URALLA Fire in Queen-street Little Damage Done
A shed at the residence of Mrs. C. Tickie, of Queen-street, Uralla, caught fire about 10 o'clock last Monday night…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
351 stories in New England's papers · page 15 of 18
Berlin Fires R.A.F. ATTACK Extensive Raids
LONDON, Wednesday—Despite thick mist, and severe icy conditions, extensive operations were carried…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Country Fire Printing Works Destroyed SYDNEY
A fire on Saturday night destroyed the printing works of the Tumut and Adelong Times and the Adelong and Tumut Express…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Destroys Two Printing Works Loss Between £3000 and £4000 TUMUT
A fire on Saturday night destroyed the printing works of "Tumut and Adelong Times" and "Adelong and Tumut Express."…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire at Torrington
Travelling at a terrific pace in a severe gale a bush fire swept a wide expanse of country at Torrington on Sunday. At the Wallaroo…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Yesterday's News Engineer's Strike—Collarenebri Fire—Tourists to Melbourne Comforts Funds—Alien Internment
About 1000 eng[?] in waterfront shops will not resume work unless their claims for increased wages are recog[?] Important war construction…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires in State Forest Now Under Control After Strenuous Fighting
Bush fires which threatened to sweep through valuable stands of timber in the Gibraltar State Forest and which endangered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Destroys Lorries
On Sunday night, just before 10 o'clock an alarm was given that a shed, in which were two motor lorries, the property of Messrs. Yow…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Yesterday's News Roosevelt Elected : U.S.A. and Wool : Engineers' Strike : Cameron Joins Military : Bush Fires : More Taxation : Money Available
Franklin Roosevelt's re-election for a third term as President of the United States has been assured as a result of Tuesday's general election,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Officer Checks Water Stock
Sub-station Officer J. Hartnett is zoning Armidale for fire fighting purposes according to the wells and underground storage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Widespread British Attacks on Germany Considerable Damage Recorded Berlin Suburbs, Docks, Railways Oil Plants Destroyed :: Conveys Bombed :: Fires Started LONDON
British bombers, during extended operations over Germany last night, attacked works in a Berlin suburb and the Spandau railway junction, north-west of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Menaces Styx State Forest 20,000 Acres of Valuable Timber in Danger Extensive Outbreak Will be Hard to Check
Twenty thousand acres of valuable timber in the Styx River State forest are threatened by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Sheet of Fire Envelops Krupps After Fierce Bombing Four Hours' Raid Britishers Drop High Explosives LONDON
The British Air Ministry states that last night's attacks on Krupps in the Ruhr converted one of Germany's largest armament factories to one huge sheet of fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bushfires Some Checked by Rain BRISBANE
Storms in parts of the southeast of Queensland last night assisted fire fighters to control some of the bush fires which have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heat in Sydney Bush Fires Warning SYDNEY
Sydney was enveloped in an intense I heal wave to-day. Al noon the temperature reached 93.8 degrees, and was still soaring…
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On Friday last about 10 a.m. a fire broke out in the residence of Mr. Walter Cross, about two miles from town on the Coolatai road, and in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Heat Wave Noon Temperature 93.8deg. Country Bush Fire Warning SYDNEY
Sydney experienced an intense heat wave to-day. At noon the temperature was 93.8 degrees and the thermometer was still…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Was 30yds. From Bulli Pass Hotel SYDNEY
When a bush fire was within 30 yards of Panorama Hotel, at Bulli Pass, yesterday. Constable Walton rushed from Bulli and roused the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Danger at Styx Forest Reduced Heavy Rain Effective Check
Heavy rain during the week-end reduced the fire danger to the Styx River State forest. Mr. B. R. Lawman forestry officer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires Explosions Harbor and 'Drome R.A.F. Active London
The British Admiralty announces that the fleet air arm aircraft of H.M.S. Ark Royal carried out a bombing attack on the harbor…
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