Fire causes and responses at hostel blaze and radiators
A hostel fire linked to a radiator prompted warnings on unsafe heater age. Mr Pascoe described victims dazed by smoke and emphasized the need for smoke detectors and alarms. The case triggered calls for safety measures in shelters and public buildings amid charity and religious organization involvement.
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Passe
Pascoe
All Salvation Army
Pascoe Sant
Sydney
Ormal
Australd Holdings
wGtamatis Sovink
Uiniversity
New
New England
Sundines
Pire
Tom
Ure
Canberra
David
Tolley
Stephen Walker
Clem Meadmore
Victorian Cross sold in London eyed for return
The Victoria Cross auctioned in London for about £750 may be returned to Australia. The Returned Services League in London, through Mr F Kennedy, said it will try to buy back the medal. Captain Wilfraim John Symons earned the VC in the 1918 Battle of Tone, but it passed to his widow and was sold to dealers.
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London
Austral
Returned Services League
F Kennedy
Festa
Kennedy T
Triplet Calf Birth Records Near Rabaul Australia
A cow in the Rabaul area has given birth to triplets according to a regional agricultural report. The Illa Br Canberra origin mother remains under observation while the calves, each weighing about four pounds, are reported doing well. The event is noted as rare in this area with national headquarters nearby.
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Rabaul
New Britain
Museum Ine
Tripe
Alapie
Canberra
Warra
Ny “Chance Me Rsi
Jim Kingston
Beriaiph
Orphan Finds He Has a Mother After 24 Years
A 78 year old Australian learned he was not an orphan after 24 years and traveled to Britain to meet his mother Maureen Hagen who had placed him in orphanages and boarding schools before he was adopted abroad. They had corresponded for months and planned a reunion in Britain at Southend on Sea after years apart.
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London
Britain
Kenneth Hagen
Mix Maureen"Hagen
Australia
Hagan
Gested
Southampton
Chet
Southend-on-Seal
Maureen Hagon
Kenneth
Court lets Kalgoorlie drivers go free after year’s traffic talks
Magistrate A L Kay criticized Kalgoorlie District Regional Traffic Council for few prosecutions in the year amid 460 accidents. He urged motorists to heed cautions in Kalgoorlie Police Court, noting ongoing penalties and traffic offenses including speeding and reckless driving.
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Kalgoorlie
A. L. Kay
Ional Traffic Council
Igoorlie
Mer
Lreles
Selmoure
Cantra
Mack Tlgours
Bomb Drops Aimed at Bushfires In Australian Test
An Australian produced chemical fire bomb will be used by the Victorian Forests Commission this summer to fight bush fires. Demonstrations at Bacchus Marsh showed aviation and ground delivery methods for the chemical mix phos-check, cost about 200 a pound. ACT officials urged rural property owners to reduce grass and leaves to minimize fires while the commission tested roadside aerial bombing to suppress small oven six-foot wood fires along roadsides east of Melbourne and at Snowy Mountains borders.
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Melbourne
Victorian Forests Commission
Bacchus Marsh
ACT
A Fearside
D. Gill
Mircraft
Page de Song
Benambra
Fearnside
Fanaisaee
Canberra to expand parking ticket enforcement rules
An interior department spokesman announced inspectors will issue infringement notices to all legally parked vehicles found violating parking rules. The plan aims to address erring motorists, though officials stress fair enforcement and proper timing for notices.
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Canberra
Parkers
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Queanbeyan
Dea
R. Campbell
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