Fat Ignites on Electric Stove Causes Fire
When the fire siren blew this morning most people felt an additional tinge of anxiety, because it was recognised…
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Strange Fire 8Th. Coolamon Brigade’s Call
A new fire hazard has appeared in the district judging by the experience of members of the…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday: Long-term agreements with the United Kingdom for Australia's primary produce were under fire today 1 when Mr. C. W. Strutt (Agricultural Adviser to…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: Trangie residents were standing-by to fight any fresh outbreaks of a huge bushfire which threatened to engulf the town earlier today. The fire has ravaged 400…
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SYDNEY, Friday: Firefighters tonight had three out of four fires in the Manning River National Forest under control. The forest, covering 15,000 acres, commences about 15…
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Six thousand sheep were reported to have perished in a bush fire which swept over 400 square miles of rich crazing land in the Trangle district…
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Had it not been checked quickly a fire on vacant land at the rear of Messrs G. H. Mutch and Co.'s Broadway…
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SYDNEY, Sunday: Bushfire danger will be high in most of N.S.W. tomorrow, the Weather Bureau warned…
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With the proviso that any fire lighted on Shire lands or within Town Improvement areas had the consent of the fire brigade…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: lighting of all classes of fires to the open air are prohibited in the Riverina and Lower…
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NEW YORK, Tues. (AAP): Two young mothers and five children were burned to death in a blazing home at Winimac…
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About 2.30 p.m. yesterday an accident occurred on the Sturt Highway near Sandigo that caused the destruction of a Buick sedan car…
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SYDNEY, Thursday—Gale fores winds whipped up a fire which caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to a…
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At about 3.40 on Tuesday afternoon the half hearted wail of the fire siren brought people into…
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THE danger of bush fires outbreaks over the holiday period is acute, warns the chairman of the Bushfire Ad[?]…
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SYDNEY, Monday—Detectives who found a burning car this morning near Hornsby discovered that it had been stolen…
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The Wagga Fire Brigade was called out on Saturday to extinguish a fire in a boxthorn hedge and fence at the rear…
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A bulldozer was used effectively in the control of a grass tire which broke out in Junee on Friday afternoon…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: A total prohibition has been imposed on the lighting of fires in the open…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: Fire followed by an explosion last night destroyed a shop in Darling Street, Balmain, and caused damage worth £2000. Destroyed stock included six…
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