Heavy Damage by Fire at Mersey Docks
LONDON, Monday: More than 13,000 bales of cotton, 500 Army vehicles in cases, and tons of other goods were destroyed in a…
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Fires & bushfires, 1946
492 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 25
Paint Thinner on Fire
A drum of paint thinner which caught alight at Hewitson's Motors paint shop, Wollumbin Street, Murwillumbah, yesterday was the…
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OSLO, Tuesday: The crew of a German minesweeper fired en Norwegian guards when the guards, suspecting…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Smoke and flames rising from grounds soaked by several inches of recent rain provided the blizarre sight on the Cessnock golf links to-day. They resulted from a subterranean fire, which…
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NEWCASTLE, Sunday.—The Minister for Air (Mr. Drakeford) is to send experts on low bombing to Cessnock by pla[?]e as soon as possible to investigate the possibility of the R.A.A.F. smothering the fire at…
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SYDNEY, Sunday: A suggestion has been made that artillery fire or bombs be used to blow in the top of No. 2…
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CESSNOCK, Monday.—A senior R.A.A.F. officer, who is an expert on bombing, to-day inspected the burning Cessnock No. 2…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Deputy Director of Posts and Telegraphs (Mr J. Ma lone) said today that minor fires had broken…
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CESSNOCK Tuesday.—A steam navvy will be used to shovel earth into the burning coal pits here. The proposal to drop bombs to…
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CESSNOCK, Wednesday—Dynamite gangs, aided by millions of gallons of water, are gradually bringing the fire in the Cessnock…
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CESSNOCK, Thursday.—Experts say that the fire in the Cessnock No. 2 colliery is still dangerous, despite its great decrease in the…
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SYDNEY, Sunday: Many volunteers working to control the fire in the burning Cessnock No. 2 Colliery went home last night…
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Lismore Fire Brigade was called out at 3.25 a.m. yesterday to attend a fire at 41 McKenzie Street, Lismore…
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TEHERAN, Monday (AAP).—Two persons were killed and three wounded when police fired on a group of workers en route to Teheran airfield before the arrival of the Political Commission from Azerbaijan,…
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CHICAGO, Thursday: Over 20 racehorses, owned by Mrs Elizabeth Graham, professionally known as Elizabeth Arden,…
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Still smudged with grime from the Job, these pro to men lined up for a picture after fighting the fire at Cessnock No. 2 colliery…
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At yesterday's statutory meeting of Coolangatta Town Council exception was taken by Ald A. G. Winchester to the nomination of…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: Thousands of pounds damage was caused by a fire which broke out in the 15,900-ton cargo ship…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Damage of more than £1000 was caused by a fire which mysteriously broKe out in the boiler room of the steamer…
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At Tuesday's meeting of Coolangatta Town Council a letter was read from the Department of Health and Home Affairs…
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