Plane Started Bush Fire
CANBERRA Monday—A low flying plane severed the high-tension wires connecting Canberra with the electricity supply…
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Fires & bushfires, 1944
454 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 23
Bush Fire Raging Near Penrith
SYDNEY Monday.—The bushfire raging west of the Nepean River, between Penrith and Richmond, is now travelling on a…
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WARWICK (Q), Monday. — Damage estimated at £20,000 was done when the King’s Theatre, Warwick’s only picture theatre…
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SINGLETON Thursday.—A fire broke out in the flat occupied by Mrs. G. Sternbeck, at Temple Court Flats yesterday afternoon…
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SYDNEY Friday.—The NRMA engineers warn gas producer operators that if the hopper is filled from a bag of charcoal…
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MELBOURNE Tuesday.—Information from occupied Holland reveals that during the last few days fires destroyed the Bata…
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Mr. G. R. Gillespie, of Greta, advised Kearsley Shire Council that a bush fire brigade bad been formed at Greta. Officers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War’s Greatest Fire Raid Launched on Berlin 350,000 Incendiaries Showered on City (Australian Associated Press)
LONDON March 8—Unite d States Flying Fortresses and Liberators earned out the war’s greatest fire raid when they battled through German fighter and ground defences to Berlin to-day. The British United Press correspondent at a bomber base…
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SYDNEY Friday.âThe Chief Secretary, Mr. J. M. Baudeley said to-day that he bad been disturbed to hear that some people…
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SYDNEY Friday—The Chie[?] Secretary, Mr. J. M. Baddeley. stated to-day that reports being received by the Bush Fires…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Garage
NEWCASTLE Monday.—Early this morning a fire at Eastlake’s garage, Lingard-st., Merewether, destroyed the building. Two…
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Some foundries in N.S.W. may be forced to close within the next few days owing to lack of coke following the South Coast coal strike. The…
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SYDNEY Friday—Firemen saved £20,000 worth of liquor from destruction at a Sussex-street store last evening…
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SINGLETON Mon.—The fire brigade on Saturday afternoon received a call to a grass fire on the private bowling green of Mr…
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SYDNEY Monday—The two storey home of Dr. F. A. Maguire, of Redmyre-road Strathfield, was damaged by fire late list night…
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The local fire brigade on Saturday, at approximately noon, received a call to a grass fire burning on the private bowling green site…
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LONDON March 22—At least nine German raiders were destroyed over Britain last night. Many Incendiary bombs were…
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SYDNEY Sat—Police allege that two houses, one at Lidcombe and the other at Auburn, were broken [?] yesterday…
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Including Friday night's heavy R.A.F. attack against Berlin and further heavy blows on targets in north-west and central…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£3000 Damage in Sydney Fire
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Damage estimated at about £3000 was caused when a fire broke out at Cox Findlayson and Company’s…
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