Fires Ravage Wa Farmlands and Forests
PERTH, Wednesday.—Some of the worst fires in the history of Western Australia are devastating large areas of forest country and…
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Fires & bushfires, 1950
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Fire Wipes Out Business Block
STATESBRO (Georgia), Sunday (AAP).—A terrific explosion followed by a raging fire virtually wiped out a block of business buildings in…
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SYDNEY Sunday.—Arson squad detectives were called in late this afternoon to investigate a fire which caused more than £5000 worth of…
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ATHENS, Monday (AAP).—Screaming women, with children in their arms, battled with police as a panic stricken audience stampeded…
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LONDON, Thursday (AAP).—Two firemen, hit by falling debris, were taken to hospital as crews from 15 engines battled a blaze which…
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BYRON BAY, Thursday.—Officers of the Fire Brigade Board will be invited by Byron Shire Council to inspect Byron Bay, Bangalow and Brunswick Heads with a view to establishing fire brigades in these…
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On his way to town this morning an elderly man suffered severe burns to both hands when his umbrella caught fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →McGirr Fires First Charge For £3m Iluka Port
GRAFTON, Sunday. — The Premier (Mr. McGirr) yesterday fired the blasting charge to mark the official start on construction of a £3,000,000 deep sea port at Iluka, near the mouth of the Clarence River…
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BALLINA, Sunday.—Walter Les[?] Ainsworth, in Ballina Court of Petty Sessions, pleaded not guilty to a charge of leaving a fire, which…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A man said in the Divorce Court today that his wife poured methylated spirits on his back while he was sleeping and…
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CASINO, Friday.— Tonight, 10 members of Casino Fire Brigade turned out to answer a false alarm. The street alarm at the corner of…
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NEW YORK, Friday (AAP).—Two 14-year-old girls confessed today that they had set fire to two schools in Rock Island, Illinois. They told police that last…
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NEW YORK, Tuesday (AAP).—An America coastguard cutter. Ingham, is racing to the aid of the United States Line's cargo vessel,…
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SINGAPORE, Monday (AAP-Reuter). — Two Indonesian sailors of the British oil tanker, Lignula, were killed and two were burnt when the vessel caught fire late last night at the island of Palau Samboe, 12…
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JOHANNESBURG, Monday (AAP).—Police opened fire in Johannesburg yesterday during rioting, in which one American was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Advance In Marine Fire Fighting
Two new Royal Air Force fire floats, representing latest developments in marine fire fighting, were recently demonstrated for the first…
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A dairy farmer fractured his left wrist yesterday afternoon while attempting to crank his car. He is Neville Clark farmer of…
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RIMOUSKI (Quebec), Sunday (AAP).—A wild fire raced through the St. Lawrence River lumber city early today and at least one…
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QUEBEC, Monday (AAP). — At. least eight people lost their lives in a fire which raged for 16 hours before being brought under control late yesterday, in the industrial city of Rimouski (population…
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RIMOUSKI (Quebec), Tuesday (AAP).—Stunned and weary residents of this fire-ravaged city, counted their lost yesterday, as the devastated areas smouldered under a light blanket of snow…
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