Dubbo Fire
Spontaneous combustion is thought to have caused the fire that partially destroyed the Dubbe Milling Co.'s sile and other wheat storage sheds and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1941
189 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 6 of 10
Midnight Blaze at Bowral Engine Driver Raises Alarm
One of the oldest and best known guest houses on the southern line, "The Luxembourg,” Bowral, was burnt to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Skin Store Fire Brigade's Good Save Cat Incinerated
Members of the Crookwell Fire Brigade, under Captain Woodward, effected a good save on Wednesday night last, when they…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Second Great Fire of London
Thousands of fire bombs were rained by German raiders upon the city quarter of London, destroying ancient landmarks and historic buildings. Among the links with London's past to perish was the five century old Guildhall, here seen in ruins after the German vandalism…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Producer Gas Danger of Bushfires
At the meeting of the Yass P.P. Board on Tuesday, Dir. W. T. Merriman brought under notice the danger of bushfires during the summer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pier on Fire Nazi Sabotage In Brooklyn
NEW YORK, Monday (A.A.P.): A big fire is reported on the Brooklyn pier. It set fire to a freighter and several barges in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire in Auckland Men Trapped In Building
AUCKLAND, Wednesday: Eight persons were injured, three seriously, when fire destroyed the premises of John Burns and Company, Ltd…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Egg Freezer
SYDNEY, Thursday : Fire broke out early this morning in a freezer at Riverstone Freezing Works. Residents helped the firemen to remove…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wall of Fire Protection Of Moscow Why Huns Cannot Reach City
LONDON, Wednesday (A.A.P.) : It is stated on good authority in London to-day that the meeting of Roosevelt and Churchill had very…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Military Truck on Fire
At 9.45 on Friday night a military utility truck parked in the yard of the Australian Hotel, was found to be on fire. The Yass Fire Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hotel Fire Crookwell Outbreak
CROOKWELL: Furnishings In a parlour at the Royal Hotel were damaged by an outbreak of fire at 1.30 a.m, on Sunday last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hotel Fire Early Morning Blaze Subdued by Bucket Brigade
The Crookwell Fire Brigade, under Captain E. P. Woodward, turned out in response to a call at 1.30 a.m. on Sunday last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Incendiary Bombs How to Deal with Them Fire Brigade Officers Demonstrate
Fourth Officer B. L. Barber, of the N.S.W. Board of Fire Commissioners Headquarters, accompanied by Mr. L. Guyer, also an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hauled Comrade On Shovel Three Hours Under Fire; Awarded V.C.
Alfred Potts, youngest trooper in the Berkshire Yeomanry, who has been an engineer at Reading, had not advanced 30 yards in an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A.R.P. Lecture Fire Officer's Visit
Representatives of the City Council, police, ambulance, hospitals, N E.S. organisations and other public bodies have been invited to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A.R.P. WORK Fire Officers' Lecture
Technical aspects of incendiary bomb control and other vital phases of A.R.P. work were outlined by two specially trained…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Riot in Linz Nazi Troops Fire On Workers
LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.): There has been large scale rioting recently [?] Liaz in Germany where the Hermann Goering steel workers are situated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Wheat Fire
SAN FRANCISCO, Tuesday: A mysterious fire has destroyed wheat valued at £1,000,000 at Port Costs intended for China…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Chain of Fires Over Occupied France
LONDON. Sunday: The Air Ministry states it is now know that three of our fighters were lost in Sunday's offensives…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bed On Fire Child Not Worried
Small boy "billy" Jackson, of Yass, does not require to be wideawake to be able to look after himself. When his bed clothes…
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