Folice Fire on Angry Mob Furious Battle Sudden Outbreak in India
CALCUTTA, Tuesday:--Tarpur, in the Monghyr district of Bihar, yesterday at 4 p.m. was the scene of a furious battle between police…
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Fires & bushfires, 1932
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Heavy Damage Queensland Bush Fires
BRISBANE, Thursday:--Heavy damage was done in the Dalby, Warwick and Goondiwindi areas by bush fires, which are now practically under…
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During the height of a storm which swept Edgerio (near Narrabri) on Monday last. Mr. R. Shields, sitting on the verandah of Edgerio homestead…
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LONDON, Friday,--A telegram from Shanghai states that, without wailing for the expiry of the Japanese ultimatum, the Chinese early in the…
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About 1.55 p.m. on Saturday long grass in a paddock at the rear of Terania Shire Chambers in Magellan--street, Lismore, caught fire and the…
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Heavy damage was caused by bush fires in the district yesterday, the whole of the grass on Nangar station, with the exception of that near the…
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LONDON, Sunday.--The "Mail's" Shanghai correspondent says British women are keeping the home fires burning while shells menace the lives of…
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Fire on Friday night destroyed a farm house at Yorklea. The building was the property of Mrs. W. Zuill, of Grafton, and was occupied by Mr. E…
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A lighted cigarette thrown by a boy into a Bangalowe firework shop caused an explosion and a fire which spread to an adjoining shop. Seven persons,…
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SHANGHAI, Tuesday.--The Chinese defending Chapei developed a heavy counter attack last night, commencing with a bombardment of the Japanese lines. The unprecedented heaviness with which the Japanese replied shook Shanghai…
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At the Coroner's Court yesterday, Mr. E. A. Mahoney, Police Magistrate continued the inquiry into the fire at the Commercial Hotel…
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At the Mullumbimby Police Court on Wednesday the inquiry previously commenced, into the circumstances of an outbreak of fire at the Commercial…
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At Mullumbimby Police Court on Wednesday the inquiry was concluded by Mr. E. A. Mahony, into the circumstances of an outbreak of fire at the…
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An inquest was held to-day concerning the deaths of George Alfred Cook (62), farmer; Ronald Charles Cook (14), his son, and Walter Bunting (42),…
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Bush fires did considerable damage yesterday in the district. Over 12,000 acres of grass were destroyed when the flames swept several properties…
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Important developments, are expected from the experiments to be carried out at Belgrave by Professor Osborne, of the Melbourne University, who…
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While fighting a bush fire etween Cowra and Young yesterday, Robert Platt (34), of Burrowa, was killed when a burning…
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SYDNEY, Monday:--There is no doubt among the police and the Sydney detectives investigating five fires in Mudgee early on Sunday morning…
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Seven men and five women, aged between 70 and 80, perished in a fire at Sverdsjoe poorhouse. Firemen rescued the inmates through a second…
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Apparently deliberate and in most cases partly successful, efforts were made to destroy five business premises in various parts of Mudgee. So…
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