Fire Destroys Car Fittings
A car owned by Mr. J. Coleman, of Brisbane, caught alight while housed in a garage at Bonalbo Hotel. early on Sunday morning…
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Fires & bushfires, 1949
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Secret Inquiry On Ship Fire
TORONTO, Tuesday (AAP). -- The Canadian Government today ordered the crew of the Lake steamer, Noronic, to attend a secret…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Crowd Takes Risk to Watch Cycle Fire
When a motor cycle burst into flames in Keen Street yesterday people crowded to within a few yards of the blaze…
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A fire break was burnt 400 yards from the outskirts of Evans Head this afternoon when a heath fire between the aerodrome and the sea…
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Members of the Board of Fire Commissioners who conferred on fire fighting services in Lismore were (left to right): Messrs. F. A…
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If there were any complaints as to the efficiency of the set-up of the fire fighting service in Lismore, the Board of hire Commissioners should be the body to make inquiries, said the President of the Board (Mr…
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Sir,--With reference to the article headed "Council not within rights on fire service inquiry," I, as a ratepayer, feel that Lismore Council had…
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SYDNEY. Monday. -- A charge of explosive will inaugurate on October 17 the largest public works undertaking ever planned in Australia--…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£100,000 Damage in R.a.a.f. Depot Fire
SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Damage estimated at £100,000 was caused by the fire which swept through a medical stores shed at the No. 2 R.A.A.F. depot at Regent's Park early today. The cause of the fire is not…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →River Bank Fire Dislocates Traffic
Smouldering ashes on the river bank at the rear of the Canberra Hotel yesterday afternoon caused a dislocation of traffic in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Reds Fire on British Ship
HONG KONG, Sunday (AAP-Reuter). --The British coastal vessel, Anhue, was fired on as she was leaving Amoy Harbour, yesterday. The vessel arrived here this…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- Awakened shortly after midnight last night by thick smoke and rising flames, an 11-year-old boy jumped from his bed and unsuccessfully attempted to warn his parents and…
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Timely arrival of Lismore firemen shortly after 5 a.m. yesterday averted possibly a serious out eak of fire at the premises of Lismore…
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The matter of a fire brigade was again the subject of discussion at a meeting of the Byron Bay Progress Association…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cars Damaged In Casino Fire
CASINO, Tuesday.--Two cars worth about £900 were badly damaged by a fire which broke out in a garage near Casino Police…
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CASINO, Sunday.--A fire last night destroyed a petrol bowser at Mr. J. H. Mortimer's premises in West Street. The cause of the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Calls for Fire Brigade
Lismore Fire Brigade answered two calls on Saturday, neither proving of a serious nature. The first was at 4.55 p.m. to…
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BALLINA, Monday.--The Coroner (Mr. H. W. Graham) held an inquiry into the cause or origin of a fire at Fletcher's dry cleaning…
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MONTREAL, Thursday (AAP) -- A fire roared through a Chicago apartment house today, killing four and injuring at least 25 others…
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The Lismore Fire Brigade was yesterday called to extinguish a quantity of burning sawdust and rubbish on the river bank below…
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