Blitz for Berlin 10,000 Fire Shells Dropped
LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P. and B.O.W.): A strong force of some of Britain's heaviest bombers carried out a "Tireblitz" raid on…
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Fires & bushfires, 1941
189 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 3 of 10
Farm Blaze Crookwell Outbreak
CROOKWELL: A fire, stated to have got out of control while a man was boiling his billy, destroyed a shed and its contents…
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King George VI. inspecting some of London's fire-fighters who have done heroic work during recent German bombing attacks on Britain's capital.—Department of Information…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gunning Fire Shop And Home Destroyed
GUNNING: Charles Bateup barely had time to escape in his night attire when fire completely destroyed his shop and adjoining…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shed and Contents Destroyed by Fire Mid-day Conflagration
A shed adjacent to Mr. Moreton McDonald's residence, Kialla Road, together with its contents, was destroyed by fire yesterday…
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CROOKWELL: Following a fire which destroyed a shed and contents on the property of Mr. Moreton McDonald on Tuesday, James Robinson,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Gunning Shop and Home Destroyed Owner’s Narrow Escape
When his shop and adjoining home at the corner of Waratah and Bi[?]la Streets, Gunning, Were completely destroyed by fire,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Eastgrove Fire Children Blamed
It is believed that children who were playing with matches started a frie which broke out in an unccumpled cottage at Eastgrove yesterday…
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The Mayor of Goulburn, Ald. T. P. Manion, is to be nominated by the Goulburn City Council to contest the election…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Deccan St. Blaze Empty House Gutted
Mystery so far surrounds the origin of a fire which partly gutted an unoccupied and unfurnished cottage to Deccan Street…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Petrol Fire Mechanic Injured
William Cannon, mechanic, of Auburn Street, was severely burned about the hand and leg during the week-end, when a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →French Fire on British Ships
LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.): "An incident occurred to-day between some of our light forces and French shore batteries in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Few Fires First Quarter's Figures
Despite the fact that a fourroomed weatherboard cottage was practically destroyed on Sunday night Goulburn so far…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →From Weed-billing to Fire-killing
In peace-time in Britain this was the Southern Railway’s weed-killing train, touring the company’s system and spraying liquid to destroy weeds on the track. Now, manned by six fully-trained men, it has been converted into a fire fighting unit capable of carrying…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Car Fire Hand-Brake Left On
A car owned by Harrington Motors, of 183 Auburn Street, was slightly damaged when the lining of the hand-brake, wich had not been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Versatile Fire Fighter
Britain’s fire fighters have a new appliance for dealing with incendiary bombs which is also being used by their wives for washing windows, by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BUSHFIRES Fireplaces on Reserves P.P. Board Interested
The majority of the directors of the Yass P.P. Board are keen to see something done in providing fireplaces on reserves, before…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Board Goulburn Nominee
If the Mayor, Ald, T. P. Manion, who was nominated for the position, is successful in securing election to the vacancy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Learning to Fire From the Hip
Experiment has proved that the Bren gun is a most effective weapon when used by infantry firing from the hip, and this technique has been adopted by the British Army. Here British are seen advancing in line with their Bren guns in the hip position…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Withdrawal In Greece Nazis Suffer Heavily Were Overs Eager Adolph Hitler Brigade Under Fire
LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.): The British official war communique says: "On Saturday night our forces in Greece withdrew to new positions." The Ad[?] Hitler Division of Storm Troopers in Northern Greece…
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