£1000 DAMAGE Fire At Winn’s a Short Circuit Newcastle
Fire which broke out in Winn’s drapery store, Newcastle, last night ballsed £1000 damage Before the firemen could arrive…
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Fires & bushfires, 1941
357 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 18
Power House Fire Serious Damage At Goondiwindi GOONDIWINDI
Serious damage was done when a Fire Occurred in the Goondiwindi power House New [?] Were Destroyed and The greater…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →FIRE-FIGHTERS Home Security Conference Raid Precautions Melbourne
The Minister for Home Security, Mr. J. P. Abbott stated that the conference of fire-fighting chiefs had finalised the schedule…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Outbreak of Fire Near Oil Depot
Smart work by the Fire Brigade, under the direction of Captain McKendry, on Saturday afternoon prevented what might easily have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Alarm
There was considerable consternation in the nurses quarters of the Dungog Hospital on Monday about 1 p.m., when the cry of "fire" was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Extensive Grass Fires. Million Acres Swept
Mr. Jas. White told the councillors at yesterday's meeting of the shire Council that a million acres of grasslands on Brunette…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Scare at Dungog Hospital Dungog
A cry of “fire” awoke nurses at Dungog Cottage Hospital about 1 p.m. yesterday. Fortunately the outbreak which occurred in a bedroom was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Huge Grass Fire MUSWELLBROOK Wed
In the worst outbreak he had known, Mr. Jas. White told Muswellbrook Shire Councillors at the monthly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire at Manila (A.a.p Service) MANILA September 10
A huge fire swept the Matiffial harbour area yesterday. The damage caused estimated at 1,006 00 dollars The Flames urged through the premises of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Turin Hammered By R.A.F. Bombers Big Fires Burning (Australian Associated Press) Turin September 11
The R.A.F. last night attacked targets in Northern Italy. The raid was the heaviest yet made on this area. The main objective was the industrial centre of Turin, where large fires were left burning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Germans Driving Into Death-Dealing Fire Fierce Onslaught Continues on Leningrad
Spurred on by Marshal Von Leeb's order of the day, [?] ing that Leningrad must be captured in the next few days regardless of the cost, German ground troops are relentlessly driving into the death-dealing fire from the Russian fortresses,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Leningrad's Fortresses Smash Germans Enemy Troops Driving Into Terrific Artillery Fire Russians Retain Initiative London
Spurred on by Marshal Von Leeb's order of the day, declaring that Leningrad must be captured in the next few days, regardless of cost, German ground troops are relentlessly driving into a death-dealing fire from the Russian fortresses, although Marshal Voroshilov's barrage is still preventing the invader from making any considerable advance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late News Terrific Battle for Leningrad Nazis Make No Considerable Advance. Driving Into Death-dealing Fire From Russian Fortresses. Air Raids on City Fiercest of War. Is Nazi Invincibility a Myth? Russia's Determination to Prove Such. "Odessa One of Most Terrible Battlefields in History." Says Italian Newspaper. New York
Diplomatic quarters in Shanghai, according to the United Press, reported to-day that Germany complained to Tokyo regarding the Japanese…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain Reorganises Fire Services Heavy Bombing Expected
British firemen were warned by the Minister for Home Security (Mr Herbert Morrison) that there might be heavy air…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prepared for Blitz Britain’s Fire Fighters (A.A.P. Service) LONDON September 14
British firemen were warned by the Minister for Home Security (Mr. Herbert Morrison) that there might be heavy air raids…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burned in Car Blaze Newcastle
Arthur Feltis, 15, of Mt Hutton, received bums to the arms, and shock when a car caught fire in a garage in King-street, Newcastle, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Chickens Killed in Fire Singleton
A fire in a shod at the side of Mr. T. W. Ferrington’s shop and residence in John-st., Singleton shortly after on o’clock this morning, killed [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →English Shepherd. Honored for Bravery. Saved Flock Under Raging Fires
For having saved his flock by carrying lambs from blazing pens when incendiary bombs started fires on a farm in North…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trailer Fire Pumps Powered By Motor Engines
Trailer fire pumps powered by motor car engines and mounted on small two-wheeled pneumatic tyred chasses have more than…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires Near Thornton
Bush fires raged near Thornton yesterday and burning flercely late into the afternoon: destroyed a large amount of bushland. A north-easterly…
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