To Pay More for Fire Protection
The Board of Fire Commissioners has asked Parramatta. City Council to pay a contribution of £4,717 in 1949—an increase of almost £700 on what was previously paid by the four…
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17 Homeless After Fire In Flats
Fourteen adults and three children were made homeless by a fire which badly damaged a…
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While Tory politicians in Australia are worried about the future of the word "Briton" in relation to…
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NANKING, January 18.—Foreign military observers estimate that within the next few days about 250,000 Communist troops will have reached the north bank of the Yangtse, bringing Nanking…
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A FIRE which broke out in a paint tank in a workshop at the Commonwealth Engineering Company, Clyde, this…
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On Monday morning Hurstville and Kogarah Fire Brigades were called out to a fire in the Housing Settlement…
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AUCKLAND, N.Z., Wed.--A woman claims that a watch room fireman rebuffed her when she went in a taxi to brigade headquarters to report a fire…
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NEW YORK Thursday.--Ten seamen were killed yesterday when the Coastguard ice-breaker East Wind and the 10,000 tons tanker Gulf Stream…
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NEW YORK, Thursday.--Ten seamen were killed yesterday when the Coastguard ice-breaker East Wind and the 10,000 tons tanker Gulf Stream…
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NEW YORK, Thursday.--Ten seamen were killed yesterday when the Coastguard ice-breaker East Wind and the 10,000 tons tanker Gulf Stream…
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NEW YORK, Thursday.--Ten seamen were killed yesterday when the Coastguard ice-breaker East Wind and the 10,000 tons tanker Gulf Stream…
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New YORK, Thursday.--Ten seamen were killed yesterday when the Coastguard ice-breaker East Wind and the 10,000 tons tanker Guff Stream…
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NEW YORK, Thursday.--Ten seamen were killed yesterday when the Coastguard ice-breaker East Wind and the 10,000 tons tanker Gulf Stream…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →China Cabinet Decides on Cease-fire Appeal For Peace From Our Staff Correspondent And A.A.P.
NANKING, Jan. 19.—At a stormy meeting to-day the Chinese Cabinet decided to issue a cease-fire order to the Government armies and to send a delegation to negotiate…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.--A fire last night burnt out the main plant of the Northcote Brick Co.'s works, causing…
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MR. J. R. GILMOUR, "The Wilgas," Gilgandra, submits the following hints on fire protection for crops following the discussion in "The…
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MELBOURNE, Thurs.--A fire at the Northcote brickworks to-night will delay Victoria's housing scheme by 18 months…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.-- Two hundred sheep were incinerated and 2500 acres of grass destroyed in a big grass fire at…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.-- Two hundred sheep were incinerated and 2500 acres of grass destroyed in a big grass, fire at…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.-- Two hundred sheep were incinerated and 2500 acres of grass destroyed in a big grass fire a…
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