Orungal On Fire
MELBOURNE, Friday.— Fire broke out early today on the stranded interstate passenger freighter. Orungal, which ran aground on the eastern…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
209 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 11 of 11
Expensive Fire Fighting Brisbane
ALTHOUGH beer is now 7d. a pot, one was thrown away at the Ipswich races. It was used to extinguish a small fire in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ship on Fire Shelled by Raider? Mystery Off Nauru. Sydney
THE activity of a raider off Nauru Island, from which a ship was seen on fire with another vessel apparently firing on…
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SYDNEY. Monday.â Members of the 2/23rd Training Battalion at the Albury Showground yesterday assisted the Albury Fire Brigade and volunteers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bandit Fires on Women Duel Reported In Victorian Bush ORBOST
TWO women were fired upon by the armed bandit for whom the police are searching. The bandit, in turn, was fired at by a youth, but he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Defence Lines Of Bardia British Patrols Under Fire Italians "Digging Their Toes In" (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, December 22
BRITISH patrols are undergoing fire, from well-placed artillery around the Italian concentric defence lines at Bardia, where the Italians are digging their toes in…
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The bakehouse of Mr. W. McMaster of 118 Ryan Street Railway Town, was severely damaged by fire late last night. There was no one…
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LAUNCESTON, Saturday— Police are investigating reports, that one of the small but destructive fires which broke out in the north-west…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →100 Men Fighting Ivanhoe Fire
SYDNEY, Saturday— In a temperature of 102 deg. 100 men resumed the fight yesterday against a fire which has spread across more…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N.Z. Troops Linder Fire Cool And Resolute Auckland (N.z.) December 30
NEW ZEALAND motor transport units have played an important part in operations in the western desert, says General Sir Archibald…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Londoners Have All Night Battle With Fire Demon Scenes Of Horror And Heroism Famous Churches Destroyed
There were many scenes of horror and heroism during the night-long battle with the flames caused by Nazi incendiary bombs scattered over…
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