Fire Destroys Truck and Petrol Freight
SOUTHPORT, Wednesday:-- Traffic on the Pacific Highway was held up for nearly an hour tonight when a four-ton truck…
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Fires & bushfires, 1944
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Local and General Grass Fire
Murwillumbah Fire Brigade was called to a grass fire in front of Mr. D. Butters's residence in Bent Street, about 4.30 yesterday…
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LONDON, Sunday: Five babies--four boys and a girl--died in a fire at a Surrey house which had been converted by the Health…
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LONDON, Monday (AAP).—Five babies—four of them boys—died in a fire in Surrey House which had been converted by the…
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Rabaul had a non-stop eight hour raid on Friday night by formations of Mitchell bombers, which started numerous fires along…
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LONDON, Tuesday (AAP). — Budapest, the Capital of Hungary, was bombed in strength for the first time yesterday, by a strong force of Mediterranean heavy bombers, which shot down 24 intercepting…
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LONDON, Thursday (AAP).— Thirteen babies have now died as a result of the fire early on Sunday at the Ministry of Health…
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LONDON, Thursday: Thirteen babies have now died as a result of the fire early on Sunday at the Ministry of Health emergency…
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(Prom Our Correspondent, Roy McCartney, Somewhere in New Guinea). R.A.A.F. Kittyhawk pilots in New Britain have developed a new…
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A four-roomed cottage in Brett Street, Tweed Heads, together with its contents, was completely gutted by a fire which occurred…
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MULLUMBIMBY, Tuesday.—A fire occurred in the laundry of Captain Bickle's (Salvation Army) residence in Dalley Street on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dorroughby P.P.U. Fire Risk with Gas Producers
Cr. A. M. Chittick presided over an attendance of 22 members at the monthly meeting of the Dorroughby P.P. Union. Members…
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SYDNEY, Sunday: A man overcome by smoke, was taken to hospital when a fire occurred in a large underground shelter at…
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BOMBAY, Sunday (AAP).—Over 1000 nersons, 67 of whom have since died in hospital, were Injured in a fire, which broke out on Friday…
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CANBERRA. Sunday.—A delegate to the Country fire Brigades Confer, ence held here yesterday complained that Main Road Board…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Melbourne Fire
MELBOURNE, Monday: Melbourne's worst fire for months broke out early yesterday at C. E. Miller's depot and furniture…
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LONDON, Monday: The total death-roll in the Bombay dock fire is now 336. according to a communique issued in New Delhi…
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BROADWATER, Tuesday.—A representative meeting was held in the Albert Hall, to consider the formation of a…
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LONDON, Wednesday: Reuter's Moscow correspondent says: Russian heavy guns are moving up to command the Sebastopol harbor exit and to command the German escape. The Russians…
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