Munitions Train Caught Fire
GRAND JUNCTION (Colorado), Sun.—Seven persons were injured when two freight trains loaded with munitions caught fire…
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Fires & bushfires, 1943
130 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 7
Oil Tanks On Fire At Gibraltar
GIBRALTAR, Thurs.—Thick black smoke surrounded the Gibraltar area on Wednesday when oil tanks caught fire…
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PERTH, Mon.—When a fire broke out at the Government railway workshops at Midland Junction last night, firemen were…
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SYDNEY, Fri.—Although an electric spark is believed to have caused the outbreak, members of the arson squad are investigating…
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SYDNEY. Tues.—"It is the of the Government to assist councils in strengthening their fire defence, and now is the time for…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.—A dense column of smoke rose some hundreds of feet into the air at Mascot to-day, when 70 drums of oil…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Destroys Barn At Lawrence
LAWRENCE, Thurs.—On Monday, a fire completely demolished a large barn adjoining the premises of Mrs. S. Kelsall…
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A fire destroyed a large part of the buildings, some machinery and a quantity of timber, and damaged other buildings,…
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NEWCASTLE, Sun.—Aberdare Central Colliery, one of the largest in the northern districts, was sealed down to-day after a…
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There was a slight outbreak of fire at the rear of Hollingworth Bros. garage this morning. A fire that was lit to burn rubbish got away owing…
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LONDON, Sat.—Blitzed all this week, Hamburg, Germany's biggest port, is still burning fiercely. It is banned to…
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A rubbish Fire which got out of con-trol threatened to ignite the back portion of Hollingworlh Bros." garage on Friday morning. by a strong…
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Early yesterday morning a fire quickly destroyed the Main Creek bridge, on the Cangai road, before any assistance could be obtained…
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A fire which started in the upholstering of the back seat, yesterday practically destroyed a car in which Sir Earle Page…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires in Copmanhurst District
COPMANHURST, Fri.—A bush fire which broke out on Ramornie Station on Monday, August 2, raged before, a 40-mile per hour…
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Mr. C. Reilly, well-known drover of Grafton and Woolgoolga, sustained a heavy loss in a bush fire, which sweet through the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Axis Resistance in Sicily Mainly Rearguard Actions Attempt To Protect Evacuation By Concentration Of Ack-Ack Fire
LONDON, Sat.—It was officially announced in Algiers that Axis resistance in Sicily is now mainly rearguard actions, covering- the German evacuation. The Allies are rapidly mopping up enemy rearguards…
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WOOLGOOLGA, Mon.—Prompt action by Mr, F. C. Unwin, on Sunday night, saved from destruction by fire, the valuable home,…
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With the Japanese mountain guns lobbing shells only a few yards away, a "wood pecker" machine-gun firing sporadic…
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SYDNEY, Wed.—Until flames forced them to flee for their lives girl employees and the proprietor pluckily fought a fire in the work…
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