£200,000 Fire at Factory
HOBART, Thursday. —A plywood factory at SomerSet, on Tasmania's north-west coast, was almost completely…
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Fires & bushfires, 1954
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2 Grass Fires
Two grass fires were reported to Newcastle fire headquarters yesterday. One was in the Charlestown district,…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.— Detectives are investigating a fire Which destroyed half the Mallee town of Nandaly,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Man Cuts Hand Fighting Fire
SYDNEY.—A man cut his hand when fighting a fire in a lifewell in Cathcart House, Castlereagh…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blaze On New P. And O. Liner
LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.).—Fire broke out in a saloon bar on the new P. and O. liner Arcadia last night…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Anti-Fire 'Coat' For Fuel Tanks
LONDON. — A lightweight concrete material containing a kaolin base is now being used in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Bail For Man In Fire Case
SYDNEY, Friday.—A 39-year-old labourer was refused bail in Lidcombe Court to-day when he appeared on five…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →£3000 Fire On Dredge
Damage estimated at £3000 was caused by fire on the P.W.D. bucket dredge Juno early this…
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NEW ORLEANS, Mon. (A.A.P.).—Five negro children of one family—including two sets of twins—…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Fighting Fires In Atom Bombing
LONDON, Thurs., (O.S.R.): Mobile fire-columns ranging over Britain are being planned to fight blazes which would follow atom bombing…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Fire Destroys Palatial Home
SYDNEY. — Detectives are investigating a fire which early today razed Sir Sidney's Snow's palatial…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thieves Set Fire To Strongroom
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Six fire engines raced to Yorkshire House in Queen-street, City, this morning after…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →N.z. Surf Team Under Fire
New Zealand's surf team was criticised last night for not having competed in team events at the international carnival at Wollongong on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →£50,000 Fire Misses Lamb For Britain
WELLINGTON, Feb. 10. A.A.P.-Reuter.—A spectacular fire to-day at the Gear Meat Company's freezing works at…
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Minor damage was caused by a fire at Messrs. J. T. Pont and Co.'s foundry, Maitland, last night…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Six men risked their lives to drag several drums of methynol, a highly explosive spirit from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Seek Re-Opening Of Fire Station
Further moves will be made to have the old fire-station at Adamstown reopened…
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The Board of Fire Commissioners advised Newcastle City Council last night that it would consider reopening…
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BRISBANE, Thursday.—Damage estimated at more than £100,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed the old…
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A quantity of carbide was destroyed and portion of a hopper damaged in the acetylene plant…
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