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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires
236 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 12
Following the beating off of a Japanese convoy from the north coast of New Guinea on Tuesday, Allied bombers yesterday concentrated on Lae and Salamaua. It is possible that the convoy was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. H. Watson, electrician attached to the New South Wales Fire Brigade, will leave for Sydney to-morrow morning, having been in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"THE Top Boot Club," an organisation composed of permanent firemen, volunteers, auxiliaries, and members of the W.F.A., has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The greatest fire ever seen in Tamworth broke out tonight at west Tamworth Mining Company's premises in west Tamworth. The damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At 6.52 o'clock last night the Central Fire Brigade received a call to the home of Mr. Charles Marsden, 250 Oxide Street, where a chimney was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Because it was feared that she would not survive a trip to Sydney by train of ambulance Hazel Eldridge (11), who was fearfully burned in a fire, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →[?] welensky, owner of the Coconut Grove Night Club, was convicted on 19 counts of manslaughter in connection with the fire costing 490 lives in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY.—Within three minutes the main portion of a 20-roomed boardinghouse at Cronulla was gutted by fire yesterday. The blaze…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In response to a call at the Central Fire Station at 7.45 o'clock last night, the Fire Brigade went to the South Piggery, where a quantity of bags and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CANBERRA. — It behoved all authorities, official and private, to seek advice from the fire brigade, and heed that advice as far as…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SYDNEY.—A ship was saved from sinking in an Australian port early this morning by fire brigades and floats. The ship of about 4000 tons,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →First public lecture in ARP to be heard at Wentworth was given by the Broken Hill District Fire Officer (Mr. G. Gilmour) while he was visiting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →If your home was set on fire by incendiary bombs, would you know how to go about handling the job efficiently, or would you have to stand…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Suppose your home was bombed and caught fire? Would you know the correct method to adopt in combating it?…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE volunteer firemen and firewomen who recently completed their initial training course at the Ceptral Fire Station, will be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →From Our Correspondent Somewhere in Australia.—As a result of enemy operations against our shipping—indicated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →D. R. Lowe's case factory at Montague Road. South Brisbane, was destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage runs into thousands of pounds. The fire,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Damage by fire to suburban railway stations for the second time in 24 hours has lead the police to the belief that a fire bug may be responsible. Fires now…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY.—Fire severely damaged the top floor of a two storey building at Ultimo early this morning, while the first floor was waterlogged…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The voluntary fire brigade movement is growing in Sydney and already fire reservists are being used in large numbers to assist in ficht…
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