Watchman Prevents Disastrous Ship Fire VANCOUVER
Twelve crew members of the Australian freighter, Wairuna. narrowly escaped death in a fire aboard the ship early yesterday…
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Fires & bushfires, 1948
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Latest Telegrams 15,000 Bales of Cotton Destroyed in Fire at Waterloo Queensland Railway Strike in Final Stages. Destructive Fire
More than fifteen thousand bales of cotton, valued at £600,000 were completely destroyed last night when a fire gutted the storehouse…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£30,000 Fire Damage To Orange Western Stores
Damage estimated at £30,000 was caused to Western Stores & Edgleys Ltd., Orange, by a fire which broke out yesterday afternoon. The stores building is situated in the heart of the shopping…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Alarm
The sounding of the fire alarm on Wednesday night last brought the Brigade to Millgate's residence at the end of Glen Street, where it…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heroic Deed Of Two Men At Orange Fire
Had it not been for the heroic deed unostentatiously performed by two men at Orange on Monday during the disastrous blaze which cost the Western Stores over £10,000, considerably more damage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Western Stores Instal Fire Protection Device
After five months work Wormald Bros, fire protection engineers, have just completed the installation at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Paper Mill Sydney
A fire early today swept through big stacks of paper and wood for half a mile outside the mills of the Australian Paper Manufactuers…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Three Ship Fires in Three Weeks Melbourne
For the third time within three weeks a fire has broken out on the British freighter, Pemba. More than 400 tons of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mayor Against Appointment of Third Fire Officer
With the visit of members of the Fire Board Commission to Dubbo tonight the appointment…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Follows Mysterious Explosion. Sydney
Four fire brigades and a new mobile fire patrol were rushed to Imperial Chemical Industries plant at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mysterious Fire at Chemical Plant Sydney
Four fire brigades and the new mobile fire patrol were rushed to Imperial Chemical Industries plant at Matraville early today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Latest Telegrams Mysterious Explosion and Fire at Chemical Plant. Discussion on Communists in House of Representatives. Fire in Chemical Plant
Four fire brigades and new mobile fire patrol were rushed to Imperial Chemical Industries Plant at Matraville early today, to fight…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Recasting Dubbo Fire Protection Service
As a result of a meeting between members of the Board of Fire Commissioners and Aldermen, held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night it is possible that instead of three salaried officers being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Main Street Blaze Garage and Contents. Destroyed
Favoured by a calm night, members of the Gilgandra Volunteer Fire Brigade performed good service during…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Alarm
What might have been a serious fire was prevented by the Dubbo Fire Brigade when some wood and paper caught fire…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Car Catches Fire in Orange Street
Due to a short circuit in the wiring, a car caught fire whilst standing in Main Street, Orange, on Tuesday night. The owner of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dubbo Fire Officials
Until the matters at stake between Dubbo Municipal Council and the Board of Fire Commissioners are settled, a third officer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Women Scream in Tram Fire Sydney
Screaming women leaped through flames to safety from a tram which caught fire in Alison Road, Randwick, this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Spectacular Gilgandra Blaze
A spectacular blaze which resulted in the complete demolition of garage premises at Gilgandra last week, caused much…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Flooring
Receiving a call at 7.45 last night, the Dubbo Fire Brigade was promptly on the scene of the fire, 70 Wingewarra Street,…
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