ALUMINIUM Great Fire In Quebec 17 Dead, Many Missing. Quebec
Seventeen persons were burned to death and many are missing after a fire at the Aluminium Company's constructive camp at…
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Fires & bushfires, 1942
273 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 14
Fighting Bush Fires
With a view to having as many men as possible to fight bush fires in the event of a state of emergency being proclaimed, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Guest House Razed In Blue Mountains Caves House in Danger Sydney
Large bush fires broke out on McEwen's Creek, near Jenolan Caves, yesterday afternoon, and Kiaora Guest House,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ballina Swamp Fires
The light rain which fell last week assisted in a small measure the efforts of those endeavoring to prevent a resumption of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ship Gone Another Big U.S. Fire. Washington
The U.S. War Department announced that the army transport, Cliveden, 7314 tons, was totally destroyed by fire in Alaskan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three Firemen Burned to Death Big Brisbane Fire Emergency Food Stocks Brisbane
Apparently overcome by smoke as they were making their way to the first floor of a three-storey grocery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Copmanhurst Action
State authorities will be asked by the Copmanhurst Shire Council to make provision for members of the council to form bush…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires in Blue Mountains Fought By Teachers Who Left Bathurst School Sydney
Fanned by a strong wind bush fires in the Jenolan Caves area were still burning fiercely, and this afternoon flames were about…
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The Nymboida Shire Council yesterday adopted the suggestion of the shire clerk (Mr. J. T. Tully) regarding minimising the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Fires Blazing At Hamburg R.A.F. Bombers Over Germany. London
R.A.F. bombers last night attacked Hamburg. Emden, and other ports in north-west Germany…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigade Efficiency Is 'Rotten' Mass Meeting of Firemen. Brisbane
Allegations that the efficiency of the Brisbane Fire Brigade could only be described as "rotten" was made at a mass meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Burnt Out Fire-Proof Room Considerable Loss
The contents of a fire-proof strongroom, the property of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Everson, of Bent street, Macksville, were destroyed…
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Just before four o'clock last Sunday morning a fire was discovered in Dark's store, and the discovery was made Just in time to save what…
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Speaking over the national network, the chairman, of the Bush Fires Advisory Committee (Mr. H. E. Messer) said that the goal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ship Fire Extinguished by Brigades. Sydney
Fire brigades successfully fought a fire in, the coal bunkers of a steamer at an Australian port to-day. The fire was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Coff's Harbor About £500 Damage to Store. Coff's Harbor
About 4.30 a.m. on Monday a fire broke out in J. Dark's brick store in Coramba road, Coff's Harbor. The alarm was given…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Opinions of Our Readers Fighting Bush Fires
Sir,—Could I intrude on a little of the valuable space in your paper to comment on reported statements attributed to councillors of the Orara Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →28 Missing Five Die in Big Fire. Lynn (Massachusetts)
A disastrous fire which raged throughout the night destroyed a large apartment building. Five dead have been identified, but 28…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Document Photography How Britain Saves Valuable Records From Nazis Fire Bombs
Destruction of valuable records by fire, normally a negligible business risk, became a serious menace in Britain during the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gutted by Fire
A five-roomed weather-board cottage at Westdale, near Tamworth, owned by Mr. Cornelius George Mov. was gutted by fire…
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