Petrol Starts £10,000 Fire
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused this afternoon by a fire at the transport depot of Barron and…
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Fires & bushfires, 1947
380 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 19
Car Damaged by Fire
MURWILLUMBAH, Thursday.—The engine of a car parked in Main Street, Murwillumbah, caught fire this afternoon but the flames were put…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Outbreak in Coursing Kennels
A wooden building used for the kennelling of greyhounds at meetings conducted by Lismore Coursing Club at Coleman's Point was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Pearl Harbour Docks
Pearl Harbour, scene of the Japanese attack during the war, had another great fire recently. Navy firemen, aided by units of Honolulu Fire Brigades, battle flames on the Baker Docks…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Fire Service at Trieste
Picture shows the firefighters getting some practice when the Fire Brigade lit a practice fire on the decks of one of the wrecks in the S.Sabba area. Here, the firefighters play heir hoses over the decks of the burning vessel. Water and foam was poured on at the rate of 1,000…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Car Catches Fire in Main Street
The engine of a car parked in i Main Street, Murwillumbah, caught fire yesterday afternoon, but the flames were put out…
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All that remained of the kennels at Coleman's Point coursing ground after the fire on Thursday night. The Coursing Club is making temporary arrangements for the kennelling of dogs until such time as new kennels are erected…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Snipers Fire on French Minister
HANOI, Friday: The French Colonial Minister (M. Moutet) was fired on by snipers shortly after his arrival at Hanoi for an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Origin of Kennels Fire Not Solved
Lismore police investigating the fire which destroyed the coursing kennels at Coleman's Point about midnight on…
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LONDON, Sunday (AAP). — It was officially announced last night that the fire which broke out on the liner, Corinthic, at Cammel…
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LONDON, Sunday: A fire which broke out on the liner, Corinthic, which was nearing completion at Birkenhead, has been brought…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →25 Killed in Mine Fire
LONDON, Monday: Baden Baden Radio says: Twenty-five miners, including six German prisoners of war, were killed in a fire in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coolangatta Fire Brigade Board Meeting
At last night's meeting of Coolangatta Fire Brigade Board Mr H. E. Twigg was elected deputy-chairman in place of Ald Len…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigade Received 85 Calls in 1946
Owing to the long period of drought and the numerous grass fires in 1946, Lismore Fire Brigade had a busy year. In all, they…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Danger of Open Fire Lighting
The danger of lighting open fires. especially after dusk or on windy days, during the present dry season was emphasised by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Water Service Coolangatta Fire Brigade Thanked
Appreciation of the valuable assistance given by Coolangaita Fire Brigade in supplying and manning pumps at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Costly Fires New York Waterfront
NEW YORK, Thursday: One of New York's most costly water front blazes for many years destroyed two Hudson River piers,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Costly Fire in New York
NEW YORK, Thursday (AAP).— One of New York's costliest waterfront blazes for many years destroyed two Hudson River piers…
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LONDON, Friday (AAP).—Five children whose ages ranged from three to 13 years, were burnt to death in a fire at the house of John Gray, miner,…
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PERTH, Sunday: Trapped by a bushfire, a woman met a lonely death near her Maida Vale home yesterday…
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