Fire in Vincent Street Morton's Hairdressing Saloon
A fire broke out early this morning on the premises of Mr. Cec. Morton's hairdressing saloon, in Vincent Street…
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Fires & bushfires, 1943
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£25,000 Fire Damage at Bunnerong
SYDNEY Wed. — Damage estimated at £25,000 was caused by a five which destroyed the main store at the Bunnerong Power…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nazis Retreating From Red Attack 12-Mile Withdrawal In Face of Heavy Fire (Australian Associated Press)
LONDON October 19 —German withdrawals 12 -miles from positions north-west from Dnepropetrovsk to a new “holding [?]ine” were admitted by the German…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Young Soldier Outwits Enemy Ran Gauntlet of Fire (From Mervyn Weston, with Australian Troops in the Ramu Valley)
Men In Us platoon look up to him, though he is the youngest, and greenest soldier among, them It all happened this way. When…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Allied Night Attack on Timor Explosions and Fires(FROM Our Own Correspondent)
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA Saturday — Explosions and fires were caused when our medium units made; attack on the town and jetty at Cansisi, in Timor. target areas were virtually levelled with heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Great Industrial Centres Fall to Russians Germans in Ring of Fire and Steel. Fighting Opens Inside Krivoi Rog. LONDON
In an order of the day, Marshal Stalin announced the capture of Dnepropetrovsk in the Dneiper Bend and also the town of Dnepodgerhinsk. Both are important industrial centres. The Russians, smashing forward, are drawing tighter the ring of fire and steel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Russian Victories in Dnieper Bend Battle Ring of Fire and Steal Around Nazis Nazis at End of Their Tether : "War Over Three or Four Months"
In an Order of the Day, Marshal Stalin announced the capture of Dnepropetro[?]sk, in the Dnieper Bend, also the town of Dneprodzerhinsk. Both are important industrial centres, and the Russians are forging a ring of steel around the Germans in the Dnieper Band, thereby narrowing escape routes of the Germans in the Crimea…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush and Rural Fires Prevention Act an Amendment Issued
The total prohibition of burning off during November, December, January, and February has been lifted…
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With the approach of the bush fire season, the Bush Fires' Advisory Committee has issued an urgent appeal to Shire Councils throughout the State…
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With the approach of the bush fire “season, the Bush Fires Advisory committee has issued an urgent appeal, to shire councils…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crosby Ranch Swept By Fire
LOS ANGELES Nov. 8—Forest fires on Santa Monica burned part of Bing Crosby’s ranch, razed at least 115 homes, and…
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With the approach of the bush Fire "Season", the Bush Fires Advisory Committee has issued an urgent appeal to Shire Councils…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sharp Fighting at Bougainville Japanese Landing Force Under Fire(From Noel Adams)
GENERAL ARTHUR’S HEADQUARTERS Thursday—Sharp fighting has taken place as a sequel to the Japanese landing at the left Bank of the American Marines’ beachhead on Bo[?] Island…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Risk Warning Old Nitrate of Soda Bags
In view of the large quantities of [?] of sods now being purchased by commercial and household vegetable growers,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Troops Fire On Angry Mobs
LONDON Nov. 12—French troops in armoured cars toured the streets of Beirut on Friday morning when…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grass Fire in Council Paddock
The grass fire which took place in the, high stack of grass in the Council paddeck at the southern end of George Street on Friday night…
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SYDNEY Thursday.— Damage which, it is estimated runs into thousand of pounds was caused by a fire which, swept through…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →NES To Assist Bush Fire Brigades
SINGLETON Friday.—The offer by the Chief Warden on behalf of NES personnel who have consented to make themselves…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire on Ship
Firemen from several brigades are fighting a fire in a hold of a ship of an Australian port…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Visit of Fire Brigade Officers
Mr. Goodwin (inspector) and Mr. G. Eadie (chief motor mechanic), of Fire Brigade Headquarters, carried out an inspection of the local brigade's…
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