Voluntary Fire Brigade Movement
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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Fires & bushfires, 1943
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Electrical Fire
An electrical fire at 150 Ryan Street, Railway Town, was attended to by the Central Fire Brigade early this morning. The alarm was given…
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LONDON, May 20.—A huge fire has been sweeping Ferrol, Spain's largest naval base, for the past two days, Berlin radio announced today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires at Spanish Naval Base Large Part Of Fleet Destroyed LONDON, May 21
It is reported by the Berlin radio that a huge fire to the post two days has been sweeping Ferrell. Spain's argest naval base. It has already…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Spanish Fleet Fire Denial London, May 24
Vichy Radio today broadcast a statement from the Spanish Embassy denying that Spanish warships had been damaged in the Ferroll fire which it…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rabaul Hammered Bombers Over Target Nearly an Hour Fires Started and Planes Probably Destroyed at This and Other Targets Somewhere in Mew Guinea, May 25
Aerodromes around Rabaul were given another severe hammering by Flying Fortresses and Liberators in the early hours of Monday morning when bombers remained over the brightly moonlit target nearly an hour…
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SYDNEY.—Charles Edward Johnson (59), laborer, was burned to death in his shack at Pagewood yesterday. Police believe that the fire resulted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Examination Of Fire Auxiliaries
The first examination of men and women volunteers for the auxihary fire services in Broken Hill has almost been completed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stoppage At South Official Fires Pass
The underground afternoon shift at the South mice came up as soon as possible after 4.30 p.m. yesterday when a boss fired an ore pass on the 1300 ft…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wewak Again Strafed Twenty-four Tons of Explosives Dropped Fires and Explosion Indicate Serious Destruction and Damage From Gen. MacARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS, June 3
General MacArthur's communique today stated: "Our heavy bombers executed a night attack on enemy aerodromes at Butdogua. Wewak, and Boram, dropping over 24 tons of explosives and incendiaries on runways, dispersal areas, and supply…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£25 OOO Fire At Melbourne School
MELBOURNE. — Melbourne's only trade apprentices was destroyed in a instruction centre for boot and shoe fire which burnt out part of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Thieves Blamed For Sydney Fires
SYDNEY.—Investigating a fire in a city laundry this morning, police found that a window had been forced and the office of the firm ransacked…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stop Press Italians Fire on Nazis
LONDON.—Italian garrisons in the [?]odecanese Island have fired on German troops sent to reinforce them. says the Tass Agency (Moscow). The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ra[?] Cause Fires. London, June 14
[?] dropped hundreds [?] in a north-east [?] fire to a school and [?] no casualties…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Allied Bombing of Europe Fires Burn For Thirty Hours At Dusseldorf LONDON, June 15
Thirty hours offer the attack on Dusseldorf lost Friday night many fires were still burning in the city. A heavier-load of bombs was dropped on Dusseldorf and Munster that night than on any previous night's operations. Photographs also revealed…
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Mr. B. L. Barber, first officer of the N.S.W. Fire Brigade, is visiting Broken Hill on official business. Mr. Barber, with District Officer…
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On a visit of inspection of local fire services, Mr. B. L. Barber, first officer of the New South Wales Fire Brigades, is at present in Broken…
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CANBERRA.—The new Canberra abattoirs, valued at £30,000, was gutted at the week-end by the worst fire in Canberra's history. Firemen…
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First Officer B. L. Barter, of the New South Wales Fire Brigades, will leave for Sydney this morning after a three-day visit spent in inspecting the fire…
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