Cripple's Death in Hotel Blaze
SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday. -- A cripple was burned to death when flames destroyed a small downtown San Francisco hotel last night…
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Blaze in Home of Minister
Following a short circuit in a radio set, a fire broke out in an upstairs bedroom at the home of the Minister for External…
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SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday. -- A cripple was burned to death when flames destroyed a small downtown San Francisco hotel last night…
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SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday. -- A cripple was burned to death when flames destroyed a small downtown San Francisco hotel last night…
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Following a short circuit in a radio set, a lire broke out in an upstairs bedroom at the home of the Minister for External…
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Austral Bush Fire Brigade appears to be doing a thorough job. Recently it forwarded to Nepean shire Council a list of the parts of the shire where grave…
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Watched by thousands of shoppers, firemen used a large extension ladder to carry a hose 10 floors…
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Thousands of persons were in serious danger when a fire broke out on the roof of the 11-storey building of the Commercial Banking Co. of Sydney, in Barrack St., City, this afternoon. FIREMEN fought under great…
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Thousands of persons were in serious danger when a fire broke out on the roof of the 11-storey building of the Commercial Banking Co. of Sydney, in Barrack St., City, this afternoon. FIREMEN fought under great…
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Fire-engines rushed to the home of the Minister for Transport (Mr. Ward) at 38 Heeley St., Paddington, late this afternoon…
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Fire-engines were rushed to the home of the Minister for Transport (Mr. Ward) at 38 Heeley St., Paddington, late this afternoon…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- Six heavy bombers and fighter bombers loaded with 500lb. cf bombs will attacks a bushfire near…
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MELBOURNE Thursday. -- six Heavy bombers and fighter-bombers and loaded with 500lb of bombs will attack a bushfire near Anglesea…
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A liquid made from soybeans is now available which when mixed with water…
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With an abundance of dry feed throughout the western portion of the Deniliquin district the fire risk is very great, states a report from…
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A short circuit in a wireless set caused a small fire at the home of the Minister for External Territories, Mr. Ward, in Heeley Street,…
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John Francis McMahon, 19, a paralysis patient, who had been in an iron lung for 10 years, died at the Royal Alexandra Hospital during a city-wide power failure yesterday afternoon. The blackout lasted about an hour. It stopped trade in many shops; trapped…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Five aircraft, carrying firefighting bombs, took part in an R.A.A.F. anti-bushfire test at Anglesea today…
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COOMA, Saturday.--All available men fought desperately for two hours this morning to prevent fire sweeping the small town of Nimmitabel, 22 miles from Cooma. WHEN the outbreak was brought…
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COOMA, Saturday.--All available men fought desperately for two hours this morning to prevent fire sweeping the small town of Nimmitabel, 22 miles from Cooma. WHEN the outbreak was brought…
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