Fire at Seacliff Destroys Home
ADELAIDE.—While on the beach at Seacliff a man and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Bradshaw, saw smoke in the direction of Marino Rocks,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1943
236 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 12
Disastrous Bush Fire
MELBOURNE.—More than 10,000 acres of grass and timber land was destroyed by a bush fire which burned for three days in the Axsdale,…
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Bush fires which have raged for three days in Axedale. Knowsley, Derrinall, and Heathcote districts have destroyed 10,000 acres of grass lands and timber…
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AUCKLAND (N.Z.).—Trapped in a cottage by fierce fires which were laying waste to big areas in North Auckland, near Whangaroi[?] two…
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When Miss Enid Proud returned home from her work on the previous Thursday evening about 10 p.m. she was startled to find that a fire was burning…
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CANBERRA.—The Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) said today that[?] wherever possible, the Army would assist in fighting any serious bush…
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ADELAIDE.— Boys from the Magill Reformatory succeeded in burning a break and stopping a bush fire within 50 yards of the Morialto…
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NEW YORK, February 7. — During his 200,000 mile tour of the Pacific war area the U.S. Navy Secretary (Colonel Knox) spoke to two U.S…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flax Fire MELBOURNE, February 8
Thirty-six stacks of flax at the rear for the flax mill at Riddell's were destroyed by a fire which broke out early this afternoon…
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The Central Fire Brigade had an early call this morning when they had to turn out at 5.42 a.m. to an electrical fire at the Centennial Hotel. A…
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SYDNEY.—Mrs. Elizabeth Kelett, wife of the caretaker at Savoy House, Bligh Street, City, stayed in a blazing building serving tea to firefighters when the main studios of Radio Station 2UE were destroyed on Tuesday night…
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The fusing of an electric wire causing a small fire in a ceiling extension led to the Fire Brigade being called to the Centennial Hotel at 5.42 a.m. yesterday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Germans Fire City of Rostov Red Army Battering Forward Over Hitler's Hordes Fighting Increasingly Bitter for Key Railway Junctions London, February 13
German forces in Rostov are reported to hove set fire to the whole of the city. This report, which comes from the Moscow correspondent of the Columbia Broadcasting System, is but part of the dramatic news which still continues to pour from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigade Volunteers Enthusiastic
The original enthusiasm with which men und women volunteers joined the various local Fire Brigade auxiliary corps is still being maintained. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Spectacular Blaze Sydney, February 16
A spectacular but short-lived are occurred tonight at the cooperage works of Rossmussen, Whaytt and Brotchie, Mascot. The fire, which started on…
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Central police have been notified of a fire which destroyed a small wood and iron cottage at Menindee on Saturday. The building which was…
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The charred remains of one of the occupants were discovered by firemen after they had extinguished a fire at premises at 309 Duff Street, at about 7.30 o'clock last night. The unfortunate victim was Mrs. Emily Colley (59), who…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires in Adelaide Hills Adelaide, February 17
When three bush fires developed in Aldgate and Mylor areas of the Adelaide Hills yesterday considerable damage resulted before the fires were got…
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A small wood and Iron cottage at Menindee, the properly of Mr. C. Carragher, was totally destroyed by fire on Saturday. Residents made efforts to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Destroys Sydney Factory
SYDNEY.—Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed a six storied factory at Annandale today. The building…
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