Dartbrook Bush Fire Brigade
A special general meeting of members was held at the Moobi Bridge on Saturday morning, 15th February, 1941, at 10.30 o'clock. The Captain…
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Fires & bushfires, 1941
357 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 18
London Raided. Fire Bombs Dropped. LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.)
After a short alert without incident, London to-night was apparently the target of the Lufftwaffe. Although the attack was…
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Bushfires which had been raging at Pokolbin yesterday reached such alarming proportions last night that members of the Cessnock police force…
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Miss Mollie Broadhurst had a narrow escape from losing her life when a three-storeyed building Lewisham burst suddenly…
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Shortly after midnight last night Baxton Fire Brigade was called out to a fire at a general store conducted by William Hitchcock. On arrival at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Transferred to Bondi Cessnock's Fire Chief Farewell and Presentation
Cessnock fire chief, Mr. J. Danvers, and Mrs. Danvers. who are about to leave the district, were farewelled at a social evening at the clubhouse of…
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At mid-night on Saturday night the home of Nurse A. N. Bates, . In York street, Singleton, was destroyed by a herce fire…
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Shortly before midnight on Saturday night, a weatherboard residence known as "Eskar" Private Hospital, at 16 York Street, was totally…
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A fire, which broke out in Church street, Gloucester, on Thursday night destroyed two shops—both owned by Mrs. M. Banks, states the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Factory Fire Empty Building Damaged SYDNEY
Fire last night badly damaged a two-storey factory in Mitchell-road, Alexandria, formerly occupied by Lublicants, Pty., Ltd, Bitumen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Red Terror” Fighting Bush Fires Instructional Film
So far this season, New South Wales has escaped the ravages of bush fires, but, with the tremend out Wealth of feed in every diet…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →700.000 Fire Watchers In London (A.A.P. Service) LONDON, March 7
The Minister of Home Security (Mr. Herbert Morrison) said in the House of Commons that there…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bulga Forms Bush Fire Brigade
Following on the circularising of the various district centres by the Patrick Plains Shire Council in regard to formation of bush fire…
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During the week-end Mr. L. W. Guyer and Mr. H. Barbour, from Fire Brigade Headquarters in Sydney, visited Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Italians Fire on Own Men Stories By Prisoners SYDNEY
In one of his last letters to relatives before his death at Benghazi, Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald James Cunningham, O.C. 1st Field…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →From Weed-killing to Fire-killing
[?] peace-time in Britain this was the Southern Railway's weed-killing rain touring the company's system and spraying liquid to destroy[?] weeds on the track. Now, manned by six fully-trained men, it has been converted into a fire-fighting unit capable of carrying 18,000 gallons [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Immense Fires Rage in Berlin. R.A.F. Visits German Capital. London
Latest reports of the bombing of Berlin reveal that immense fires were started in various parts of the city, and the glow in the sky could be seen for 100 miles. British bombers met and overcame all the defences the Nazis were able to put up, and reached…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A.I.F. Sees Britain Under Fire Unsung Heroism of People During Raids (From Kenneth Scissor, Official War Correspondent with the A.l.F.) CAIRO, March 13
The men of the A.L.F. who were stationed in England for six of the 10 months they have been away from Australia have seen for themselves—more grimly even than their comrades fighting in Libya—what modern warfare resolves itself…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Now Racing Over England Mightiest Air Battle In History Murderous Fire From Ground Defences. Enemy Planes Down in Early Stages. (Australian Associated Press Message). LONDON. Thursday Night
The mightiest air battle in history continues to-night, with a brilliant moon lighting up the countryside. Raiders began to stream over the Straits of Dover immediately after dark. The first raider crashed at 9 p.m., and already…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MUSWELLBROOK Municipal Council Fire Insurance Muswellbrook, Sat[?]day
At the fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council, following a communication from the Department of Works and Local…
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