Shrapnel Shell Explodes In Fire Militiamen Escape Sydney
Thought to be a "dud," an 18 lb. shrapnel shell was thrown into a fire burning in the yard of a cafe at Liverpool last night. It…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
351 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 18
Smoke Bomb in Room Causes Serious Fire Scare Firemen Suffer From Fumes
Dense spirals of smoke issuing from one of the anterooms caused a serious fire scare at the Town Hall on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Moree Hospital
A fire which started in the roof of the boiler room of the Moree District Hospital on Friday threatened to destroy the whole block. The town…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Petrol Leakage Danger of Fire Prompt Police Action SYDNEY
Hundreds of gallons of petrol were lost in the harbor at Walsh Bay last night when a break occurred in a pipeline connecting a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Claim for Damages Allegedly Caused by Fire Property at Glen Innes
A claim for damages, allegedly caused by a bush fire, was heard by Mr. Justice Halse Rogers in the Civil…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Glen Elgin Fire £250 Damages Claimed Lengthy Hearing at Armidale Court Conflicting Estimates of Value of Grass Destroyed
A claim for damages, allegedly caused by a bush fire, was heard by Mr. Justice Halse Ropers in the Civil Court at Armidale yesterday. Edward Douglas Ogilvie, of Glen Innes, claimed £250 damages and £5/0/9 costs from Frank Travers Burridge, Alan Travels Burridge and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DAMAGES £5000 Fire at Rosebery SYDNEY
Damage estimated at £5000 was caused by a fire which gutted the whole of one section of the Bradford Dye Works at Rosebery last night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Civil Court Plaintiff Awarded £2/10/ Expenses For Putting Out Fire Judgment on Record For Defendant
The hearing was continued in the Civil Court on Monday night and yesterday morning of the action in which a claim…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rude Awakening Fire in Local Residence Electrical Engineer's Loss
Mr Keith Victory Uralla's Electrical Engineer, had a rude awakening yesterday morning early, when he found the lounge room…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →URALLA Fire in Lounge Furnishings Destroyed Early Morning Blaze
Furniture and furnishings and two wireless sets were destroyed by a lire which broke out in the lounge of Mr. and Mrs. K. J…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Government Under Fire Small War Cabinet Idea Appeals London
The English Press emphasises great week-end activity in political circles, as a prelude to Tuesday's debate, not only on Norway, but on the general conduct of the war. The "Telegraph's" political correspondent says that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Western Front Impending Blaze Holland's Action Balkan Rumours LONDON
Speaking in the House of Commons to-day the Minister for War, Mr. Oliver Stanley, said the Western…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chamber of Commerce Discusses Formation of Fire Brigade
Report on Camp Undertaking Uralla and District Chamber of Commerce last night discussed the possibility of forming a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →C. of C. will Dine Talk of Fire Brigade
The monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, held Tuesday, decided to celebrate its next meeting day with a dinner…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Father and Son Night at Scout Camp Dinner Around Camp Fire Concert Programme Presented
Fathers and friends of New England scouts were entertained last night by the scouts encamped at Armidale…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Light Fails During Demonstration Brigade Called to Check Small Fire SYDNEY
It There was considerable excitement among 400 people who had assembled to see a home missions demonstration at the Assembly Hall,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Guest House Fire Occupants Escape KATOOMBA
A fire, fanned by a gale, destroyed the post office and guest house at Mount Irvine, some miles from Katoomba…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Razes Guesthouse, Post Office Visitors Flee in Pyjamas KATOOMBA
A fire fanned by a gale destroyed the post office and guest house at Mount Irvine, some miles from Katoomba…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Low Flyers Meet a Wall of Fire
In a British aims factory work goes forward on 40 m.m. antiaircraft guns used by Britain as a defensive measure against low flying attack from the air…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£50,000 Damage In Biscuit Factory Fire SYDNEY
An outbreak of fire occurred in the five-storey building of Hardman Bros. Ptd. Ltd., biscuit manufacturers, in…
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