Four Survivors of Fire Recover
NYNGAN, Sunday.--Four of the five members of the Muirhead family, severely burned at Coolabah yesterday are making satisfactory progress in…
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Police Station on Fire
Firemen had difficulty in checking a blaze on the roof at the Phillip Street police station yesterday when paper thrown…
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Legislation to tighten up fire protection in theatres and cabarets will be considered shortly by State Government, said the…
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The condition of one of the three girls who were burned when the flimsy dress of one of them was set, alight by a…
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It is proposed to close 20 to 25 fire stations in the metropolitan area as soon as the necessary adjustments can be made, Mr. T. D. Mutch, a member of the Metropolitan Board of Fire Commissioners, told the…
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It was stated on behalf of the New South Wales Fire Brigades Board yesterday that no decision had yet been reached on the…
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The shop portion of a building in Carrington Street, Granville, was destroyed by fire on Friday night. Adjoining premises were damaged…
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June McKenzie, 23, of Church Street, Leichhardt, one of the three. show-girl fire victims it the Tivoli Theatre, died in Sydney Hospital last night. "The girls' dresses caught., fire…
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AMERICAN army captain, Eugene Lanphear (29), does not know that his bride of 11 months, Tivoli showgirl, June McKenzie (23), is dead…
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Because of increased costs, due largely to industrial decisions, it is proposed to close 20 to 25 Sydney fire stations, says a member of the Fire Board…
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Phyllis Haynes, 15. most badly burned of the three Tivoli showgirls. was much better today Diana Hartt. 19. however, is…
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First woman to drive a fire brigade appliance through the streets of Sydney was Mrs. F. Rogers, who is president of the…
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A fire which destroyed the chemical section of Taubmans Ltd., paint works at St. Peters yesterday threatened adjoining…
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Five men were injured yesterday when an explosion at Taubman's paint factory, St. Peters, set fire to the chemical section. The men included Mr. F…
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An increased bushfire hazard in many districts, when the hot weather returns, was forecast yesterday by Mr. H. E. Messer…
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Phyllis Haynes (15), showgirl, died at Sydney Hospital today not long after the funeral of her friend, June McKenzie (23). Both were burned in a fire at the Tivoli Theatre last Saturday night…
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WELLINGTON, Friday.--With the lifting of censorship it is disclosed that on July 7, 1943, an ammunition ship fire threatened the destruction of a large section of Wellington, with probable heavy loss of life…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Making Timber Resistant To Fire Expert's Valuable Hints on Methods of Control Value of Impregnation
BECAUSE it is impossible completely to prevent wood of any species from catching fire, said Mr H. C. Wickett, lecturer in engineering at the Australian Forestry School, in a recent lecture, fire control…
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FIRE outbreaks reported by the police to the Bush Fires Advisory Committee during the 1944-45 bush fire season numbered 313, involving the loss of…
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DURING the 1044-45 bushfire section 313 outbreaks of fire were reported by the police to the N.S.W. Bush Fires Advisory Committee. These…
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