Fire Brigade Calls
A rubbish fire caused the Central Fire Brigade to turn out last night, District Fire Officer G. Gilmour said today that people who wanted to burn…
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Fires & bushfires, 1943
236 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 12
Parcels Damaged in Rail Van Fire
MELBOURNE.—Forty-three bags of parcels were burned or partly burned in the locked van of the Adelaide-Melbourne goods train which…
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Rough weather caused two wires on an electrical transformer at the corner of Bonnnza and Piper Streets to short circuit on Tuesday. A fire broke out…
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SYDNEY.—Explosions among stock tore bricks, stones, and windows from a city building and hurled them across the street when fire swept through a four-storied chemical warehouse…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Japs Suffer Heavy Casualties Gradual Tightening in Rings of Fire at Finschhafen New Guinea. September 29
Heavy casualties have been inflicted on the Japanese at Finschhaten who entrenched in strong dugouts on the slopes and ridges overlooking the coast and…
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A fire which broke out in the paint spraying shop of Humphrey Earl Pty. Ltd. at Petersham today spread to other parts and caused damage estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Naval Base Fire Nova Scotia, October 13
A mysterious fire has crippled a now naval base at nearby Port Edward, destroying half a mile of jetty, and causing damage to other installations estimated…
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SYDNEY.—When a fire broke out last night at the premises of Med[?]cinal Chemicals Corp. Pty., Stanley Welch (45), only employee at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire In Bellbird Mine Still Burns
SYDNEY.—In an effort to increase coal production a section of the Bellbird Colliery in the Cessnock district was opened during the week, but the…
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SYDNEY.—Damage estimated at £25,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed the main store at the Bunnerong Power House early this…
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When the main store at the Bunnerong power house was gutted by fire early today, a quantity of irreplaceable material was destroyed. The damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Beauforts Torpedo and Fire Enemy Cruiser October 24
An attack by Australian Beauforts on a three funnel Japanese cruiser which was torpedoed and set on fire before dawn on Thursday off Cape Narum on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →1,500 Tons of Bombs Fall on Kassel Huge Fires Left In Germany's Engineering Centre LONDON, October 23
Well over 1,500 tons of high explosive and incendiary bombs fell on Kassel lost night. In two attacks this month the city, which was one of Germany's most important armament and engineering centres, has felt the weight of no less than 3000 tons…
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A motor car caught fire in Argent Street this afternoon when there was a short circuit in the electric wiring. The vehicle belonged to Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Destroys Stables At Mr. J. Guidi's S.A. Home
When a fire broke out in a stables and barn on the property of Mr. J. S. Guidi, Tranmere Gardens, Adelaide on Sunday night, most of the…
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WEST WYALONG.—Damage estimated at £60,000 was caused late yesterday afternoon when a ilour mill owned by F. Crago and Sons was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. J. Guidi's Stables Destroyed Fire at Adelaide Home
The stables at Mr. J. S. Guidi's home at Tranmere Gardens, Adelaide, were totally destroyed by fire on Sunday night, and considerable damage was done…
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The Central Fire Brigade was called to the corner of Kaolin and Thomas streets at 6.50 o'clock last night. On arrival it was found that…
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At the meeting of the Municipal Council last night it was reported by Ald. Warren that he had been informed that the local Fire station was understaffed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Operations Under Fire Field Hospital Attacked New York, November 14
While doctors, crouching behind hastily constructed sandbag defences, operated on 30 dangerously wounded U.S. Marines, a handful of Marines…
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