Disastrous Sidney Fire [?]
Thousands of pounds [?] of [?] which included [?] machinery was [?]…
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Fire Brigade Active
The Albury rubbish tip strengthened its unpopularity with the Fire Brigade yesterday by staging two fires which the brigade was called upon to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Weapon of War Wall of Fire to Hold Off Japanese LONDON, Feb. 7
The Vichy radio, quoting Tokio sources, claims that the British have poured oil on the Strait of Johore With a view to raising a wall of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Instructions in Fire Prevention. Sydney
Instructions in fire extinction and fire prevention including causes of fire and method to be adopted in incendiary bomb control, were given to over 200,000 people…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire-fighting Pumps Tested MELBOURNE
Three A .It. P. fire-fighting pump designs were tested at the Metropolitan Fire Brigade stations by the Chief Officer (Mr. Kemp) to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Former Normandie on Fire Expected to be Total Loss New York, February 9
A disastrous fire broke out aboard the transport, Lafayette, formerly the French luxury liner, Normandie, which was taken over by the United…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sentries Have Orders to Fire Melbourne
The following statement was issued by the Southern Command to-day:— “While the present state of emergency continues sentries safeguarding…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Beechworth Shire Conne[?] C[?] to [?] with Fires From Enemy Action Many Street Lights Discon[?] in Interests of [?] SECURITY
Cr. F, Le Couteur (President) [?] sided at the February meeting of the Beechworth Shire Council. The [?] member absent was Cr. W. Nanker[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Normandie Fire “Maybe It Wasn’t Sabotage” “But It Was Damn Funny!” New York, Feb. 10
Many new stories about the fire aboard the transport Lafayette, formerly the French luxury liner Normand[?]e, continue to be told…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Helping the Farmer Expert Advice an Various Subjects All-night Phones to Beat Bush Fires
In the event of serious bush fires in any part of the Commonwealth, the local telephone exchange will give continuous day and night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Outbreak of Grass Fires
A number of small grass fires broke out along the railway line within one mile south of the Henty Railway Station on Friday morning last. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Caused Through Carelesness New York
The District Attorney reported today that an all-night investigation placed the responsibility for the disastrous fire on the Normandle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Fire on the Normandie Causes £1,562,500 Damage WASHINGTON
The former French luxury liner, Normandie (83,423 tons), is now lying on her side at a Manhattan pier, her hull full of water, following a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jap. Transport Set on Fire R.A.A.F. Raid Enemy Shipping at Gasmata MELBOURNE
A Japanese transport was set on fire BY R.A.A.F. bombers during an attack from mast height on enemy shipping at Gasmata. on the south-east coast of New…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Aboard Normandie Demands For Congressional Investigation WASHINGTON, February 14
Demands for a Congressional Investigation Into the fire aboard, the Normandle were made to-day. Members of both the Senate and the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Country Fire Brigades MELBOURNE
Senior officers of the Country Fire Brigades Board, all of whom have had a long and varied experience of all types of rural fires, have prepared a special report for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dummy Periscopes Apparently Used to Draw Fire WILLEMSTAD (Curaco)
Curacao radio broadcast a warning to all ships that a submarine had been sighted between Aruba and Curacao, in the Same region, where Axis…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Air Raid Precautions Fire Fighting
The Minister of the State N.E.S. organisation (Mr. Heffron) has issued the following advice to citizens on the method of flighting a fire in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A.A. Fire Ineffective Allegations Against U.S. Navy. Washington, Feb. 25
Rear-Admiral Blandy, Chief of Ordinance Department appeared before the House Naval Committee to-day regarding the allegation made by the American…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Order to Handle Fires
In defining the order which should be adopted when fighting a fire caused by incendiary bombs, Mr. Heffron says:…
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