Big Fire Melbourne Timber Mill
MELBOURNE, Sun.--Practically all resources, men and equipment, of metropolitan fire stations, north of the Yarra, were called…
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Fires & bushfires, 1942
273 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 14
Furious Air Blitz on N.G. Rabaul Burning After Two Biggest Bomber Raids of S.W. Pacific Fires Visible for Almost 100 MILES Smashing Blows Against Main Jap. Base Not One Allied Plane Lost
A terrific air blitz was launched by the Allies against Japanese positions at Rabaul, the main Japanese supply base in the New Guinea area, and Lae. The largest number of Flying Fortresses ever to operate over…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Factory Fire Damage Over £5000 Essential Works Held Up
WOLLONGONG, Wed.--A fire at Newbold Refractories Works. Thirroul, this morning caused between £5000 and £6000 damage,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cottage Destroyed Fire at Upper Orara
UPPER ORARA, Fri.--A four roomed cottage, owned by Mr. J. J. Lloyd, of the A.I.F., and occupied by Mr. D. Johnson, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Fire Damage at Box Factory
SYDNEY, Sun.--Late last night the box factories and case, stores of Press Bros. and the Producers' Co-operative Distributing Society…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grass Fire Claim For Damages GRAFTON P.P. Board's Meeting
At yesterday's meeting of the Grafton P.P. Board, a letter was received from Messrs. Foott, Law and Co., stating that George Barnier had instructed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.S. Navy Striking at Japs Explosions and Fires Follow Bombardment Of Enemy Positions New Phase in Struggle for Solomons American Planes Wreck Two Jap Destroyers
WASHINGTON, Mon.--American naval units are now adding their quota of resistance to Japanese forces attempting to regain ground lost in the Solomons. This heartening news is contained in a Navy announcement…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.--The official opening of the bush fire campaign will take place on November 3 when the Chief Secretary…
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The official opening of the bush fire campaign will take place on Tuesday, November 3. It, is planned to make this year's the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Bombs on Italian Cities Arms Works Blasted Great Fires Burning Three Raids in 40 HOURS
LONDON, Sun.--Important military and industrial centres in Northern Italy--Genoa. Turin, Savona and Milan--have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Glebe Blaze Worst for Years £200,000 Damage Hundreds Of Tenants Moved
SYDNEY, Mon.--The most disastrous fire since 1935 raged for two hours to-night, causing damage estimated at £200,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Japanese Ships Blasted Fierce Allied Blitz In N.G. Area 100,000 Tons Destroyed or Damaged in Three Nights Rabaul and Kavieng Fires Visible Ninety Miles Away
The Allied air blitz against Japanese naval and air bases in the New Guinea area continues with unabated fury and unprecedented success. Bomber attacks on Kavieng (New Ireland) and Rabaul (New…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LOOTERS Visit Fire Victims the Glebe Blaze
SYDNEY,Tues.--Aided by darkness, looters last night removed most of the remaining possessions of eleven families…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Decisive Battle For Stalingrad War Factory District Supply Line Across the Volga Under Fire Of Enemy Guns
LONDON, Man.--Although the latest reports from the Russian front state the Russians have regained sufficient ground to compensate them for the loss of two streets which the Germans overran on Sunday, a drying wind has apparently hardened the ground at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Milan Raid Over 300 Fires Vital Targets Suffer
LONDON, Wed.--The "Popolo d'Italia" states the R.A.F. raid on Milan caused 30 large and 300 small fires, 10 of which involved…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Danger Chief Secretary's Statement
The Chief Secretary Mr. Baddeley, said that in some parts of the State the recent National Security Legislation dealing with bush fires was being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on Ship £75,000 Damage Decks Red Hot Men Ignore Safety
Wharf laborers were the heroes of a thrilling and dramatic episode on the waterfront yesterday afternoon when a…
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SYDNEY, Tues.--Fires caused through carelessness had precisely the same effect as if they had been caused by Japanese…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chasing Fugitive Japs Along Buna Trail Our Troops Push On From Kokoda Big Japanese Troopship Totally Destroyed Fierce Non-Stop Raids On Dilli Great Fires Burning in Timor Town
Somewhere in Austria, Wed.--Following the recapture of Kokoda, Allied troops in New Guinea are continuing their pursuit of the retreating Japanese forces, and advance elements are now approaching Oivi, nine miles to the north-east…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tea and Sugar Special Ration for Bush Fire Fighters
SYDNEY, Fri:--The Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley, to-night announced that he would make representations to the Federal…
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