Fewer Fires in Casino
The annual report of the Casino Fire Station officer (Mr. L. Stobbie) showed a reduction in fires in Casino for the year ended Wednesday, from 34 to 22…
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Fires & bushfires, 1942
273 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 14
Tamworth Fires
When grass and trees in an allotment adjoining the Hotel Albert, Tamworth, caught fire on Thursday afternoon, the Tamworth Fire Brigade had its first…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Bush Fire Wentworth Falls Outbreak. Sydney
Yesterday over 1000 people assisted fire brigades from Katoomba. Leura and Lawson to fight a bush fire, which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gilgandra Fire Two Buildings Destroyed Sydney
A motor garage and butcher shop were destroyed by fire at Gilgandra last night when a quantity of petrol suddenly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires 105 Alarms in Sydney Area. Sydney
Firemen had the busiest day for years fighting bush fires which raged in many metropolitan districts yesterday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires Beacons For Enemy Chief Secretary's Warning. Sydney
Declaring that fires were admirable beacons and that outbreaks might have a serious effect on blackouts or "brownouts" along…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Swamp Lands
A fire, which is burning and below ground in peat and heath country on the eastern side of the Newrybar Swamp,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Menace Bush Fires Rage
For three days the Armidale police, with Inspector Worboys in charge, and a detachment from Armidale military camp,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Loss Fire at Vic. Forest Works. Melbourne
A fire which broke out at the State Forest Commission's seasoning works, at Newport, last night, destroyed the joinery room,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Burned Out Swamp Grazing Land Fire Near Ballina. Lismore
Hundreds of acres of valuable swamp grazing lands have been burned out in the Newrybar swamp area, near Ballina, by a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£1000 School Fire Lad Charged with Arson. Brisbane
Following a fire which caused more than £1000 damage at Kangaroo Point School, Brisbane, to-day, a 15 year eld lad was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Great Fire New York Waterfront. London
A gigantic fire set ablaze the entire pier on the Hudson River a the corner of 43rd Street in the centre of New York city at 5.30…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bangkok Bombed R.A.F. Batter Japanese Targets Huge Fires Were Left Blazing Japs Bomb Defenceless Philippine Towns Tokio Says Fleets in Action London
Royal Air Force bombers made a heavy raid on military targets at Bangkok, capital of Thailand. A Reuter message from Rangoon says the pilots saw huge fires blazing when they were miles away on the return trip. All…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Under Control Ballina Heath Fire
The fire which originated in the heath country in the Newrybar swamp, and has been burning for the past five weeks, is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Tokio. New York
A Tokio official broadcast, stated that a fire destroyed half the Japanese Foreign Office. All important documents were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Upper Corindi Bush Fire
A fierce bush fire is sweeping through the State forest from Arawarra to Corindi Creek. Dense columns of smoke have obscured the sun and small pieces…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grain Lost in Big U.S.A. Fire. New York
Fire destroyed an elevator and 1,500,000 bushels of grain at Superior (Wisconsin). The damage is estimated at 2,250,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Church Fire Damage Is £8000 R.C. Building Near Brisbane. Brisbane
Damage estimated at more than £8000 was done to the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Rosalie, Brisbane, by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires Cloud's Creek Loss District Register Sought
During Christmas week bush fires in the Cloud's Creek ana Dorrigo districts cost the State £1000, said the Forestry officer at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nine Months Under Fire
Pte. Jack Hives, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Hives, Coffs Harbour, has been a whole, nine months under fire. He has seen plenty of action and has…
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