Kitchen Fire
At 5.28 yesterday the Fire Brigade was called through the Exchange to premises at 189 Cobalt Street, occupied by Mrs. J. C. Ilsley where a fire had…
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Fires & bushfires, 1944
356 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 18
Fire Brigade Calls
In addition to the malicious false alarm answered yesterday afternoon, the Central Fire Brigade attended an outbreak at 6.28 p.m. in a…
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Yesterday at 2.[?] pm. there was a [?]licious false fire alarm to the corner of Bromide and Wolfram Streets. The call was from a fire box at the…
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At 6.58 yesterday morning the south Brigade was called to the premises of Stan Newton's shop in Patton Street, where, on arrival, it was found that some…
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MELBOURNE.—In some buahfireswept areas, farmers and their families are still living in garages and sheds, and even tents, waiting for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prosecutions May Follow Bushfires MELBOURNE, January 28
The Premier, Mr. Dunstan, said today that it was probable that prosecutions would result from a report now received on suspect causes of the recent…
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A spark from a locomotive is thought to have caused a fire which broke out amongst saltbush beside the railway line off Rakow Street…
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Shortly after noon yesterday the South Fire Brigade was called to [?] Bonanza street, where, a chimney was on fire. It was soon extinguished with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Township Saved From Bushfire Sydney, January 31
A large bushfire sweeping through dry grass and threatening the township of Collingwood was brought under control this afternoon after a hard fight…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Red Cross Clothing for Bushfire Victims Melbourne, January 31
The Russian branch of the Australian Red Cross has diverted clothing made for dispatch to Russia to meet the urgent need of bushfire victims…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire In Ship At Newcastle NEWCASTLE, February 1
Fire which started in the crew's quarters of a vessel in Newcastle damaged three cabins and destroyed the contents before it was extinguished…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Bushfire Death MELBOURNE, February 1
With the death in hospital today of Miss Robertha Wollett (52), of Congault the death roll in the recent disastrous bush fires has increased to 23…
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CANBERRA.—Bushfires which raged in the Hall district, near Canberra yesterday, destroyed two homesteads, several thousand acres…
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AUCKLAND.—A fire in Auckland's city abattoirs did £10,000 worth of damage in eight minutes. About 300 head of fine cattle were destroyed…
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YASS.—Bush fire fighters were rushed from Yass last night to combat two outbreaks which, fanned by a strong wind, were bearing down on…
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Two deaths this week in Victoria make the total 34 as a result of the bushfires in that State this season…
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Excluding State and Federal Insurance claims on buildings and their crops, sheep and fencing Insurunce claims on buildings and their crops, sheep and…
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At a function held at the South Fire Station on Friday night, local firemen welcomed the new sub-station officer. Mr. W. McDonald, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ringed with Fire Sydney, February 6
Sydney was practically ringed by bushfires today. Damage was only of a minor character as brigades were on the scene early. Mostly, the outbreaks…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Eight Perish In Plane Fire LONDON, February 5
Reuter's Lisbon correspondent says it is reported that a plane from Lisbon carrying 20 boxes of British film caught fire when landing at Barcelona and eight…
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