Set on Fire by Oil Bomb Post Office in London Blazes for Hours
A post office in London, which was set on fire by an oil bomb dropped by an enemy raider after midnight on Thursday, was…
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Fires & bushfires, 1943
340 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 17
Fire at Aberdare Man Committed for Trial
Further evidence was taken on Friday afternoon, at Cessnock Court House, in regard to the inquiry into the cause of the fire which occurred at the residence…
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SINGLETON Wed.— About £200 worth of damage was caused when the slaughter yard of Brooker bros of 28 John-street…
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No date, has yet been fixed, for the holding of Inquiries into fires which, destroyed haysheds and a cottage at Phoenik Park,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Naples' Fire Ordeal
Naples, Italy's most bombed city, was left swimming in fire after day and night attacks in which the Royal Arsenal and other targets were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Buildings Destroyed; Large Fires Started. Allied Planes Active in Northern Areas. Somewhere in AUSTRALIA.—Friday
In a low-level attack at Salamaua in New Guinea, Allied medium bombers heavily bombed and strafed aerodrome buildings at Nuki and Logui,…
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In a low-level attack at Salamaua, in New Guinea, Allied medium bombers heavily bombed and strafed the aerodrome buildings at Muk and Logui, destroying buildings and causing large fires in the supply and fuel dumps…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Fires At Cologne
LONDON June 29—After the RAF raid on Cologne on Monday night large numbers of German troops were…
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A number of workmen employed by the Department of Main Roads, who have been engaged on works in this district, were heavy losers through a…
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When the Roman Catholic Presbytery at Lochinvar was destroyed by fire on Thursday morning, the Rev. Fathers J. Ward and B. Gallagher and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To-day’s Leaders : Pacific Offensive National Savings Campaign Huge Fires Left By Cologne Raiders Many Munition Factories Shattered (Australian Associated Press)
LONDON July 4—RAF bombs sent smoke clouds ralling up two miles over the Kalk and Deutz districts of Cologne, Germany’s third city by the end of last night’s very, heavy attack, and this morning, eight hours after the raid,…
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The fire which occurred in Nero’s time and which has become celebrated, is for from having been the only one from…
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CESSNOCK Friday—In an interesting address at the weekly dinner of Cessnock Rotary Club last night, Station Officer W…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cessnock Rotary Club. "Highlights of Fire Fighting." Interesting Address by Cessnock's Fire Chief
Station Officer W. O'Reilly was the speaker at the weekly dinner of Cessnock Rotary Club on Thursday night. He…
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SYDNEY Friday.—Members of the arson squad are investigating a fire which destroyed a large section of the refreshment rooms…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Taronga Park Damage Estimated at £10,000
Members of the Arson Squad are investigating a fire which destroyed a large section of the refreshment rooms and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Huge Fires Raging All Over Sicily Stupendous Destruction By Allied Bombers (Australian Associated Press)
LONDON July 16—Vivid descriptions of devastation that the Allied air forces are causing in Sicily and Italy continue to pour in. Pilots say that the whole of the coast of Sicily is covered…
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About 12.16 p.m. yesterday, Cessnock Fire Brigade received a call to Fletcher's fish shop in Vincent Street. On arrival it was found that a quantity…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aberdare Fire Hickey Remanded For Sentence
Yesterday, at the Maitland Quarter Sessions, Stephen Edward Hickey, 49 miner, pleaded guilty to having at Aberdare, on June 8th, maliciously set…
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SYDNEY Wed.—The Chief Secretary, Mr. J. M. Baddeley, MLA. said that he had been informed by the Bush Fires Advisory…
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