Women Set Fire To Us Gaol
JEFFERSON CITY (Missouri) Tues. (A.A.P.)—Fire broke out in a women's prison here today and…
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Fires & bushfires, 1954
584 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 30
Pensioner Dies in Fire
SYDNEY, Thursday.— A pensioner, Andrew Harold MeClymont, 70, was burnt to death in his wheelchair…
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BUNDANOON : Cranbrook Guesthouse, Bundanoon, was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Fire caused damage estimated at more than £50,000 when it gutted a factory at Chippendale to-night. The factory, Wastex Pty…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—A fire to-day in the crashed T.A.A. Vickers Viscount may have destroyed evidence that would have revealed the reason for the crash…
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GRAZ (Austria), Nov. 2. Reuter.—A woman escaped from Yugoslavia to Austria by running across a bridge…
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The Chief Secretary (Mr. Kelly) has advised Kearsley Shire Council that his department has…
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A committee representing Kearsley residents has raised £750 for materials which they will use to build a house for a family whose home was recently destroyed by fire…
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SYDNEY: Fire control is one of the main items in the works expenditure of the Forestry Commission…
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DARWIN, Monday. — A fire among hay for 600 head of cattle being loaded at Darwin for Manila this morning…
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TOKIO, Tues. (A.A.P.): The pilot of a U.S. Superfortress shot down by Russian fighters over Japan on Sunday has been criticised for not firing back. His commander, Colonel…
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NEW YORK, Nov. 9. A.A.P.—Robert Allen, a syndicated Washington columnist, reported that a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire Board Plans For Wallsend
Negotiations for acquiring land and property for a fire station at Wallsend were proceeding, the Board of Fire…
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WELLINGTON, Nov. 9. A.A.P.-Reuter. — A belated celebration of Guy Fawkes Day by Huntley School, in…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—First move in an attempt to oust the present N.S.W. Central Executive of the A.L.P. was made to-day by a group of unions. Representatives of the unions said after a meeting that…
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BONN, Nov. 9. A.A.P.—The West German Chancellor (Dr. Adenauer), faced with strong criticism of his…
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SYDNEY: W. Camer will be a new rider for promising galloper, Fire Dust, in the Leaumeah…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A maximum of £2000 could be claimed under a hill to limit bushfire liability, the Minister…
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LONDON: Risk of fire in underground mine workings—the persistent "nightmare" of everyone associated with the industry, has been considerably reduced with the development in Britain of a new type of plastic, non-inflammable roller for conveyers…
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BRISBANE, Monday.—A grazier and a youth were fatally burnt when a bushfire swept through Narollan Station, 60 miles south of Hughenden…
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