Trapped by Fire Iin Residential Woman Dies From Burns and Shock
Mrs Esme Gillmer, who was one of four women trapped by fire in a residential at King's Cross early on Saturday morning, died in hospital early…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
548 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 28
Deserted Paris Circled by Fire Tornado of Bombs and Shells Tragic Rivers of Refugees Stream Southward (“Mercury” Service) LONDON, June 12
Total darkness throughout the night gripped Paris. The city is deathly silent, but from the north-western fringes gunfire is growing louder, and gun-flashes burn across the sky as the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Kurri
Kurri Kurri Fire Brigade was called out on Wednesday morning to a fire at the residence of Mr. Robert Anderson, of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Destroys Tyres and Tubes
A fire in the basement of a motor accessories store, at Parramatta on Wednesday afternoon destroyed several hundred motor tyres and tubes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Scots Division Trapped Murderous Fire Encountered (“Mercury” Service) LONDON, June 14
British troops are marching along the French rends to the tr[?] and are [?] in contact with the Germane. Their…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Basement Fire Outbreak at Cessnock
A [?] broke out in the basement of a grocer’s shop in Vincent Street, [?] last night occupied by William Dowling…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Grocery Store. Brigade Makes Good Save
At about 8 o'clock last night a fire broke out in the basement of the I.X.L. grocery store in Vincent-street, the proprietor of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Many Register Ammunition and Fire Arms
Several [?] people in the [?] district [?] the police [?] at world and Fast Maintained to day to [?] flow arme and [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire in Tokio
Fourteen Government buildings were destroyed in Tokio on Friday by a fire which was started when one building was struck by lightning. Two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Alarm
The clanging of the fire bell at almost 8.30 on Sunday night brought a big crowd into the streets, and also brought out the new fire engine. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grave Danger Weak Defences of Fire Battle of England (Daily War [?] Dept. of Information)
The warning by the Prime Minister of Fire, M. D. [?] that the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gallantry at Bush Fires
For gallantry and devotion to duty during the bushfires in Victoria and South Australia in January, 1[?] Hilda Sarah Constable, of Meadows,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Cease Fire by Radio"
The population of Berlin heard the bugle to "cease fire" by radio without extraordinary enthusiasm. They were , thinking, "There is still…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Alarm and Church Service
The large congregation assembled in the Pariah Church on Sunday last were enjoying with unusual interest a pulpit oration on the meaning of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Warning Charcoal From Bush Fires
The N.R.M.A. issues a warning to owners or vehicles being fitted with producer gas plants that charcoal collected out o£ the bush from charred…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gallantry of Boy Scouts at Fire
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Continued on Trove, page 3 →Early Morning Blaze. Cottage Destroyed at Bellbird
During the early hours of Sunday morning a four-roomed weatherboard unoccupied cottage, situated in Kendall-street, Bellbird, and owned by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bombers Raid Nazi Naval Base Warship Again Hit Many Fires Stated (“Mercury service”) LONDON July 2
The German 26,000 ton battleship Scharnhorst was again heavily bombed when aircraft of the Bomber Command penetrated the powerful defence of the Kief Canal and attacked…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“Other Irons In the Fire” Hitler’s Divided Aims (“Mercury” Service) London July 2
“The bulk of the German force is probably ranged against England” says the “Times” diplomatic correspondent but the overland route to north Western Spain also the attention which the German preparations and intrigued are giving Portugal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain's Five New Battleships. Tremendous Fire Power. "Jap Babies" Ready
At the very moment when German' tall-talking was at its height, and when Little Caesar down in Rome was threatening to stop talking and shoot,…
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