Short Circuit Starts Hotel Fire
SYDNEY, Monday.—It is now estimated that the damage caused by the outbreak of fire early on Sunday morning at the Hotel Carlton will…
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Fires & bushfires, 1942
228 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 12
Yesterday's News Big Fire--Soldier's Find--Rubber Drive--Soldiers' Pay--Farm Labor
Daring rescues were effected by Sydney firemen when a blaze broke out at the Hotel Carlton, in Castlereagh Street, City, early on Sunday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Small Fire at Armidale Railway Station
Shortly after 10.30 a.m. to-day the Armidale Fire Brigade-received a call to the Armidale railway station and found that the station fire squad…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Glen Innes in the Early Days Fire at an Hotel
On Tuesday night a five occurred a Mrs. Laird's hotel at Dalmortoa Party on Wednesday morning a boarder on the premises feeling the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britain's Cruiser, H.M.S. Edinburgh, Can Withstand 8in. Shell Fire
In the vast war effort against the Axis, heavier work falls on the cruisers of the British Fleet than any other type of the Royal Navy, except destroyers. The 10,000 ton cruiser H.M.S. Edinburgh is here Seen carrying out her arduous duties. Well armed with twelve 6in. guns and four 3-pounder guns, and carrying six 21-inch torpedo tubes (tripled), she is equipped with four…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hatching Chicks Under Shell Fire on British Farm
Chicks are hatching, ewes lambing and cows calving on a farm on the Dover cliffs which is regularly shelled by Hitler's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Animals Die in Circus Blaze
It is estimated that 30 to 100 animals were burnt to death or shot during a mysterious 15-minule fire which broke out suddenly in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Women Soldiers Under Fire
Australia's women soldiers have been under fire on the heme front for the first time (writes the "Telegraph" war correspondent)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£120,000 Fire Brewers' Loss at Mittagong MITTACONG
Damage estimated at £120,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed the mailings owned by Tooth and Co., b ewers, at Mittagong. late last night…
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Inspector J. W. Barnaby, of Fire Brigade Headquarters, has been carrying out inspections of the local fire brigade, which have been most…
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It is estimated that 100 animals were burned to death or were shot during a mysterious fire which broke out suddenly in the menagerie tent…
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At about 5 p.m. on Friday the call of the fire station siren alarmed the town, but whether on account cf an air-raid or of a fire was not clear…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires. Equipment for District Brigades
The question of establishing bush fire fighting brigades in [?] district centres was [?] at this week's meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Hillgrove Causes £1000 Damage
Damage estimated at £1000 was caused when a fire broke out in a shed on the property of Mr. A. O. Scheef at Long Point,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£5,000 Fire Damage Outbreak at Slimmer Hill SYDNEY
It is estimated that £5,000 damage was caused toy a fire in a two-storey factory in Summer Hill last night. The factory was mainly used for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →TIMOR R.A.A.F. Attack Fires Started
Fatrol skirmishes between small enemy forces and our out-guards beyond the barrier line of the Owen Stanley Range continued…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nuns Rescue Men From Fire in Sydney
SYDNEY, Monday—Nuns and N.E.S. wardens saved more than a hundred old men from being trapped when a fire broke out…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nuns Rescue Fire in Old Men's Home SYDNEY
Nuns and N E S wardens saved more than 100 old men from being trapped when a fire broke out in a home for aged and [?] at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Brigade to Be Organised by Dumaresq Shire
A public meeting is to be called on a date to be fixed fo the formation of a bush fire fighting brigade, sponsored by Dumaresq Shire Council, and supplied with certain equipment by the State Government, including an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →R.A.F. ATTACK Damage to Osnabruck [?]ny Fires S[?]d LONDON
An attack en the important Industrial and railway centre of Osnabruck last night was over within an hour and a half during…
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