Quantities of Fruit Destroyed Big Blaze at Leeton LEETON
A huge crowd last night watched the destruction by fire of the large premises of the Leeton Fruit Distributors…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
351 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 18
Bush Fire at Wagga SYDNEY
Another disastrous bush fire broke out at Borambola, in the Waga district, yesterday and destroyed 2000 acres of grass…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Bush Fire Hillston District Twenty Mile Front SYDNEY
A message from Hillston states that a terrific bush fire, which is sweeping along a 20-mile front, has already destroyed good…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Call for Fire Fighters; Huge Hillston Blaze Sydney
A message from Hillston states that a terrific bush fire, which is sweeping along a 20 mile front, has already destroyed 70,000 acres of good grazing country. The fire has been burning since…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Missing Car Found Almost Destroyed By Fire
A car, stolen on Wednesday night, was found yesterday on the road near the Church of England at Arding, almost completely…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hillston Fire Under Control But Danger Not Yet Over Hillston
Aided by three points, of rain which reduced the fury of the flames, dozens, of [?] and an men, who for days fought a bush…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ABOUT £150 Fire Damage Last Year Local Brigade Had 18 CALLS
Captain Aylett, in his annual report, records that the local fire brigade received 18 calls last year. Of these fire were "malicious…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Widespead Rain Reduce Bush Fire Danger SYDNEY
Widespead rain was reported over the State during the week-end, which greatly reduced the danger of bushfires which had been causing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Widespread Rain Bush Fire Danger Reduced SYDNEY
Widespread rain was reported over the Stale during the week-end and greatly reduced the danger of bush fires, which have been causing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pilliga Forest Fire
Men were called out from Narrabri and Baradine during the Christmas week-end to fight a forest fire which threatened to destroy valuable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ten Separate Fires In Blackhealth Home SYDNEY
During last night some unknown person or persons broke into a house at Blackheath owned by Chris. O'Rourke, horse trainer,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Incendiarism Suspected Fires In Roman Catholic Churches SYDNEY
Fires have occurred in three Catholic churches in Sydney. One of these occurred yesterday at Concord…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train on Fire Sleeping Passengers Alarmed PERTH
Passengers in a sleeping carriage attached to the Perth-Wiluna train woke up yesterday morning to find the carriage on fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Churches on Fire Police Search for Culprit SYDNEY
Fires have occurred in three Roman Catholic churches in Sydney. One of these occurred yesterday at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britain's Guns Can Fire Twenty Miles
When Nelson's Victory was locked in a death struggle with her gallant French adversaries off Cape Trafalgar in 1805, and the Little Admiral was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on Railway Bridge Near Tycannah
A special train brought a rescue party from Moree on Tuesday night to fight a fire in the timbers of a railway bridge near Tycannah…
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Many sheep, thousands of acres of crops and grass, and miles of fencing were destroyed in a terrific bushfire yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Great Damage Sheep, Crops and Fencing Destroyed WAGGA
Many sheep, thousands of acres of crops and grass, and miles of fencing were destroyed in a terrific bush Ore yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boys and Air Rifles Fire at Sun Bathers SYDNEY
Boys with air rifles fired at people sitting in the sun on the beach at Double Bay yesterday afternoon. One woman received a slight, but…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woman Hit with Pellet Boys Fire at Sunbathers With Air Rifles SYDNEY
Boys with air rifles fired at people sitting in the sun on the beach at Double Bay yesterday afternoon. One woman received a slight but…
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