Storeroom Blaze
A fire which broke out the rear of Charles Rogers and Sons' premises at 3 a.m. on Friday was soon subdued by the Fire Brigade. Starting in a storeroom…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1942
251 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 6 of 13
Group Nine Secret Confession Under Fire
Midst one of the worst aerial blitzes Crete ever experienced, Lance-Corporal Charlie Bye unearthed the secrete of how a certain Group Nine town always…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires at Auburn
SYDNEY, Wednesday: It is believed that a fire-bug has been busy at Auburn, where four fires have been reported within a few hours of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Under Fire Girl Mission Teacher Bombs at Wyndham
Miss Gillespie, who was departmental teacher at the Aboriginal School, Yass, some two years ago, is now at the Summerville School,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Siren Silenced Fire Board's Decision
The airen of the Goulburn Fire Station is no longer to be sounded 0for Brigade purposes. In letter from the Board of Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chimney Fire Wind's Trick With Sparks
Currents of air played a curious trick with sparks from a chimney fire at the Bank of New South Wales premises at the corner of Auburn…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Alarm Burning Old Tyres and Tubes
At about 12 noon yesterday, dense smoke was seen rising from the grating in front of Gorman’s branch butchery, next door to the Council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hell on Earth at Kharkov Heaviest Fire In War From Russians
LONDON, Tuesday: German reports which yesterday represented that the Russian onslaught was already halted or the impetus was ebbing, to-day announce that very heavy fighting continues unabatedly, particularly in the Volshansk sector,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →False Fire Alarm Brigade Called to Nth. Goulburn
Once again the Goulburn Fire Brigade was subjected to a false alarm this morning—the second within ten days…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Main Roads Depot
While some men were repairing a heater at the Main Roads Board’s depot at the corner of Cooma and Polding…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: Police believe that three or four boys started the two fires at the wool works of F. W. Hughes, Pty., Ltd., in Lord Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brazil Opens Fire
RIO DE JANEIRO, Thursday: Brazilian destroyers opened fire on two German submarines and sank one of them…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wanted to See a Fire Cost Was £20,000
SYDNEY, Friday: A boy aged 10 and a girl 11 are alleged to have admitted to detectives yesterday that they started two fires, which caused…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bombs and Fires Realistic and Instructive Demonstration
“Remember that every fire you prevent or extinguish, and every casualty avoided, is a blow at the enemy.” That remark made by Station Officer McGrath, of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kitchen Fire
The Goulburn Fire Brigade was called to an outbreak at Spiros Bros.' fish shop at 112 Auburn Street soon after 3.30 yesterday afternoon. Oil…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bomb Display by Officers of the N.s.w. Fire Brigade Large Crowd Attend Children Deal with Powder Bomb
Simple and efficient methods of dealing with incendiary bombs and resultant fires were demonstrated to a large crowd of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Air Raid Over Bremen Huge Fires Caused
LONDON, Thursday: A strong force of British bombers delivered a fierce attack on Bremen last night despite many night-fighters…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CROOKWELL Fire And Bomb Control
CROOKWELL: An interesting demonstration featuring methods of dealing with high explosive and incendiary bombs was given…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Experts Favour Small Croups of Amateur Fire Fighters
Last Thursday night an interesting and instructive demonstration was given in the methods of dealing with high…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Under Shell Fire Yass Schoolboys in Sydney
Yass boys attending school in Sydney were among those who heard enemy shells from Japanese submarines over parts of the…
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