Huge Fires in Berlin. Australians Take Part in Attacks
LONDON, Friday: Travellers arriving in Stockholm from Berlin today stated that the German capital was burning 24 hours after the RAF's…
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Fires & bushfires, 1944
575 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 29
General News Grass Fire in Yard
A grass the fire broke out on the property of Mr. A. Bosworth next to the bus depot in Rankin Street last night. Ten panels of fencing were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Raids on Gasmata Attacks by Australian Obmbers Fires and Damage Caused
Australian manned Vultee Vengeance dive bombers celebrated New Year's Day with two smashing daylight attacks on Gasmata…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Going in Pacific Ships on Fire, Planes Destroyed This Afternoon
Final objectives have been secured by the American ground troops at Saidor, New Guinea, where elements of the 6th Army landed on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →First Bushfire of Summer Outbreak Near Rock Forest Valueable Grass Destroyed Fighters Win After Stern Battle
Some 200 fire fighters comprising 40 members of the Rock Forest and Millthorpe bush fire brigades, and about 150 members of the forces…
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The first bush fire for the season started on Mr. T. Gordon’s property, Godolphin, on Monday afternoon. It was probably caused by lightning. A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rock Forest Fire Fresh Blaze Under Control Good, Work by Volunteers Yesterday
Twice yesterday the bushfire which broke out on Mr. J. Gordon's properly near Rock Forest on Monday, started afresh, but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →31 Fires Last Year
During 1943 Bathurst fire brigade attended 31 fires. These included seven houses or building, six motor trucks or cars, nine grass, one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grass Fire Burns Fencing
A fire which broke out about midday yesterday in a paddock in Havannah Street, owned by St. Stanislaus College and adjacent tot the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bushfire Control Talk Tonight
SYDNEY, Tuesday: The chairman of the Bushfires Advisory Committee (Mr. Messer), will talk about the prevention and control of bushfires…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Blaze at Mildura
MELBOURNE, Wednesday: The large stores belonging to S[?] Bros. were destroyed today in one [?] the worst fires [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lithgow Had 28 Fires Last Year
During 1943, the Lithgow Fire Brigade answered 28 calls, most of which were cottage fires. There were considerably less bush fires last year…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big City Fire £30,000 Damage at Printing Works
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A fire caused damage estimated at £30,000 at Marchant and Company, Pty., Ltd., Broadway, early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →N.Z. Bush Fires. Auckland, (N.z.)
The world [?] Hotel, now being [?] as a Mental Hospital is gravely [?] by huge bush [?] for two days have been…
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On New Year's Eve a bush fire broke out on "Mirridong" and on the information being brought to the local fire brigade the fire cart under…
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An outbreak of fire occurred on "Miridong" on Friday. The timely arrival of the district fire brigades resulted in the fire being got under…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →N.z. Bushfires Many People Have Narrow Escapes
AUCKLAND, N.Z., Thursday: The world famed Wairekai Hotel, now being used as a mental hospital, was gravely threatened by huge bushfires…
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An amendment recently gazetted relaxes the total prohibition on burning-off during the summer months, provided specific permission has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Devastation in Victoria MELBOURNE
Over 50 people are homeless as the result of the devastating bush fires which swept the Clunes district of Victoria last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Near Ballarat Hospital Patients Moved
MELBOURNE, Sunday: The bushfires in the Ballarat district have now been put out but hundreds of men are still standing by…
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