Tide of Molten Rubber in London Wharf Blaze
LONDON, Tuesday (AAP).--Although struck by fallen masonry, an Australian merchant seaman, Peter Jackson, escaped unhurt after…
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Fires & bushfires, 1947
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Sabotage Alleged in Fire, Air Crash
WASHINGTON, Tuesday (AAP).--Announcing his intention to suggest to the F.B.I, that it seek evidence of deliberate sabotage in the…
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Slight damage was caused, to the stove recess, and PaintworK when a dish of fat in an oven became alight in the kitchon of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Byron Bay Jetty Blaze; £3000 Damage
LISMORE, Friday: A fire on the Byron Bay jetty about 300 yards out towards the end early this morning caused damage totalling more than £3000…
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MRS. THOMAS WHALAN and family are seeking a place to live…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Jetty Fire at B. Bay Byron Bay
More than £3000 damage was caused in a spectacular daze on the Byron Bay jetty, about 300 yards…
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Charred wreckage of the boat shed and switch room on Byron Bay jetty after the fire in the early hours of yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Salt Water Best For Fire Fighting
The use of salt water assisted Lismore Brigade in its fight against the fire which caused heavy damage to Byron Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boy Sentenced for Setting Forest Fires
SKOWEGAN (Maine), Sunday: A 14-year-old boy, whom Sheriff Martin Gallant testified had confessed to setting three forest fires,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coolangatta Fire Brigade Board
At the monthly meeting of Coolangatta Fire Brigade Board on Tuesday night a letter was read from Mr R. E. Hartley, who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Generations
AGGREGATE ages of 249 years are represented in this photo of five generations. Left to right, are Mrs. Balzer (93), of North Bondi, Mrs. Robinson, West Street, Casino, Mrs. James, Janice McDonald and Mrs. McDonald, of Tatham. All are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Forest Fire
A devastating forest fire was brought under control in the internationally famous summer resort of the wealthy, Bar Harbour, Maine, U.S.A.. Destroyed were the. summer homes of Mary Roberts Rhineheart, the novelist; Walter Damrosch, the concert conductor; A. Atwater Kent, radio manufacturer; B. F. Goodrich, rubber manufacturer; and the late…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rubber Dump Blaze
Fifty fire pumps and four river floats were in action when a four acre British Government rubber dump caught fire at Limmer Wharf, River Road, Barking. Smoke rose hundreds of feet and was visible at a distance of eight miles. Nearby were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Destroys Casino Store
CASINO, Sunday.--Casino's first major outbreak of fire for some considerable time occurred yesterday afternoon when a second-hand…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Baddeley's Warning on Fires
SYDNEY, Monday: A bushfire warning was issued today by the Chief Secretary (Mr Baddeley). He emphasised that acts of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Casino
Some of the crowd which watched the last stages of the Casino Fire Brigade fight against a fire which destroyed a store at the corner of Hickey and North Streets on Sunday. Damage estimated at £1200 was caused…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bushfire Warning Issued
SYDNEY, Monday.-- A bushfire warning was issued today by the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley). He emphasised that acts of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Warning on Careless Use of Fire
Instances of careless use of fire had occurred recently in the Tweed district and fire brigade captains should be…
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A fire broke out in the kitchen of a house owned and occupied by Mrs. P. Bavea, in Conway Street, a little after 6 p.m. yesterday. It…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mystery of Plane Fire
NEW YORK, Wednesday: Air experts are seeking to solve the mystery of a fire on an American Airlines DC6, which made…
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