Children Escape From Blaze
GRAFTON, Sunday—Two children escaped from a blazing house near Woolgoolga soon after their parents had…
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Fires & bushfires, 1953
622 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 32
Boy Started 100 Fires
WASHINGTON, Sun., (A.A.P.): A 16-year-old boy arrested yesterday was accused of setting more than 100 fires in the past few years. "I like to see the fire…
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LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P)—Nearula, winner of the Two Thousand Guineas and the Champion Stakes…
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BRUSSELS, Oct 25. A.A.P.—Sixteen miners were killed and 11 more are feared dead in a fire-damp explosion in a coalmine near Liege…
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A galvanised iron shed and contents, on sawmill property at Argenton, were severely damaged by fire last night…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Firemen used proto breathing apparatus and special firefighting gear to put out a…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Fire caused £2000 damage to the premises of Grant and Co., jewellers, in Marrickville,…
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INVERELL.—Fire damage of £250 has been caused to Coggan's Garage. The flames swept through an…
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SYDNEY.—The Acting Chief Secretary (Mr. J. F. McGrath) has announced that Mr. A. H. Campbell…
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CANBERRA, Friday.—The R.A.A.F. will provide air reconnaissance and patrol aircraft this summer for bushfire…
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SYDNEY: More than 200 factory workers fled when a big fire broke out in a three-storey factory building in Mountain-st., Broadway, today. While the fire raged…
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Mr. Neville Hardman (right) became Newcastle's first taxi-driver to give a fire alarm by radio when a motor-cycle…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—More than 200 factory workers fled into the street when fire broke out in a three-storied building…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Explosions and a fire caused £40,000 damage in a Mascot warehouse to-night. The building was gutted,…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two young boys playing with matches caused an explosion and fire which wrecked…
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Brigades wre called to five bush and grass fires in the Newcastle area yesterday. The fires, which were put…
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Prompt actions saved a woman in Sydney and a child in Melbourne from being burnt to death yesterday…
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SYDNEY.—Fires which damaged valuable timber in two North Coast forests yesterday are now under…
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LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.).—Stink bombs may be used to combat fire hazards in British mines, according to…
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Charlestown Fire Brigade put out a fire in a large area of bush at Windale last night. The fire was put out by…
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