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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1941

3 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

London Fire Bomb Precaution

Delegate Argus · Thursday 12 June 1941 · page 4

A London bus conductor is seen receiving bags of sand which will be carried in the vehicle as part of the precautions against fire bombs dropped in air raids. —Commonwealth Department of Information Photos…

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Fire Fighters of Britain's Air Force

Delegate Argus · Thursday 11 September 1941 · page 4

Every British air station hat its squad of specially trained fire-fighters. Their quickness to act, and act correctly in an emergency, may well be the means of saving lives if a plane crashes. Asbestos suits enable these R.A.F. fire-fighters to approach very near to blazing…

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German Attempt to Fire City of London

Delegate Argus · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 4

Fire and destruction swept the City of London when German raiders rained thousands of fire bombs in a deliberate attempt to set the quarter on fire. Ancient buildings and priceless landmarks were consumed in the inferno. Here London's historic Guildhall,…

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