Girls Lost in Mountains Found Huddled in Front of Fire
Lost in the mountains in the vicinity of Lithgow, three girls, Dawn Barry and Marjorie and Helen Unsworth, were found at 9 o'clock on…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
548 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 28
New Fire Engine
Council decided on Ald. Grierson's motion, seconded by Ald. Jones, that a letter of appreciation be sent the Board of Fire Commissioners,…
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While Mr. K. McGettigan was carting cement pipes from Kyogle to Tenterheld, his motor truck was destroyed by fire. The truck became…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Youth Who Broke Gaol Twice Admits Blame for Factory Fire
A 17-year-old youth admitted in the Children's Court at Perth on Wednesday that he had broken gaol twice, was a thief, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Earthquake and Fire Kill Fifty Mexico City, May 20
Fifty persons are deed and is were injured in on earthquake and fire which destroyed several houses. Including half of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£50,000 DAMAGE Fire at Hardman’s Biscuit Factory
Hundreds of tons of floor, bran and wheat and valuable machinery were destroyed by a fire shortly before midnight, at Hardman’s biscuit…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local and General News Early Morning Alarm of Fire
Singleton Fire Brigade received a call at 4.15 this morning to a fire in a cottage in Pitt Street occupied by Mrs F. Austin. A big lounge in a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fires in Lutheran Churches
In Hopetoun (Victoria) a Lutheran Church was burnt dawn on Friday, and the following night an attempt was made to burn down the Lutheran…
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Police believe that a deliberate attempt was made to burn the Lutheran Church at Temora by soaking the floors and wooden fittings with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£2000 DAMAGE Old Butter Factory Buildings Dungog Blaze Dukgog
What was probably the Bussan the is [?] last night when the [?] the big butter factory were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →King Fires Bren Gun Visit to Factory (“Mercury” Service) LONDON, June 3
The King fired 60 rounds from a Bren gun in a visit to sit arms factory where, for the first time, the saw employees workin on a Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Spectacular Fire Old Butter Factory Gutted Big Fodder Stocks Destroyed : DAMAGE £2000
What was probably the biggest fire in Dungog's history occurred on Sunday night, when the buildings of the old butter factory were partially…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gallant Girls Escape Under Fire Homes Are Shattered Ruins (“Mercury” Service) London, June 3
The story or the evacuation of Dunkirk is predominantly a story of men’s heroism, but the continued arrival of small batches of women from the macabre affair emphasises that the daughters, as well as the sons of England and Francs, endured…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sunday's Fire Brigade Complimented
At Tuesday's meeting of Dungog Municipal Council, Ald. Jones moved that a letter of commendation be sent to Capt. Jones and members of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local and General News Motor Lorry Catches Fire
About 6.30 last evening the Fire Brigade received a call to a fire in Pitt Street. It transpired that a motor lorry in the yard of premises…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Aberdare Co-op. Store Only Slight Damage Done
Overheating of a refrigerator motor caused a small outbreak of fire in the butchery department of the Aberdare branch of…
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In the small hours of this morning a fire broke out in a. storehouse at the rear of the Grand Junction Hotel west Maitland The West Maitland…
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Mrs. [?] Gillmer, who w[?] one of four women trapped by fire in a residential at King’s Cross on Saturday died in hospital early on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“CHAMPION-POST” Partly Destroyed By Fire PARKES
The “Champion-Post,” one of the oldest newspapers in the Central West was partly destroyed by fire late last night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Parkes Newspaper Office Stocks of Newsprint Lost. Parkes
The "Champion-Post," one of the oldest newspapers in the central west, was partly destroyed by fire late last night…
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