Grass Fires at Casino
Two grass fires, which threatened crops and a residence, were quelled by the Casino Fire Brigade on Sunday. The first outbreak was on Mr. R. G…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
298 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 15
Fire at Aerodrome
A fire broke out on Casino aerodrome and destroyed a large area of grass on the landing ground before it was quelled, by the local Fire Brigade. At one stage…
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A timber stack at Mr. J. N. Webber's timber mill at South Grafton caught alight on Monday night, but the timely action of the proprietor and a number…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hitler's War Machine Pounded Again Fires--explosions Visible for Many Miles 47 German Planes Shot Down Factories, Oil Refinery Ablaze London
Forty-seven German raiders were shot down to-day. The British Air Force lost 22 machines, but 12 of the pilots are safe. Major Walter Elliot, M.P., in a speech to-day, declared that the R.A.F. during the last two months had shot down one German plane every 42…
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A fire that might have caused much trouble was averted at Coffs School of Arts during the Floral Ball last sight. Several male dancers were…
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Burning for nearly two hours a fire destroyed three buildings, and damaged two others at Nhill, to-day. The damage is estimated at several…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£10,000 Fire Wire Works Destroyed Circus Animals Frightened Elephants Break Away Melbourne
Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused at Brunswick to-day when fire swept through a wire-weaving works, leaving it a smoking ruin…
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Residents and County Council employees were busy on Friday last fighting a serious grass fire between Waterview and Seelands, along the main…
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Dry weather continues to prevail in Queensland, and the Government Meteorologist has issued a warning about the risk of bush fires…
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Damage estimated at over £1000 was caused by a fire at the Hotel Max, Moree's leading hotel, at about 4 o'clock on Sunday afternoon. The outbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fires in Sweden Sabotage Suspected. London
According to the Bremen radio big fires that have occurred at factories in Sweden recently have been too frequent to be pure accidents…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Raging in Gippsland. Melbourne
Severe bush fires are raging in East Gippsland, in the Omeo, Orbost, Ruthen and Bairnsdale districts. Telegraph lines are down in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bucket Brigade Prevents Fire Spreading Blaze at Wauchope. Wauchope
Magnificent team work by a band of volunteer workers saved a portion of Cameron street, Wauchope, from a disastrous conflagration this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WATCHES--CLOCKS 2000 Destroyed In Fire Outbreak in Royal Arcade. Sydney
About 2000 watches and Clocks were destroyed when a fire broke out in a shop occupied by the Australian Unbreakable Watch Company in the Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grass Fire In Victoria Street Flames Extinguished by Firemen
The Grafton Fire Brigade, in charge of Captain Geo. McKinnon was called out to extinguish a grass fire at the fool of Mary street on the river bank early…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Town on Fire Oil Fields Explosion. Torrance (California)
An explosion in the General Petroleum Refinery, at 7.30 a.m. sent flames five hundred feet into the air and set fire to over 80 acres of oil…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nazi Naval Bases Again Bombed Kiel and Hamburg Attack on New Warships Many Other Targets Blasted Big Aluminium Works Set on Fire London
German dockyards were the main objectives of last night's raids by aircraft of the R.A.F, Bomber, Command Low cloud and a heavy rainstorm over a great part of the German, coastal area greatly hampered the bomber crews, but successful attacks were launched against the naval bases at Kiel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£100,000 FIRE Adelaide Rubber Warehouse Every Fire Brigade Called Adelaide
Between £100,000 and £120,000 damage was caused by a fire which destroyed the Dunlop Perdriau warehouse in Flinders street to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Fire Pit Top And Poppet Head Damaged Miners Escape by Tunnel. Cessnock
A pit top and 60 feet high poppet head at Aberdare colliery, Cessnock, were severely damaged by fire early this morning. A number of miners and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →N.Z. Hotel Fire Incendiarism Suspected Lord Galway Escapes in Pyjamas. Wellington (N.z.)
It is believed that a deliberate attempt was made this morning to burn down a hotel at Nelson at which the Governor-General, Lord Galway,…
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