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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1941

184 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 10

The Fire of London

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 2

It is a popular legend that the Fire of London started at Pudding Lane and burnt through to Pye Corner. and that as a contemporary preacher…

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Dry in Queensland Rain Needed Bushfires Reported

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 September 1941 · page 8

Although most of Queensland's sheep country has abundant grass, pastures have become very dry, and with many…

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Car on Fire Early Morning Discovery

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 4

Parked safely in a garage an Wednesday night Mr. H. J. Campbell's car suddenly burst into flames and although the astbreak…

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U.S. SAILORS Fire on Pressmen Approaching Soviet Planes SEATTLE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 3

Two camouflaged Russian flying boats arrived non-stop from Alaska with 48 Russian airmen on board. A motor boat containing a reporter…

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Fire Alarm

The Inverell Times · Monday 8 September 1941 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon the local Fire Brigade was summoned to an outbreak which occurred in a tree standing on the banks of the river near the…

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Unrest in France Shootings and Fires LONDON

The Inverell Times · Monday 8 September 1941 · page 1

Forest is still evident in France the Swiss radio reports. A Paris garage, requisitioned by German naval authorities, was set on fire…

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Fierce Bush Fire Properties Suffer; 1,000 Sheep Destroyed

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 9 September 1941 · page 4

Many thousands of acres of grass and scrub country and miles of fencing have been destroyed in a fierce bush fire…

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Fierce Bush Fires Thousand Sheep Destroyed

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 3

Many thousands of acres of grass and scrub country and miles of fencing have been destroyed in a fierce bush fire which is raging in the Dalby…

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Nazi Marshal's Order of the Day: "Leningrad Must Fall in Next Few Days, Regardless of Cost" German Ground Troops Driven Into Russian Death-dealing Fire London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 1

Spurred on by Marshal von Leeb's order of the day, declaring that Leningrad must be captured in the next few days, regardless of cost, German ground troops are being relentlessly driven into death-dealing fire from Russian fortresses. Marshal Voroshilov's barrage is still preventing the invaders making any…

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U.S.A. Navy Will Fire on Axis Raiders Grave Warning by Roosevelt Hitler's Enemies Will Be Supplied German Conspiracies Uncovered Secret Landing Grounds in Columbia New York

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 September 1941 · page 1

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ISSUED A GRAVE WARNING TO THE AXIS LEADERS IN HIS WORLD BROADCAST TO-DAY. "I want this warning to be clear! Any…

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S.A. Bombers Cause Fires CAIRO

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 16 September 1941 · page 1

A strong force of South African bombers caused considerable fires among enemy motor transports and armored vehicles in the frontier area,…

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3,000,000 Men Locked in Death Grapple Before Leningrad Reds' 52-Ton Anchored Tanks Pour Out Murderous Fire London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 September 1941 · page 1

GENERAL VON LEEB HAS LAUNCHED A NEW DRIVE AGAINST LENINGRAD, WHERE THE RUSSIAN COUNTER-ATTACKS ARE GROWING IN FREQUENCY AND FIERCENESS. Heavy fighting is raging between Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega…

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Prisoners Riot Guard Withheld Fire LONDON

The Inverell Times · Monday 22 September 1941 · page 1

A riot broke out in the Peel in [?] camp on the Isle of Man last night, when 600 Fascists demanded the return to camp of…

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Bucket Brigade Helps Fight Fire Paling Fence Damaged

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 22 September 1941 · page 4

Guyra Fire Brigade received its first call for six months when burning grass ignited a woodheap and paling fence at Mr. W. D. Caddy's residence…

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Gas Producers Cause Bush Fires

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 September 1941 · page 1

T[?] have been car breaks of bush [?] in many parts of the state as a result at red h[?] clinker being cleaned out of producer gas units. Already…

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£700 Damage In Storeroom Blaze

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 September 1941 · page 4

Coincidence saved the shop of T. Lambert and Co. Pty. Ltd. from destruction by fire early on Tuesday morning…

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Fire Alarm

Guyra Argus · Thursday 25 September 1941 · page 2

Just after midday on Saturday Mr. W. D. Caddy was returning to work from his residence aud on looking around noticed a fire near his fence…

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Sensational Fire

The Uralla Times · Thursday 25 September 1941 · page 4

With two men trapped in the laboratory at North Shore Gas Co's plant at Pearl Bay and flames almost' licking two huge gasometers, Sydney…

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N. ITALY R.A.F. ATTACK Fires at Genoa LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 30 September 1941 · page 1

Some of Britain's largest bombers, including Stirling and Wellingtons, participated in an attack on…

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Bush Fires Petrol Needs

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 1 October 1941 · page 7

P R F C [?] of the Brisbane [?] ROMA Friday [?] Liquid Fuel Control Board [?]…

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