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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
241 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 8 of 13
Girls at a Wembley, London, store have formed their own fire brigade to deal with incendiary bombs from German raides. The girls are seen here making their way to the roof of the store during a practice turn-out. —Department of Information Photo…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →FOR the second night in succession British bombers heavily and successfully attacked numerous targets at Naples on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, July 13. —The new secret "old Nazi" radio recently announced a raid against Bremen before the British. It claimed that party leaders…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →HOBART, Tuesday.—It is believed that James Walting (50), married, of Montrose, was killed in a fire which totally destroyed the Kempton…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →HEAVY bombing raids on Benghazi on successive nights, an attack on Tripoli Harbor, and another on Catania aerodrome in Sicily, are reported in the latest communique issued by R.A.F. Headquarters in Cairo…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"HEAVY bombers on Sunday night attacked the harbor at Naples, and near by railway sidings. The first bombs caused large fires, which later bombs, enlarged. Explosions accompanied the fires." This is revealed in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Momentarily left unattended, Elizabeth Winifred, 9-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Isor, Junior, of Myers Street, Bendigo, last night rolled into a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →COMPREHENSIVE totals for the week ended dawn today show that 95 planes were brought down in all spheres of British…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Firemen have a tough job at any time, but in winter it gets worse than aver. If you think a fireman's job is easy, then listen to this. "The hardest part of our job isn't fighting fires," say most firemen, "it's waiting for them! Yes, the fire station house is a pretty cold place in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire which destroyed a pattern store of the engineering works of A. Gonthan and Co. Ltd, at Georgetown yesterday afternoon, caused damage estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A fighter pilot who fought through the Battle of Britain last autumn was asked what factor posts than any other made the R.A.F. victory possible. He replied briefly:"Superior Fire-power." Since the Great War the development…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR. Joseph O'Reilly, Captain of the Dubbo Fire Brigade, had a narrow escape from death this morning when a fire broke out and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR. Joseph O'Reilly, Captain of the A Dubbo Fire Brigade, had a narrow escape from death this morning when a fire broke out and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IT is offically stated that the R.A.F.'s raid on Berlin was made by a strong force of four-engined and twinengined bombers. They attacked from all directions, and dropped some of the heaviest bombs in the heart of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BECAUSE of the war conditions, fire brigades were called upon to play an even more important part, the senior inspector of the New South Wales Fire Brigades (Mr. J. W. Barnaby) said today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire "like n heaving volcano," three explosions, and a deep red glow visible over Berlin for 80 miles was how a violent R.A.F raid on Berlin on Sunday night was described. Hamburg and Kiel were also fiercely attacked, causing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →After running to n telephone to summon the fire brigade when a fire broke out next door to his home, Mr. Arthur William Arms, 69, of Hatten Street…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Many schemes are afoot to provide for the fighting men of Australia when they come home. A paternal Government is devising ways and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A R.A.F. communique states that last night our bombers attacked several enemy targets in North Africa. Three large fires accompanied by violent explosions and flying debris were started when the dock area at Tripoli…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LONDON, August 11.—A liquid which, it is claimed, will render airmen immune from petrol fires, is being investigated by the R.A.F…
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