Guarding Britain's CornFields How Farm Workers Will Fight Nazi Fire Bombs
With 12,500,000 acres under the plough this spring — 3¾ millions more than in 1939 — Britain's agricultural leaders are planning how to protect…
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Fires & bushfires, 1941
236 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 12
Fire at Tenterfield
Early on Tuesday morning the day cleaning plant operated by Mr. Ray Bell in premises situated in Rouse street was severely damaged by fire…
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The home of Mrs. E. C. Fallon at the Avenue, Ulmarra, was completely destroyed by fire on Thursday night. Mrs. Fallon is at present in Sydney,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Guarding Britain's Cornfields How Farm Workers Will Fight Nazi Fire Bombs
With 12,500,000 acres under the plough this springs--3¾ millions more than in 1939--Britain's agricultural leaders are planning how to protect her…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Palmer's Island Cane Fire
An outbreak of fire occurred in a crop of two-year-old cane on the property of Mr. I. McDermid, at Palmer's island during the late hours…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fires Burning in Berlin R.A.F.'s Heaviest Attack Kiel and Hamburg Hammered London
The Air Ministry says aircraft of the Bomber Command bombed objectives in Berlin last night in one of the heaviest attacks yet made on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tobruk Trap Holds Germans in Grip Road Through Hell Fire Pass Will Soon Be Open Again Fitchett Sees Preparations for Offensive
Ian Fitchett says it seems more like seven years than months since a great Australian Division moved west along the road which passes through Hell Fire Pass into Libya. "I don't think it will be long before it is open again." he says. "Landing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Over Berlin "Really Strong Force" Tremendous Blasts--Fires R.A.F. Hammer German Capital London
Berlin's winter began in earnest last night and there was already enough hours of darkness to take a really strong force of four-engined…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Car Fire Evidence At Inquest "Smell of Kerosene." Coff's Harbor
The District Coroner, Mr. J. Emery, yesterday held an inquiry into a five when destroyed a motor car on the Sawiell-sonville road on June 12. Sergeant Eisenhuth assisted the…
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A fighter pilot who fought through the Battle of Britain last Autumn and asked what factor more than any other made the R.A.F. victory…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kiel Bombed Big Fires Started Anzac Pilots In Action Biggest Score of Dat Terrific Air Battles Over France. London
In brilliant moonlight last night, British bombers heavily attacked the naval base at Kiel, where they left enormous fires-burning after sustained…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Near Bridge Approach
Shortly after 7 o'clock last night a fire broke out in the vacant lot owned by the Grafton City Council at the Grafton approach to the Clarence River…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A.R.P. CONFERENCE To Be Called Soon "Fire Spotter" Groups. Canberra
In view of the tense Pacific situation the conference of State A.R.P. Ministers which was to have been held in Melbourne on August 26 and 27, may…
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For the second succesive day the Grafton Fire Brigade was called out to attend to a grass fire yesterday. At about 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fires Italian Chemical Works Bombed by R.A.F. LONDON
The R.A.F. on Monday successfully attacked chemical works at Crotone, in Southern Italy, where many direct hits greatly damaged storage tanks and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →800 R.A.F. Planes 24-Hour Attack on Germany Great Fires in Berlin and Essen Krupp's Works Turned Into Inferno London
The Lond on "Daily Express" estimates that the R.A.F. used at least 800 planes in a 24-hour attack on Germany and occupied territories on Tuesday. The Berlin radio declares that every man woman and child stands…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Crashed Plane Sets House On Fire Six Children Killed. London
Six of seven children in one family were killed when an R.A.F. plane crashed in flames on a house at Balderton, which caught fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Fire Follows Terrific Explosion Seven Killed, 60 Injured. New York
A terrific explosion started a roaring fire which, accompanied by further explosions, spread destructively on the Brooklyn waterfront to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BIG N.Z. FIRE £200,000 DAMAGE Spectacular Rescue Work Employees Jump Into Tarpaulins Auckland (N.z.)
One of the largest fires for many years occurred to-day when the premises of John Burns, Ltd., were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lord Privy Seal Inspects Fire-fighters
Mr C. R. Attlee M.P., Lord Privy Seal, is seen talking to despatch riders of the London Fire Brigade during his inspection of their London headquarters. (Department of Information Photograph)…
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