Casino Fire Brigade Record Calls In 1943
CASINO, Friday.—A record number of alarms—39—was received by the Casino Fire Brigade during the year. In the previous year only 19…
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Fires & bushfires, 1944
328 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 17
Rubbish Fire in Ballina Street
The Lismore Fire Brigade was called yesterday afternoon to the residence of Mr. Norman A. Robinson in Ballina Street, where a…
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Lismore fire district, which covers the whole of the municipality, has been singularly free from fires during 1943. Only one outbreak of…
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Lismore fire district, which covers the whole of the municipality, has been singularly free from fires during 1943. Only one outbreak of…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: A fire caused damage estimated at £30,000 at Marchant and Co Pty Ltd, Broadway, early this morning. The…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Damage estimated at £50,000 was caused when a fire to-day burnt out the general store of Shilliday Bros, at…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A fire caused damage estimated at £30,000 at Marchant and Coy. Pty. Ltd., Broadway, early this morning. The…
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AUCKLAND, Thursday. — The world-famed Warre.kai Hotel, now being used as a mental hospital. was gravely threatened by huge…
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SYDNEY, Friday: "An outstanding feature of Army medical developments during 1943 has been the…
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LONDON, Monday (AAP).—Despite heavy falls of snow last night the American First Army launched a new thrust at the northern end of the Ardennes salient at the first light of day this morning. This is reported by Router's correspondent with U.S. forces, who…
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WARWICK, Sunday.—During a fire which swept a military kit store at Warwick to-day cartridges frequently exploded and a hand…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday: Many people had narrow escapes from being burned to death when a bushfire swept…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Part of the township of Climes, Northern Victoria, was destroyed by bushfires last night. One…
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SYDNEY, Monday: The Minister for the Army (Mr Forde), stated to-day that soldiers trained in fire-fighting would be able…
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CLEVELAND, Sunday (AAP).— Antanas Smetona, 69, exiled President of Lithuania, was suffocated when a fire destroyed his son's…
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MELBOURNE, Monday. — The destructive week-end fires in the Wangaratta district flared up again to-day. The town fire bell…
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MELBOURNE. Tuesday.— Crowds of fire fighters are standing at the ready at Beechworth in case the town is again threatened by…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — Huge fires are raping in the heavily timbered country in northeastern Victoria. 170 miles from…
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MUDGEE, Thursday.—Over 1000 firefighters brought a bushfire under control at Ben Buckler, between Yarrabin and Wellington,…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—Thirteen persons are believed to have lost their lives in one of the worst days of fire in the history of Victoria. Late to-night huge fires wers still raging unchecked…
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