Fire in Colliery Extinguished; Big Coal Loss Averted
CESSNOCK, Friday. — Miners at Bellbird Colliery this' morning [?] moved the last of the hot [?] which early this morning threatened…
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Fires & bushfires, 1949
232 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 12
Railway Sleepers on Fire
Lismore Fire Brigade was called to extinguish a fire at North Lismore shortly after 7 o'clock last night…
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A 42-year-old aboriginal, who decided it was too cold to sleep without a fire, was burned severely on a leg in the early hours of Saturday…
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Lismore Fire Brigade was called to two outbreaks yesterday. There was no damage caused in either case…
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Fire gutted a house occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Alan Francis Steer. in Tamar Street, Ballina, early yesterday morning…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Police and firemen are mystified as to the cause of a fire in the front doorway of the Communist Party's…
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Lismore Fire Brigade yesterday extinguished a sawdust fire on a vacant allotment near Orion Street Windy conditions had caused the…
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Lismore Fire Brigade answered two calls yesterday. The first was at 11.10 a.m. to a vacant allotment in Orion St. where some sawdust…
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Damage estimated at £7090 was caused in Glasgow Lane, Lismore, last night when the premises occupied by William Blair Ltd…
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In the most spectacular fire in Lismore for many years, more than £7000 damage was caused when the premises of William Blair Ltd. in Glasgow Lane were gutted last night. The…
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CASINO, Sunday.—A fire in the laundry of the home of Dr. L. E. Jabour, 243 Centre Street, Casino, which could have become serious…
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General view of the damage at the William Blair Ltd. Premises in Glasgow Lane which were destroyed by fire on Friday night. The firm's loss was set at £7000. TOP: Kiddies fossick among the ruins. Note proximity of the building in the top left hand corner. The…
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LONDON, Monday (AAP). —Lightning set fire to buildings and killed at least one person, during violent thunderstorms in Britain…
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A sub-committee will inquire whether the departure of the brigade was delayed after the alarm had been given of a fire at William Blair's premises last Friday. This was decided at a meeting…
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Sir.—I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Lismore police for their co-operation at the fire on Friday night last at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Northern Star Published Daily at Lismore. Wednesday, July 20, 1949. A Check-up on the Fire Brigade
LISMORE City Council has set up a sub-committee to investigate the fire brigade's handling of the outbreak at…
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The Officer-in-Charge of Lismore Fire Brigade (Station Officer W. Cork) yesterday outlined procedure) adopted in the event of an alarm…
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HOLBROOK, Monday.—A T.A.A. Douglas airliner made a forced landing on one engine here tonight. The Douglas was on its way from…
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LONDON, Tuesday (AAP).—A sparrow carrying a lighted cigarette butt to its nest, is believed to have started a fire which destroyed the…
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The sub-committee appointed reheatly by Lismore City Council to [?]quire into the organisation of Lis[?]re Fire Brigade has commenced…
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