Wagga Fire. Army of Firefighters. Wagga
An army of firefighters, drawn from every town and village for more than 50 miles around, is working desperately to check the disastrous bushfire…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
177 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 4 of 9
Rapid Fire
The 7000 tons 6in. gun cruiser is a highly successful type in many ways. Its gunnery, with eight 6in. guns mounted in four twin turrets, is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire at Tuncurry Porters' Sawmill Destroyed
A destructive fire occurred about 10.30 on Thursday night at Tuncurry, resulting in the complete destruction of Porter & Son's sawmill. About…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire at Tuncurry. Porter's Sawmill Destroyed
A destructive fire occurred about 10 o'clock on Thursday night at Tuncurry, resulting in the complete destruction of Maxwell Porter and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Greenhill Hotel Destroyed. Fierce Blaze Early This Morning
About 3 o'clock this morning one of the children of the licensee of the Greenhill Hotel, Mr. W. Burns, commenced to cry. When a member of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Exciting Time. Fires at Cedar Party
Tuesday of last week proved a most unpleasant day at Cedar Party, so far as bush and grass fires were concerned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greenhill Fire Hotel Destroyed
Tuesday morning, about 3 o'clock, Greenhill Hotel was found to be in, flames, and the inmates had a narrow escape from incineration…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire at Tuncurry. Porter's Sawmill Destroyed
A destructive fire occurred about 10 p.m. on Thursday week at Tuncurry, resulting in the complete destruction of Maxwell Porter and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Juggler Dies From Asphyxiation. Fire in Hotel Bedroom
William Clifford, 64. known as "Gazzo, the Great Juggler," who for the past five months has been under engagement to Thorpe McConville's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Exciting Time. Fires at Cedar Party
Tuesday of last week proved a moSt unpleasant day at Cedar Party, to far as bush and grass fires were concerned…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Near Kempsey. Greenhill Hotel Destroyed. Occupants Narrowly Escape
Guests were awakened at three o'clock on Tuesday morning by the crying of one of the children of the, licensee, Mr. A. Barns, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Explosion Followed by Fire. Sydney
After a loud explosion a fire broke out last night in the Ivanhoe Hotel, Blackheath, and destroyed the greater part of the premises. Between…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Serious Victorian Bushfires Melbourne
Leading stock and some of the best pastoral property in the western districts were wiped out by fire. Nareeb Station lost 2000 sheep. The staff…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires. Sweeping Gippsland. Many Houses Destroyed
Bush fires, sweeping through timbered country in the Tar[?]bren area in Gippsland, have compelled the abandonment of 10 timber mills…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Stations Burnt Out Serious Fires in Victoria Sydney
Melbourne: Lending stock, and some of the best pastoral property in the western districts was wiped out by fires. Nareeb Station, lost 20,000 sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hotel Destroyed Following Loud Explosion Fire at Blackheath. Sydney
After a loud explosion a fire broke out last night in the Ivanhoe Hotel at Blackheath and destroyed the greater part of the premises. Between 20 and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Lives Lost. Township Wiped Out. Victorian Bush Fires. 96 Buildings Destroyed
Two lives were lost in a blaze which wiped out the popular seaside resort of Torquay on Wednesday evening…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Telegrams. Fire at Royal Show. Sydney
A lighted cigarette dropped beneath the floorboards on the first tier of the Coronation Stand at the Royal Agricultural Showground last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bushfire Committee Royal Show Exhibit
An exhibit of considerable interest to country visitors to this year's Royal Easter Show in Sydney will be found in the Agricultural Hall, where the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Low Fliers Meet Wall of Fire
In a British arms factory work goes forward on 40 m.m. anti-aircraft guns used by Britain as a defensive measure against low flying attack from the air. (Commonwealth Dept. of Information picture.)…
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