Scene Of Fire Tragedy
THE SHELL OF THE DEE WHY HOUSE in which Miss Louise Gapes, deaf, and aged 83, was burned to death last night. Firemen were unable to rescue Miss Gapes, who lived alone…
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Stop Press Cargo on Fire
MELBOURNE, Friday.--Firemen worked for four hours early today to quell a fire which caused extensive damage to cargo in No 4 hold…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.-- In the third' mysterious fire within six weeks on the British freighter, Pemba at Port…
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Flames fanned by a chilling, 45 mph wind turned five acres of waste paper,wood pulp and, s traw dumps at the Australian Paper Mills, Matrayille, into an inferno early today…
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THOUSANDS of pounds' worth of damage was caused by a fire which swept paper and wood pulp stacks at the Australian Paper Manufacturers…
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THOUSANDS of pounds' worth of damage was caused by a fire which swept paper and wood pulp stacks at the Australian Paper Manufacturers…
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THOUSANDS of pounds' worth of damage was caused by a fire which swept paper and wood pulp stacks at the Australian Paper Manufacturers…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.-- Dock police think that mysterious fires on ships in Sydney and Melbourne…
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Fanned by strong winds, stacks of paper covering half a square mile were still blazing at the yards of the Australian…
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Although more than 1,000,000 gallons of water have already been poured into it. the fire at…
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Although more than 1,000,000 gallons of water have already been poured into it, the fire at…
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A fire which caused damage estimated at thousands of pounds in the factory of the Industrial Oxides Co., Botany Rd., Alexandria, today, may have been started by children…
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Although more than 1,000,000 gallons of water have already been poured into it, the fire at…
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A fire which caused damage estimated at thousands of pounds in the factory of the Industrial Oxides Co., Botany Rd., Alexandria, today, may have been started by children…
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A fire which caused damage estimated at thousands of pounds in the factory of the Industrial Oxides Co., Botany Rd., Alexandria, today, may have been started by children…
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Although more than 1,000,000 gallons of water have already been poured into it, the fire at…
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A fire which caused damage estimated at thousands of pounds in the factory of the Industrial Oxides Co., Botany Rd., Alexandria, today, may have been started by children…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- Police believe that a saboteur is trying to sink the 7500-ton…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Arson is suspected by police investigating the fire which damaged more than 400 tons of…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Arson is suspected by police investigating the fire which damaged more than 400 tons of…
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