Fire in Laundry
The laundry of a house in Gosford Rd., Broadmeadow, occupied by Mr. C. S. Smith, was damaged by…
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Fires & bushfires, 1953
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Fire Damage To Garage
Occupants of garage and car repair premises at Broadmeadow this afternoon were still estimating…
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LITHGOW, Tuesday —Employees of Lithgow State coal-mine decided at a special meeting to-day not to return…
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While firemen were fighting a garage fire at Broadmeadow last night hundreds of people, ignorant of what was happening, were enjoying the programme at the…
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SYDNEY: Police today may begin investigations into suggestions that fires still burning in a hardwood forest near Kempsey were started deliberately…
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The whole State was seething with discontent about the routes arranged for the Royal tour, Mr. Saddington, M.L.C.,…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Police may investigate fires burning in a hardwood forest near Kempsey…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—One of Melbourne's most spectacular fires caused damage estimated at £60,000 to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →U.K. School System Under Fire
LONDON, October 2. A.A.P.—A Labour leader who himself wears "the old school tie" yesterday hit out at England's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Building Regulations Had Birth In Tragic Newcastle Fire In Eighties
Fires were not uncommon in Newcastle of the 'eighties and the Newcastle Volunteer Fire Brigade was a busy organisation. While not taking a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bushfires' Harvest Ready
In the next few months, bushfires will sweep across New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Church
ADELAIDE. — An incendiary did £200 damage to the organ of 100 years old St. Mary's Church of…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Body Found in Fire Ruins
MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The body of an elderly man was found in the charred remains of a house gutted by…
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SYDNEY.—The cause of a severe explosion which started a Sire at Petersham on Saturday night is still…
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LONDON, Oct. 5. A.A.P.—In Britain's biggest fire exercise since the war personnel from 10 counties moved into…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →6 Children Die in Fire
NEW YORK, October 7. A.A.P.—Six children died in a fire that destroyed a home at Marlboro (Vermont) last night. A young mother, Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Couple Escape Flat Fire
SYDNEY. — A husband and wife fled in their night clothes from a fire which severely damaged their…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—More outbreaks of bushfire are feared on the drought-stricken stricken Far North Coast. A fire on 600 acres of…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—Damage estimated at more than £40,000 was caused when fire gutted the rear portion of…
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George Anderson, of New Lambton, better known as "The Captain," will complete 50 years in the service of the New South Wales Fire Brigade on Monday. Three times Mr…
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