Many Perish in Circus Tent Fire
NEW YORK, Fri.--At least 120 persons, about one-third children, perished in a fire in a big circus tent at Hartford,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1944
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Blaze at Ebor Police Station' Destroyed
The Police Station and premises at Ebor were totally destroyed by fire early on Sunday morning last. The premises were not occupied,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coastal Guns Fire On Shipping In Straits Of Dover
LONDON, Thurs.—South coastal guns opened against enemy shipping in the Straits early on Thursday morning, firing…
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LONDON, Mon.--Piloted by Air Vice-Marshal Harry Broadhurst, Mr. Churchill flew over the German positions in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Broken Hill Fire Under Control
BROKEN HILL, Wed.--After, a three-day fight a fire in old open workings has been brought under control and it is believed that all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Valuable Cargo Lost In Wharf Fire
SYDNEY, Wed.--Cargo valued at thousands of Pounds was lost in a fire which destroyed a wharf on the Sydney waterfront to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →German Line Before Florence Cracked: City Under Heavy Fire
LONDON, Fri.--According to the "Daily Mail's" correspondent on the Italian front, the German line before Florence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Charge Of Having Set Fire To House
BATHURST, Sun.--On a charge of having maliciously, set fire, to a house in. which her daughter, son-in-law and…
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NEW YORK, Sun.--While the embers of the spectacular Coney Island blaze were still smouldering, fire swept through the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Brigades Warned
SYDNEY, Wed.--Bush fire brigades should now be organised by arrangement with local shires or municipal councils, said the Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires Started In Attack On Bremen
LONDON, Sun.--An examination of photographs taken during Friday night's R.A.F. attack on Bremen shows the fires…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Churchill Fires Fifth Army Gun
ROME, Tues.--Wearing a colonel's uniform, Mr. Churchill fired a big Fifth Army gun, which was attempting to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Over £1M Paid in Bush Fire Losses
SYDNEY, Wed.--During the past 12 months insurance companies have paid well over £1 million in bush fire losses in New South…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Sydney Store
SYDNEY, Thurs.--Eleven fire brigades attended a fire which gutted two floors of the furniture it Eraser's store, Macarthur…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parade In Paris Broken Up By Snipers' Fire
LONDON, Sun.--General de Gaulle escaped injury on Saturday, and thousands of Partisans were thrown into panic as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"West Wall Under Fire" Allied Tanks and Infantry Cross Into Germany
LONDON, Thurs.--Large forces of tanks and infantry are now over the German frontier, or are crossing it along a wide stretch south from Aachen, says the British United Press correspondent at S.H.A.E.F…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Spectacular Fire In Sydney
SYDNEY, Tues--One of the most spectacular fires seen in Sydney for some time menaced private homes, dislocated traffic…
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MELBOURNE, Tues.--Thousands of articles of clothing were destroyed to-day when the dry cleaning factory of William…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Taken By Aeroplane To Fight Fire In Ship
BRISBANE, Wed.--Early this morning expert fire fighters were flown to a north Queensland port to fight a fire in a ship which…
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A hut occupied by Mr. H. P. Farrer, caretaker at the Northern Sawmills, Cowan street, South Grafton was destroyed by fire…
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