Guarding Against Fire Danger Melbourne
To prevent the danger of fires being caused by producer gas units, the State Executive Council has approved a regulation requiring owners of units…
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Fires & bushfires, 1941
357 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 18
Bombers Start Many Fires in Germany R.A.F. Night Raids Resumed (Australian Associated Press) London, June 30
The R.A.F. resumed its onslaught on Germany last night, shipyards and others industrial plants being stacked. Large fires were started: After attacks on 16 successive nights, there were no raids…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£7000 DAMAGE Fire At Alexandria SYDNEY
Pure—broke-out early this morning in the bulk store of the Producere Co-operative, - Distributing Society Alexandria…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Home Destroyed by Fire Cessnock
Clive Thompson, an unemployed man with a wife and six children, had his home completely destroyed by fire yesterday morning. His place was a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Women As Fire Fighters Sydney
The deputy chief officer of the Fire Brigade. Mr. W. H. Benre, last night completed allotment of members of the Women’s Australian National Services…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →R.A.F. Attacks Essen Large Fires Started (A.A.P. Service) LONDON, July 4
Essen was one of the principle objectives of Royal Air Force attacks on Germany last night,” states an Air Ministry communique…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Fires Started In Germany Royal Air Force Hammers Vital Centres (Australian Associated Press) London, July 6
R.A.F. bombers last night heavily attacked Magdeburg, Munster, Osnabruck, and Bielefeld, in western Germany. At Munster immense fires were started. The German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Theatre Fire Kills 87 (A.A.P. Service) Mexico City, July 7
Eighty seven were killed in a theatre fire at Guadalajara, Lightning struck the stage caused a short circuit and an audience of 2500…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Uniforms For Fire Brigade Reservists
Five Maitland Fire Brigade reservists will be issued with new official uniforms this weekend Comparing overalls knee boots,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Air Blitz on England Wonderful Work By Fire Watchers
“It was our turn last nigh We got plenty of excitement but three was no damage done There sire plenty of holes in the fields in fact one three miles away in estimated to require 12,000 tons of filling is how a German “Blitz” is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Banghazi Bombed One Huge Blaze (British Official Wireless) LONDON, July 11
Benghazi, where the target was left one huge blaze, was one of the main objectives of the heavy air offensive. actions described, in yesterday’s…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Butter Factory. Milton
The factory of the [?] and Refrigerating Company was [?] damaged by the early yesterday morning. Damage is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£2500 Damage in Fire Sydney
Damage of estimated at more than £2500 was done by file at the Nepean wool scouring works at Emu Plains on Saturday night, but…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool Scouring Works Damaged by Fire
Damage esimated at more than £2500 was done by fire at the Nepean wool scouring works at Emu Plains on Saturday night, but Penrith…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Naples Raid Fires Seen 80 Miles Away (A.A.P. Service) LONDON, July 13
When Naples was raided by the R.A.F. on Thursday night, for the second night in succession, fires started by bombs were visible 80 miles away…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cafe Fire. Woman Rescued by Firemen. SYDNEY
Mrs. Pat. Collins, wife of a Darlinghurst cafe proprietor, had a narrow escape front death to-day. While breakfast was being cooked a pan of boiling…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Fire Brigade Complimented
Singleton Fire Brigade received a well-merited compliment from two officers from headquarters, Fourth Officer B. L. Barber and Sub-Station…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bombs at the Fire Station Practical Demonstration for A.r.p. Wardens and Others
Two officers from the headquarters of N. S. Wales Fire Brigade, Fourth Officer B. L. Barber and Sub-Station Officer L…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 18th JULY, 1941 Incendiary Bombs Interesting and Instructive Demonstration. Fire Brigade Officers' Visit
A large and representative number of citizens witnessed an interesting demonstration on the handling of incendiary bombs at the Muswellbrook Fire Station on Tuesday evening. The destructive elements in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£4000 Fire in Sydney
Damage to the extent of £4000 was done by a fire which broke out in the bulk store of & R. Buttle, Ltd., grocers, in Mitchell Road, Alexandria,…
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