Fire Destroys Tent and Contents
A large tent and its contents, owned and occupied by Mr and Mrs Bert Moore, were completely destroyed by are at Tweed Heads…
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Fires & bushfires, 1947
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Fire Got Away; Man Fined
A fire which got out of control on Cudgera Mountain, on July 13 and destroyed a half-acre of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brisbane Oil Fire Inquiry. BRISBANE
"The only possible theory of the cause of the Newstead oil fire and explosions on June 25 was a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Explanation for Haystack Fires
LONDON (A.P): A new explanation why haystacks sometimes catch fire spontaneously is given by two English…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Curtains on Fire in Casino Home
CASINO, Monday.--Casino Fire Brigade was called at 11.30 a.m. today to an alarm in Simpson's Lane in a cottage owned by John Coorey…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Killed In Petrol Fire
MINOT (North Dakota), Tuesday: Three petrol storage tanks exploded, showering burning petrol over the city's industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Council Opposes Change in Fire Brigade Board
CASINO, Tuesday. -- Casino Municipal Council to-night considered a communication from the representatives of country…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lit Fire to Keep Warm: Burnt to Death
GRAFTON, Tuesday.--A 39-year-old Indian, Darby Khan, died in Grafton Base Hospital about 2 p.m. today from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Oil Fire Inquiry "Depots Close to Gasworks Dangerous"
BRISBANE, Tuesday: The presence of several oil and petrol storage depots close to the gasworks at Newstead was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Destroys Another B.c.o.f. Building
TOKIO, Monday: A partly built three-storied heading at the headquarters of BCOF intended as quarters for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Church
BRISBANE, Tuesday: A fire broke out In St. Mary's Catholic Church, Beaudesert, this morning and is believed to have started…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →15 Dead, 500 Hurt: Blast Fires French Port of Brest
PARIS, Tuesday (AAP).--Fifteen, and perhaps as many as 25, are reported killed and 500 hurt (100 seriously) in a fearful explosion which partly wrecked the French Atlantic port of Brest. The Norwegian ship Ocean Liberty, loaded with nitrate of ammonia, took…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →22 Women We in Paris Prison Fire
PARIS, Thursday (AAP). -- Twenty-two women prisoners; were incinerated last night when a fire destroyed Tourelles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bushfire Banger This Summer
SYDNEY, Thursday. -- It was feared that the approaching summer could give rise to a very acute bushfire danger in parts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires in Java's Main Port
BATAVIA, Friday: Fierce fires were burning in Puwokerto and Java's main coast port of Tjilatjap, a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woman's 15 Foot Leap From Fire
BRISBANE, Sunday: A woman leaped 15 feet from the top floor balcony of a boarding house in Wynnum to escape a fire which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Warning of Bush Fire Danger
The Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley, said recently that there were indications that an early danger from bush tires was likely…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Destroys School
SYDNEY, Monday.--Thousands of pounds worth of damage were caused by a fire which practically destroyed Northmead public school early this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Destroys Trainer Plane
CANBERRA, Monday: A fire in a hangar at the R.A.A.F station on Canberra aerodrome early this morning destroyed a two-seater…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Funeral of Coraki Fire Victims
LISMORE, Monday: There were poignant scenes when the largest crowd the Richmond district has seen for years gathered…
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