RAAF Bush Fire Spotters SYDNEY, December 31
The use of planes to spot bushfires from the air is to be discussed by the Bush Fire Advisory Committee and RAAP authorities. Announcing this…
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Fires & bushfires, 1943
236 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 12
Fire Brigade Changes
THE touring car at present used by the Central Fire Brigade will soon be replaced by a utility truck. District Officer G. Gilmour said…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boston Fire Sequel; 10 People Indicted
NEW YORK, January 4.—Following the recent disastrous fire in the Cocoanut Grove Cabaret at Boston, when nearly 500 lives were lost, a…
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The Central Fire Brigade yesterday received a call through the local exchange at 2.45 p.m. to a fire at Cockrum and Fould's Mart in Argent Lane…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Leningrad Front-line Heroine: Soviet Woman Tends Wounded Under Fire
First aid instructor Nina Kuronova tending a badly wounded man in the thick of the fighting on the Leningrad front. She has won the Soviet award "for courage."…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Railway Town
Volunteer firemen worked in conjunction with the Central Fire Brigade when a call was received to an outbreak in a four-roomed wood and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Cause Havoc At Angaston
ADELAIDE.—Hundreds of dead sheep, maimed or blinded, towering red gums smouldering and blackened, acres of rich…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grain Destroyed by Fire
More than 25 square [?] and scrub country was [?] fir[?] in [?] district in South Australia [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire in S.A. ADELAIDE, January 8
For nearly 24 hours 1,000 people were engaged in fighting big bush fires which raged in the Barosha Ranges this week. Hundreds of sheep were killed…
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The four-roomed dwelling of Edward Patrick Brady, situated at 243 Williams Street, was damaged by fire yesterday morning. The call was given at 10…
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Although there is now a full quota of men for the reserve corps of firemen, still more women are required to volunteer. The new importance…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Damage at Home of Mr. E. (Barney) Brady
The alertness of neighbors prevented more serious damage to the dwelling of Mr. Edward Patrick (Barney) Brady at 243 Williams Street when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Losses
MELBOURNE.—One of the heaviest losers in a bush fire which swept through Eden Valley and the Kyneton district at the week end was Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Saved Fire Among Explosives Townsville, January 13
Prompt action plus remarkable courage displayed by railway firemen and a member of the fighting forces presented a train from being blown up…
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A new general utility truck is expected at the Central Fire Station next week, to take the place of the station car. The car will be returned to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Classes on Monday Night
THE special classes for reserve firemen, auxiliary reservists, and the Women's Auxiliary Fire Corps will begin at the Central Fire Station next Monday night at 8 o'clock. There are already 20 men and 14 women who have volunteered for this work. A few more women are still required…
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Many fires could be prevented if more people had a knowledge of fire fighting, said District Fire officer Gilmore, yesterday. He was referring to…
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THERE were 23 men and 14 women present at the inaugural lecture given at Central Fire Station last night in the training of reserve firemen and auxiliary corps firewomen. District Officer G. Gilmour said that the function was highly successful, and that he had great hopes for the future of the units…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Risked Lives at Fire Medals For Constable And Civilians. BRISBANE, January 18
A recommendation for the awarding of the King's Police Medal to a police constable and the George Medal to six civilians who extinguished a fire in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"I Saw Berlin Burn," Says Correspondent Hundred Points Of Fire Resembling Gems LONDON, January 17
"I saw Berlin burn." This is the dramatic first sentence of a thrilling account given by Reuter's special correspondent, Stewart Sale, of Saturday night's big raid on Berlin. Sale, who was one of a number of…
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