Grass Fire Threatens Danger
Singleton Fire Brigade received a call during to.-day when a grass flre, which got out of control, threatened damage to property in Bathurst…
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Fires & bushfires, 1943
340 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 17
Fire Incident
SINGLETON Tuesday — When municipal court employees were burning grace in Bathurst-street yesterday afternoon a slight wind…
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SYDNEY Wed—A fire which broke out early last night on the premises of John Bunce und Sons tanners, of Botany, did damage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storage of Charcoal Precautions Against Fire
Particular care is necessary for the safe storage of charcoal. As a result of incorrect stacking of freshly packed charcoal in a case…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Woman Army Driver Who Braved Fire and Explosions
Driver Joan Morris, of the A.T.S., on duty with, a South-Eastern Command unit, has been cited for gallantry. When fire destroyed part of an ammunition dump, she drove fire-fighters and equipment up to the danger zone, where she remained for a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Prevention of Bush Fires
SYDNEY Thursday.—The premier Mr McKell, announces amendments to the Bush and Rural Fires Prevention Order…
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MELBOURNE Thursday — Bushfires which have raged for Three days in the “Axedale Knowsley Derrinall and…
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Bush fires which raged for three days in the Armadale, Knowsley, Derrinall. and Heathcote districts of Victoria destroyed 10,000acres of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Petrol For Bush Fire Brigades
SYDNEY Friday.—Commenting last night on a statement by A pastoralist to the effect that [?] supplies of petrol were…
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Commenting last night on a statement by a pastoralist to the effect that adequate supplies of petrol were not forthcoming for the bush fire…
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The District Coroner (Mr. W. T. Seaward) on Wednesday conducted an inquiry touching the fire which occurred in Scone on 31st December…
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A stack of about 30 tons of hay on Mr. T. M. Bowman's property, "Arrowfleld," was destroyed by Are on Tuesday afternoon. A transformer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storage of Charcoal Precautions Against Fire
Particular care is necessary for the safe storage of charcoal. As a result of incorrect stacking: of freshly packed charcoal in a case which came…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Action on the Russian Front—red Gunners Fire Point Blank at Enemy Positions
Action picture from the Russian battle front shows men of the Red Army artillery bringing their gun out of cover to open fire on enemy positions…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Recent Bush Fire Outbreaks
SYDNEY Saturday—The Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley, to-day revealed that recent outbreaks of bush fires in the country area…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fighting Bushfires 800 Brigades in N.s. Wales
Bushfire Brigades in N. S. Wales total 800, with 30,000 members, the Chief Secretary (Mr Baddeley) said at the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colossal Fires at Turin
Turin suffered one of its heaviest and most concentrated air attacks on Friday night, when 8000 and 4000 lb. bombs and tens of thousands of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Haystack Fire
MUSWELLBROOK Tues.— A [?] of about 30 tons of hay on Mr. T. M. Bowman’s property, “Arrowheld,” was destroyed by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£40,000 Flax Mill Fire
MELBOURNE Tues.— Flax valued at £40,000 was destroyed by fire at the Riddell, Romsey, and Gisborne district flax [?]…
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SYDNEY Wed— “It is with confidence that I again ask the courtesy and co-operation of the Editor exte[?] publication to an…
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