Hammered Bremen Naval Yards Trail Of Fires Along Invasion Ports London
Naval shipbuilding yards at Bremen and riverside wharves, docks and buildings, were attacked in force last night by aircraft of the Bomber…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
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Fire at Henty £12,000 Store Damage. Wagga
When a fire gutted the general store of Rohrich and Saunders at Henty this afternoon £12,000 damage was caused…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Girl's Ordeal Fire In Lift Well Rescue by Firemen. Sydney
A girl of 17 had a terrifying experience in a city building to-day. when flames shot up from under the lift and she was trapped alone in the smoke…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£28,000 Damage Two Fires at Henty. Henty
Damage estimated at £8000 was caused by a fire which to-day gutted five business premises in the town's shopping area…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Raid Many Pitiful Scenes Hundreds Of Fires Started Heavy Loss of Life Feared London
Between 200 and 300 bombers last night unloaded their cargoes on practically every London borough, but the experience and determination of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Holiday Precautions
The schools were visited during the week by the Mayor of Grafton (Ald. R. H. Chataway) on behalf of the State organisation for prevention of bush…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Blasted Nazi Aircraft Plant Terrible Fires Started on French Coast London
Last night R.A.F. bombers bombed an aircraft factory at Bremen naval base and L'Orient, and docks at Boulogne, states an Air Ministry…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Under Fire Sales Tax Proposals On Boots And Drugs Confectionery, Too Canberra
The new Budgetary sales tax proposals were under fire from all sides of the House of Representatives to-day members taking part in the second…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Fire Station
There is a definite likelihood of a new fire station being erected at Mullumbimby next year, according to the Mayor, Ald. C. J. Latter, who has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Raider? Near Nauru Island Ship On Fire Was Being Shelled Canberra
The Minister for the Navy, Mr. Hughes, stated to-night that reports from Nauru suggest that an enemy raider may have been operating from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Orungal Destroyed by Fire While Fast On Reef "Spontaneous Combustion" Melbourne
The Interstate passenger and freighter, Orungal, 5826 tons, will become a total loss as the result of a fire which broke out early to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Explosions--fires on Rumanian Oilfields. London
The German radio announced tonight that British agents had carried out new acts of sabotage in Rumanian oilfields. The railway from Ploesti to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Casino
A fire occurred in a cottage in Hickey street, Casino, on Tuesday night during the absence of the occupants, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Gale, who had left…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Fires Mannheim-- Milan R. A. F. Hitting Hard London
The R. A. F. last night again attacked Mannheim. Smoke from fires as a result of the previous raid was still hanging over the town and four new…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£30,000 DAMAGE Fire At Warwick Big Flour Mill Destroyed. Warwick
Damage estimated at £30,000 was caused early to-day by Warwick's most disastrous fire, which gutted the engine and machinery rooms of the Warwick…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire Prevention Urgent Warning During Holidays
The Bush Fires Advisory Committee has issued a warning to all campers hikers, motorists, picnickers and others who will be visiting the country…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires Three Homesteads Burnt Soldiers Check Blaze. Melbourne
A bush fire in Pyalong district between Kilmore and Heathcote this afternoon destroyed three homesteads. Another house was damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grass Fire 100,000 Acres Destroyed. Sydney
A fire which destroyed more than 100.000 acres of uninhabited grassland in the Ivanhoe district was brought under control shortly before noon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New and Terrifying Blitz on London Firebombs Thousands Scattered Over City Attempt to Burn Down Capital Streets Turned Into Blazing Infernos Stark Heroism of Fire Fighters London
The Germans, immediately after dusk, launched a terrific onslaught against London. Thousands of incendiaries rained down on the capital, and dozens of fires illuminated the streets, literally like daylight. Hundreds of high explosive bombs were then dropped…
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