Wind Saves Three From Petrol Blaze
URBENVILLE,—The direction of the prevailing wind probably saved the lives of three Urbenville people when…
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Fires & bushfires, 1954
166 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 8 of 9
£15,000 Fire Damage Hall Gutted at Bonalbo Brigade Helpless
Efforts of the bushfire brigade and a bucket brigade to save the Bonalbo Memorial Hall from complete destruction by fire yesterday were of no avail and the building and…
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A man who parked his sedan car in a main Lismore street yesterday returned later to find it had been on…
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GRAFTON, Tuesday.—A major outbreak of fire in one of the main shopping blocks in Prince…
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Fire which destroyed the Bonalbo Memorial Hall, was out of control when this picture was taken on Sunday afternoon. A move will be made tonight to raise funds to replace the hal[?] which, with its contents, was valued at £15,000…
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CASINO, Tuesday.—A fire raged through a fibrous plaster works in Dyraaba Street, Casino, owned by Mr. Jack…
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HONG, KONG, Thursday (AAP-Reuter).—Only two people were slightly injured when a fire—the second in…
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GRAFTON, Thursday.—Women and children joined men in fighting a fire which destroyed T. B. Timms and…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Four double-storeyed shops, including a big department store, were gutted in a spectacular fire at Kerang, in Northern Victoria, this morning. Damage is estimated at…
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ISTANBUL, Monday.—A giant fire which raged through Istanbul's famous covered bazaar destroyed 1600…
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An army of 140 men, backed by £12.000 worth of the latest equipment, is fully prepared to fight bushfires on the Far North Coast this summer. The acting district forester,…
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MULLUMBIMBY, Friday. —A fire completely gutted the Muilumbimby golf club-house and threatened the…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Chief Industrial Magistrate, Mr. H. Isles, today fined the N.S.W. Board of Fire Commissioners £75 in the Industrial Court for failing to pay overtime to a…
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CASINO, Wednesday.—Casino Retarians and the general public were thanked today by the president of the…
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CASINO, Thursday.—Casino is experiencing its mildest spring and early summer weather for four years…
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NICOSIA (Cyprus), Sunday.—Police riot squads rushed to Metaxas Square this afternoon when large crowds renewed demonstrations for union of Cyprus with Greece. The crowds defied the official ban on all public meetings of more…
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NAIROBI, Wednesday.—Mau Mau gangsters have tried to set fire to the Nairobi home of Jack Ainsworth, the official…
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SYDNEY. Wednesday.—Plans for Summer Cup runner, Fire Dust, are still uncertain, trainer G. Brown said…
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The Bonalbo R.S.L. Diggers' picture show was officially opened on Saturday night by Mr. S. C. ("Mick") Benton…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—City theatre-goers rushed frantically through flames to safety when a fire swept through the Variety Theatre, Pitt Street, today. Thousands of horrified Christmas…
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