Fire at Hanna's
Hanna's business staff had a hectic few minutes yesterday, when a fire broke out among packing cases stored in the backyard…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
351 stories in New England's papers · page 10 of 18
Baby Elephant Joins Private Fire Brigade
Raphael, a baby elephant, has been put on the strength of a private fire brigade formed by Sir John E[?] [?]man, 30-year-old…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Incendiarist Starts Mail Box Fire 25 Letters Damaged SYDNEY
A fire was started by an incendiarlist in a mail container at the corner of Market and George streets, Sydney, last night, and 25 letter were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Italian Losses Fire on Troopship War Casualties LONDON
An official communique issued in Rome says that a fire broke out on the troophip Paganini off Albania causing the ship to sink…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Great Air Raids Much Damage Done Wide German Area Fires and Explosions LONDON
Seven German planes were shot down in the Straits of Dover this evening, while one R.A.F. fighter…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires and Explosions British Bombers Pound Enemy Territory Twenty-two 'Dromes Attacked LONDON
Britain's tremendous pounding of German industrial areas, stragetic seaports and aerodromes continues with violent effect. During the last two nights R.A.F. bombers have attacked…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cot on Fire Baby Rescued by Soldiers SYDNEY
Seven A.I.F. artillerymen rushed from In[?] Camp yesterday to [?] six months old baby from a burning cot…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shattering Raids on Hamburg Oil Fires Visible 40 Miles Away Blenheim Bombers Fire Tanks at Rotterdam LONDON
Hammered and torn in scores of raids since the war began in earnest, Hamburg was hit so hard by Royal Air Force bombers last night that fires set raging…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Buildings Continue on Enemy Territory Damage in Several Areas Comprehensive Communique Information Aerodromes and Factories Attacked Explosions and Fires Numerous LONDON
The R.A.F. poundings of German industrial areas and aerodromes continued last night with further success. Many familiar names are mentioned in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Suspicious N.Z, Fires Impeding War Effort
A series of disastrous fires, involving the destruction of important factories which were contributing to New Zealand's war effort,…
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Raphael, a baby elephant, has been put on the strength of a private fire brigade formed by Sir John Ellerman, 30-year-old millionaire, to protect his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Yamba Well-known Boarding House Destroyed
"Glenella" boarding house. Yamba. owned by Mrs. M. A. Eggins, was completely destroyed by fire, which occurred at about 1.30 on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yamba Fire
"Glenella" boarding-house Yamba owned by Mrs M A Eggins, was completely destroyed by fire. which occurred at about 1 30 on Thursday…
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A ferry and a Naval launch raced to the rescue when a 40ft. launch, worth about £800, caught lire in Athol Bight yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →City Fire Cork Factory Destroyed Fifty Firemen Fight Blaze. Sydney
A cork factory at the Australian Glass Manufacturers' Coy. Pty. Ltd., at Waterloo, was destroyed by fire early this morning…
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CAMDEN. New Jersey. Tuesday. Five persons were killed and 200 injured in a lire and explosion in a paint works. The fire which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Five Persons Dead, 200 INJURED oOo Explosion and Fire in New Jersey CAMDEN (New Jersey)
Five persons were killed and 200 injured in a fire and explosion in a paint works. The fire destroyed 53 residences and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Yesterday's News Sydney Fire—National Government—Miners Benefits—Labor Panels—Wine Storage—Britons Arrested—A.I.F. March—Ext[?]nsten of Parliament
A fire which broke out early on Tuesday morning gutted the premises of the cork factory of the Australian Glass Manufacturing Co. Pty. Ltd.,…
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For the first time in his life, Doctor Britling knew the emptiness in the pit of the stomach and the weak trembling in the legs which are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Burning Log Rolls From Fireplace Believe Cause of Guyra Fire Cottage Destroyed
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. J. Campbell and their two daughters lost all their possessions as the result of a fire which destroyed their…
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