New Captain Of Fire Brigade
The Board of Fire Commissioners; in a letter to Deniliquin Council last night, notified that Fireman A. J. Whitelock had been appointed captain…
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383 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 20
Forest Fires Checked Quebec, June 9
Steady rain has checked tho forest fires, althrough they are still smouldering in the Chica[?] and Lake John areas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Fighters: Recruiting Emergency Men. Melbourne
The Executive Council has approved of [?] [?] for the recruiting of emergenes [?] by the Country Fire Hrigadas [?] which will [?] power to enrol any man [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London's Greatest Fire 13,200 Houses; 87 Churches Destroyed
It is not possible to compare the damage done to London by air raids with that of the Great Fire of 1666…
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LEETON.—Early on Monday morning the large weatherboard building in Belah-street, consisting of 16 rooms, which, until recently was known as…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Hotel Destroyed By Fire At Tullibigeal
WEST WYALONG.—The two-storey brick "Mayfield" Hotel at Tullibigeal was completely destroyed by fire early last Thursday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Liner on Fire Reaches Port Had 100 Passengers SYDNEY
An Australian liner carrying 100 passengers, including women and children, recently made a long and stirring dash to port when a fire was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Damascus May Be Surrounded; Sidon’s Fate A.I.F. Had Town Its Grip 24 Hours of Tough Fighting Furious Machine gun And Mortar Fire LONDON, June 16
Two of our columns in Syria are now approaching Damascus, which may shortly be surrounded if the advance develops, according to present indications, it was authoritatively stated in London to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Farmers Warned Enemy Attempts to Fire Harvest LONDON, June 17
In a warning to farmers to prepare for enemy attempts to set fire to the harvest, the Ministry of Agriculture advises against concentrating…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →London Fire Brigades Show How
A glimpse of a demonstration by London firemen in Hyde Park in aid of War Weapons Week. This firemen is on a t[?] ladder passing over the spectators…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire in Sydney Sydney
When 350 tons of lung oil flakes burst into flames and set alight to 75 tons of rubberoid material at a Waterloo store to-day, firemen had to lift off…
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The State Executive Council to-day approved of a new regulation to the Motor Car Act. having the effect of preventing producer gas units…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Country Paper Office Man Sent for Trial Orbost
Alfred Mark Hocking appeared in Orbost Police Court to-day on a charge of having set fire to the Snowy River “Mail” office, and was committed for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fire Damage Down Sydney
The Chief Secretary (Mr. J. M. Baddeley) said to-night that police reports showed the damage from bush fires during the 1940-41 season had not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Early Morning Fire Sydney
Two upper [?]ereys and portion of the roof of the bulk store o[?] the Producers’ Co-operative Distributing Society in Raglan St., Alexandria, were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Fighters of Britain's Air Force
Every British air station has 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 those R.A.F. fire-fighters to approach very near to blazing machines. In this picture a fire-fighter is extinguishing a blazing plane "with a special foam mixture…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Fire at Alexandria Bulk Store Damaged MELBOURNE--Thursday
Fire broke out this morning early in the bulk store of the Producers Co-operative Distributing Society, Alexandria. Hundreds' of tons of bran…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Fighters of Britain's Air Force
Every British air station has its squad of specially trained fire-fighter. 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 machines. In this picture a fire-fighter is extinguishing a blazing plane with a special foam mixture.—Detp. of Inf. photo…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Krupps Bombed by R.A.F. Large Fires Are Started LONDON, July 4
Krupps’ big armament works at Essen were the principal objective [?]n one of the raids made by the R.A.F. on Germany last night, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →R.A.F. Continues Hammer Blows Great Fires Left Behind LONDON, July 8
The R. A. F. last night continued its widespread smashing raids on Germany. An Air Ministry communique states…
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