£150,000 Damage in Victorian Fire
MELBOURNE, Sunday: Damage estimated at £150,000 was caused by a fire which almost destroyed Nocke Brothers flour mill at…
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Fires & bushfires, 1949
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Fire Threatens Whole Town: Mills, Silos Destroyed
MELBOURNE, Sunday. (AAP). — For three hours last night the entire township of Charlton was threatened by fire which caused damage estimated at more than £250,000…
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CASINO, Tuesday.—An inquiry into the fire which practically destroyed the railway goods shed on November 9 will be conducted by…
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WELLINGTON, Wednesday: Damage estimated at several thousand pounds was caused by a fire in the main store of the…
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AUCKLAND, Wednesday: A claim that she travelled in a taxi to Fire Brigade Headquarters early on Saturday morning and…
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NEW YORK, Wednesday : The veteran Coastguard cutter, East Wind, was swept by fire and…
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NANKING, Wednesday (AAP).—A high Nationalist official has stated that the Executive Yuan has decided to issue a cease-fire order to the Nationalist Army, and to send a delegation to negotiate peace with the Communists, said the American Associated Press correspondent…
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SINGAPORE, Wednesday: A high official in Nanking said today that the Executive Yuan had decided to issue a cease-fire order to the Nationalist Armies and send a delegation to negotiate peace with the Communists, reports the Associated Press correspondent in the Chinese capital…
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An inter-denominational group of Church Youth organisations participated in a camp-fire gathering on Mr E. Smith's property at…
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"We have once again been most fortunate that the weather, except for the Christmas season, has kept bush fires to a minimum…
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LONDON, Monday (AAP). — Heavy machine gun and rifle fire broke out yesterday, near the former Government House at Jerusalem, where the Secretary of the UN Conciliation Commissioner (Senor Pablo…
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CASINO, Monday.—The District Coroner (Mr. Elsmer Jones) was unable to trace the cause of the fire which destroyed the Old Casino…
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NEW YORK, Wednesday: The Acting Palestine Mediator, Dr Ralph Bunche, has advised United Nations headquarters…
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RANGOON, Thursday: An official statement said that armed Karens had made a wholesale slaughter…
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TOKIO, Sunday (AAP).—Five American soldiers are dead, 10 missing and five seriously injured following a disastrous fire which swept…
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CASINO, Tuesday.—A fire which broke out on tha property of Mr. W. Elliott, of Kyogle Road, was brought under control with the…
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The homes of Messrs W. Hunter and M. Hicks, of Cudgen, and cane belonging ;to Messrs Hunter, and H,Small were…
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RIPON (Wisconsin), Tuesday: Six are believed burned to death in a fire which destroyed the 75-year-old Grand View…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: More than 100 angry fishmongers, mostly foreigners, tried to burst into the manager's office at the fish market today. The police had to be called to break up the…
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MANILA, Sunday (AAP).—Cotabato City in the southern Philippines, was literally razed by a1 fire early yesterday morning. The…
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