Home Destroyed by Fire
Misfortune dogged Mr. A. L. Hoare, corner of McCulloch and Lane Streets, during the week end. On Saturday Mr. Hoare left for Menindee. His…
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Fires & bushfires, 1941
241 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 13
Fire Damages Cottage Severely Occupants Away At Menindee
A four-roomed wood and iron cottage, containing furniture and household utensils, situated at the corner of McCulloch and Lane Strets was severely damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Brigades Roster System Sydney, February 25
The suggestion that a third roster system for fire brigades should be applied to Sydney, Newcastle and Broken hill. us recommended by the Parliamentary…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unpleasant Shock For Mayor Car Catches Fire
Returning from a tour of inspection the Major. Alderman P. Rowe, yesterday had the unpleasant experience of having his car catching alight whilst he was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Brigade Officer Transferred
Sub-Station Officer F. Dowling, who has been appointed as officer-in-charge of the South Fire Station in place of Sub-station Officer L. Pryor, will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Weed Killing To Fire Killing
In peacetime in Britain this was the Southern Railway's weed-killing train, touring the Company's system and spraying liquid to destroy weeds on the track. Now, manned by six fully-trained men, it has been converted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Sydney Fire SYDNEY. March 3
A spectacular blaze which caused a loss estimated &t nearly £10.000 gutted the three-storey premises of the United Lubricants Ltd. at Alexandria tonight…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nazi Raids Fires In England A.A.P.. LONDON. March 3
Incendiaries were stuttered in one London district, but were quickly extinguished, by fire watches. Anti-aircraft guns drove off planes attacking a coastal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cardiff's Fire Raids One Of Heaviest Attacks Of War Ruins Mark Trail Of Reckless Destruction LONDON, March 4
Cardiff bore the brunt of the German air attack last night, when raiders flew over in waves, first dropping the greatest number of incendiary bombs the town has yet known. One London district was attacked and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£450 Fire Damage At Council Garage
Although members of the steff at the Gslens Street Power Station made a gallant effort to save the building by running out a fire hose…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Officer Pryor Leaves for Sydney
Sub-Station Officer L. G. Pryor, who has been in charge of the South Fire Station for several years, left with his family thia morning for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council Garage and Vehicles Badly Damaged by Fire Estimated At £450
The Council garage at the rear of Jalena Street Power Station was badly damaged by fire tost night, though the building was left by the Fire. Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →German Raiders Over England A.A. Fire Drives Off Many Bombers (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, March 9
FOLLOWING last night's heavy raid on London, there was little enemy air activity over England during daylight today. A.A. fire split up and drove off German bombers and fighters attempting to raid the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →London Defeats Fire Raid
LONDON, March 10.—Londoners again demonstrated their capacity last night to defeat German raiders' attempts to set fire to the city. City…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nazi Fire Bombs Over 200 On England Sunday Night's Severe Blitz LONDON, March 10
Over 200 fire bombs fell on the London area last night. Men and women rushed out with sandbags and extinguished them. The raiders Hew over a suburb at the rote of two every five minutes. Incendiaries fell in the garden of a London…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Set Fire to Home
NEW YORK, March 12.—Mildred Godfrey, a 17-year-old schoolgirl, admitted in court today that she had set fire to old-fashioned furniture in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →German Liner On Fire A.A.P.. BERLIN, March 17
It is officially announced that a fire of undisclosed origin is burning on the liner Bremen. The Bremen's where abouts are not disclosed. The fire stated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Raids On Wilhelmshaven And Kiel Fires Caused in Vital Areas Sklllul Navigation By British Pilots (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, March 19
SKILFUL navigation and persistence in the face of unfavorable weather and a fierce barrage brought R.A.F. bombers over vital portions of Kiel and Wilhelmshaven last night. They dropped a great load of high…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Huge Fire In Hobart HOBART. March 20
[?] estimated at £10,000 was caused by a fire at Woodware Products factory at Derwent park Hobart to-night 400,000 duper feet of dry…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigade Rescues Kitten From 5Oft Palm PERTH March 19
A hungry, fright-crazed kitten finished a defiant tree-sitting episode today in the centre or the city. Prolonged rescue efforts involved:…
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