Another Fire Occurs on Normandie
NEW YORK, Saturday: A fire broke out late today aboard the Normandie, which capsized at a Hudson River pier as a result of…
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Fires & bushfires, 1942
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More Raid Alerts in Tokyo, Say Japs No Allied Reports: Enemy Admits Damage, Casualties; Fire Raging
WASHINGTON, Saturday (AAP) — While Allied sources are still silent on Japanese reports of raids on four Japanese cities, including Tokyo, the official Tokyo radio announced that another alert had been sounded on Sunday (Tokyo time)…
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NEW YORK, Monday (AAP). —The Fire Commissioner (Mr Patrick Walsh) said that he had learned there had been…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Damage estimated at close on £10,000 was caused by a fire which broke out this afternoon on the top floor of…
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NEW YORK, Monday:-- Fire Commissioner Patrick Walsh said he had learned there had been fires virtually every day aboard…
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WASHINGTON, Monday (AAP).—The Navy announced that the court of inquiry had placed full responsibility for…
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WASHINGTON, Monday: The Navy announced that the court of inquiry placed full responsibility for the Normandie fire on…
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AUCKLAND, Wednesday: A disastrous fire is sweeping the Kauri Timber Company's premises and timber yards on the Auckland waterfront…
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AUCKLAND, Thursday.—Damage estimated at £50,000 was caused by a fire which broke cut in the biggest timber yard in Auckland today. An employee missing after…
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GRAFTON, Monday.—One man died in the ambulance from shocking burns, and two other persons escaped…
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CAPETOWN, Monday (AAP).—Raw cotton, valued at £1¼ million sterling and belonging to the British Government, was destroyed…
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ROCKHAMPTON, Monday: Damage estimated at between £2500 and £3000 was caused by a fire in the woodworking section of the furniture…
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CAPE TOWN, Sunday: Raw cotton valued at £1,250,000 belonging to the British Government was destroyed by fire at East London…
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A boarder named Samuel Elliott (56) died in the ambulance from shocking burns, and two other persons escape uninjured from a blazing hotel at…
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A return of family life with gatherings and small parties at home will probably supersede the more formal type of entertainment this winter, when…
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DALLAS (Texas), Wednesday: A tornado and fire has destroyed the town cf Crowell, with a population of 2000. Eleven were killed and many…
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PROVIDENCE (Rhode Island), Sunday (AAP). — A destructive series of forest fires, believed to be partly due to incendiarism, were…
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NEW YORK, Sunday: A report from Providence (Rhode Island) states that the destructive series of fires, believed to be partly due…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Extensive damage, including the destruction of the interior, was caused by a fire which broke out in the Mary…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The police are satisfied that a fire bugs probably mentally deranged, was responsible for four…
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