Bushfires Raging Out Of Control In Blue Mountains
Sydney, November 17.—Fires are racing through the Blue Mountains districts completely out of control. Whipped by a strong westerly wind they have beaten…
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Fires & bushfires, 1944
356 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 16 of 18
22 Homes Lost In Bushfires
SYDNEY — Twenty-two homes were destroyed at Woodford, on the Blue Mountains, yesterday and 50 occupants escaped with…
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Sydney, November 19.—Bushfires in the Bjue Mountains areas now seen under control, but residents still fear that changes in the wind may freshen…
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Bush fires in the Blue Mountains gave a terrifying aspect to the scenery on the return trip of local delegates to Canberra. The party, which was…
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TAMWORTH.—Damage estimated at many thousands of pounds was caused by fire which swept through Attunga, near Tamworth, yesterday…
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The firemen have decided to conduct next Sunday the same program as was scheduled for last Sunday in connection with the Anzac House appeal, and to…
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Miss Phyllis Corney, the Fire Brigrade Queen for the Western District, is leaving by this morning's Comet, after a happy week's visit to Broken Hill…
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After attending numerous functions in Broken Hill as queen for the Far Western District in the Anzac House Queen Competition, Miss…
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LONDON November 20.—A confuted, but highly successful naval operation took place in the Western Mediterranean on Saturday night when light Allied coattal forces observed two German convoys crossing off shore, between Spezia and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another Blow at Jap Navy Battleship And Cruiser Set On Fire Off Leyte
From Frank Dexter on Leyte Island, November 20.—The Jap Navy suffered another severe blow when a battleship and heavy [?]uiser were set on fire by Liberators in an attack on the enemy naval base at Brunei Boy on the north-west coast of Bomea…
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GRAFTON.—Damage estimated at £100,000 was caused by a fire which swept nineteen banana plantations at Woolgoolga…
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The postponed gymkhana in aid of the Fire Brigade Anzac House Queen Appeal will be held on the Western Oval tomorrow afternoon…
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Sydney, November 26.—Flames shot hundreds of feet into the air when a mystery fire enveloped Peter's Petroleum production oil plant at…
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This morning at 9.15 o'clock there was a small fire in the yard at the annexe. This was caused through oily waste catching fire. Employees…
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SYDNEY.—Flames roared hundreds of feet into the air and burning oil ilowed across the ground when fire broke out at the shale petrol refinery…
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Adelaide, November 28.—Sleeping through ail ordeal by fire among empty wine bottles in the gutter beside the aGwler road, near Smuthfield, a man of…
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Yesterday morning oily waste was being burnt at the annexe when a small piece fell out of the incinerator and made a small blaze in the yard. The…
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London, November 28.—Mosquito bombers of the RAP are now fitted with a six-pounder gun, besides four machine-guns…
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MELBOURNE.—Six planes patrolled bush fire danger areas when hot northerly winds swept Victoria yesterday. A bush fire warning was…
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At the Zinc Corporation men have been thoughtlessly leaving the fire door open on the different levels. This causes heat and smoke to be…
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