Stop Press Injured by Fire Extinguistter
Michael Grovener (21) Baptist St., Redfern suffered fractured ribs, concussion and a fractured finger today when he was servicing…
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Egg Purchase Contract Under Fire Again
FOLLOWING criticism levelled against the agreement for the sale of Australia's exportable egg surplus last week by the secretary of…
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CHIEF Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) urged yesterday that every precaution be take in country districts against bush fire…
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A fire which caused heavy explosions, gutted the, manufacturing section of the factory of…
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Perth.--Hundreds of volunteers fighting big bushfire out of control 33 miles from Perth, Temperature over 100deg third day…
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Brigades from 11 fire stations were called about- 2.15 p.m. today to fight a fire which has spread through a large section of Lane's Chemical Works, Bourke Rd.,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Speedboat On Fire During Trials
A speedboat, the Rio Rita, caught fire when an oil-pipe burst during trials in George's River…
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BRIGADES from 11 fire stations were called about 2.15 p.m. today to fight a fire which has spread through a large section…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£40,000 Damage by Fire in Chemical Works Explosions Rock Area
BRIGADES from seven fire stations were called about 2.15 p.m. today to fight a fire which spread through a large…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£40,000 Damage by Fire in Chemical Works Explosions Rock Area
BRIGADES from seven fire stations were called about 2.15 p.m. today to fight a fire which spread through a large…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Forces Reduced Policy Under Fire Our Staff Correspondent and A.A.P.
LONDON, Feb. 20.—Heavy cuts in the British armed forces are announced in a White Paper on Defence issued yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Petrol Blaze Burns Man
A man was seriously burned at Prospect last night while filling the tank of a motorist who had run…
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A Blacktown garage proprietor, Bernard Esser, 64, of Western-road, was severely burned on the right arm…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Firemen risk death in £40,000 blaze to save wool
SMOKE rising to hundreds of feet after an explosion during the fire at Lane's Chemical Works, Alexandria, yesterday. Damage estimate--£40,000. Story, p. 2. Firemen took extreme risks yesterday to prevent a chemical factory fire at Alexandria from spreading to Government stores where wool worth…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Much smoke, little fire
In the background of the Chilean and Argentina dispute with Britain over the ownership of the…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →£40,000 Factory Fire
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH of the fire which caused £40,000 damage at Lane's Chemical factory, Alexandria, yesterday. Flames threatened nearby wool stores and gasometers. Fifty firemen fought…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brigades Battle Big Chemical Works Fire
FANNED BY a strong breeze, dense black smoke billows from yesterday's blaze at Lane's chemical works,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Frightened" Girl Tells; Fire in Rival's Home
A 20-years-old married woman who allegedly…
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Firemen under Chief Officer Griffiths saved wool valued at many thousands of pounds yesterday afternoon, when a chemical fire gutted the premises of Lane's Pty. Ltd., chemical manufacturers, Bourke St.,…
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Fire which destroyed most of a chemical works at Alexandria on Saturday afternoon caused damage estimated at…
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