brigades were called early this morning to the Hot and Tasty Cafe, Hunter-street, Newcastle, near Pacific-street,…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday. — An Arson Squad detective is investigating a fire, in which a man was critically burnt and…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Claims totalling £2 million had been made against the Railway Commissioner following catastrophic bushfires early this year, Mr. N. Jenkyn,…
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FIRE VICTIM.—Badly burned 18 months ago when appearing as a showgirl in a Sydney night club, June Crocker (21), of Petersham, is now a model in a Sydney store. She was badly burned on the face, arms,…
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Firemen and ambulances were called last night to Railway-street, Wickham, where two children were said to have…
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Several false alarms have been received recently by Newcastle fire headquarters at Cook's Hill. Newcastle police have been asked to take action to catch the offenders. The latest false alarm…
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MELBOURNE, Friday. —The Victorian Railways Commissioners were ordered to-day to pay £34,847 compensation…
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BLOOMFIELD (Connecticut), Sunday (A.A.P.): A factory worker killed his wife and a former co-worker, wounded two friends, then suicided by blowing up his car, police said today. The police said that…
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LONDON.—Thirty houses at Hayes (Middx) were evacuated d[?]ng a timber factory blaze. A…
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HONGKONG, Tuesday. (A.A.P.)—Government officials are investigating a report that a Hongkong…
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NEW YORK. Oct. 13. A.A.P.—A disabled war veteran and three of his children whom he tried to rescue from…
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