Three Fires at Week-end
Albury Fire Brigade was called to three fires at the week-end. One caused by young children setting rubbish alight in Peel street on Saturday…
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Disastrous Fire at Daysdale
A disastrous fire broke out in the engineering workshop of Messrs W. Whiteman and Sons at Daysdale early on Saturday morning…
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As though the occasion called for an example of circumspection for the Japanese people to follow, Tokio radio announced that the first full-scale…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Spectacular Oil Plant Fire SYDNEY
[?] shot hundreds of feet into the air when a mystery fire envel[?] at [?] at 5 a.m. today. Many [?] of pounds worth…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →More Fires in Albury 90 So Far This Year
Incidence of fires at Albury shot up to three times above normal this year. In 1942, which was regarded as a normal year, the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Daysdale Whiteman's Workshop Destroyed
A fire, which caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage, destroyed the engineering workshop of Messrs. W. Whiteman & Sons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Coonara Dr. Merrylees' Loss
Last night the homestead of Dr. W. A. Merrylees at Coonara. Carrathool was totally destroyed by fire. The family had been in Hay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Appeal to Fire Watchers LONDON, November 30
The German News Agency today quoted a statement from the Japanese Premier (General Kolso) in which he appealed “for energetic…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire In This Whisky ! SYDNEY, Sunday
A violent explosion, which was heard a mile away, Occurred when a 50-gallon empty whisky keg disintegrated this afternoon. Police and firemen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Prevention Campaign SYDNEY
A campaign to prevent bush fire will open officially tomorrow. Thousands of [?]kles have been distributed to all party of the State…
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On Thursday night the homestead of Dr. W. A. Merrylees, at Coonara, Carrathool, was totally destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires in Albury Last Evening
Fire brigade took exactly five minutes to make an outbreak amongst grass at Noreull Park safe last evening. The engine had only just…
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A fire which started in Mr Gordon Cleland’s crop at Yackandandah when his tractor backfired yesterday afternoon burned from 20 to 30 acres of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire In Wangaratta District WANGARATTA
About 10.30 this morning a fire broke out at the back of Mr H. Hill’s property at Hansonville, and burned through into Mr B. Daw’s property, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Daysdale. Whiteman’s Workshop Destroyed
A fire, which caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage, destroyed the engineering workshop of Messrs W. Whiteman and Sons at Daysdale…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bushfires in Victoria Melbourne
Four bush fires were reported burning in various parts of Victoria tonight, including one in the Matlock timber district. All, however,…
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Wodonga Bush Fire Brigade had an opportunity on Tuesday evening to use its new fire fighting truck for the first time. It was on a fire which broke…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Fires Yesterday
Two fires had the attention of Albury Fire Brigade yesterday. At mid-day sparks from an improvised incinerator at the rear of Philps’ store in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Large Fires at Leuna LONDON, Dec. 7
At least 17 enemy planes were destroyed during Bomber Command operations last night. Heaviest raid was on the Leuna synthetic oil plant, where…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire at Hay Shops And Contents Destroyed
A disastrous fire at Hay yesterday completely destroyed the drapery store of Lobb and Co., in Lachlan street, and spread to the adjacent…
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