Lightning Causes Fire
One of the sad features of the great disturbance was the destructive lightning which occurred on Friday night. In the early hours of…
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Fires & bushfires, 1944
298 stories in New England's papers · page 11 of 15
West Wall Under Artillery Fire
LONDON. Wed.—Swedish newspaper correspondents in Berlin say it is now admitted that the Allies have crossed the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Allies Drive Further Into Germany Eight-mile Penetration Aachen Under Shell Fire LONDON
American troops have crossed the German frontier at two new points—just south of the frontier town of Aachen, the fall of which is believed imminent, and at a point north-west from Prum,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigade's Chief Officer's Death
SYDNEY, Saturday.—Charles David Alexander Richardson, Chief Officer of the New South Wales Fire Brigades, died…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Live Bombs Removed From Blaze Big City Fire SYDNEY
Military and naval personnel removed thousands of live bombs and boxes of ammunition from the old De Luxe Theatre, Miller Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dangerous Job B[?] Carried From Burning Building Big Blaze at North Sydney Sydney
Military and naval personnel removed thousands of live bombs and boxes of ammunition from the old De Luxe…
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During the week extensive bush fires have been raging at Karoola and other runs on Sandy Creek. Several parties have been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Underground Fire Midget Volcanoes MELBOURNE
Rich farming and grazing land was being destroyed by an underground fire which had been burning for eight months in the Peaty Sub-strata of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Slaughter at Stolberg Siegfried Fortress Under Heavy Fire LONDON
Fierce house-to-house fighting in both the eastern and northern sections of Stolberg, Siegfried Line fortress town eight miles beyond Aachen, is reported by the British United Press correspondent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Foam Extinguisher Quells Monterey Blaze
A foam type fire extinguisher was used for the first time in [?] when a fire broke out in the kitchen of the Monterey Cafe…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Blaze at Balmain Firemen Reach Building in Bosuns' Chairs SYDNEY
When fire broke out in the premises of the National Box factory at Balmain yesterday the dense pall of smoke from smouldering sawdust…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Box Factory Fire Firemen’s Difficult Task SYDNEY
When a fire broke out in the premises of the National Box Factory, Balmain, yesterday, a dense pall of smoke from smouldering…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Danger of Dirty Chimneys Fire Captain's Warning
A chimney fire at the Railway Hotel, which he explains may nave resulted in the building catching fire, has prompted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Fire Belfield’s Hotel SYDNEY
When a fire broke out in the lounge rocm of Belford’s Hotel at the corner of King and George Streets, City, shortly before 3 a.m. to-day valuable…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The First Fire Brigade
The Great Fire of London in the seventeenth century was London's greatest disaster. Surprising will it be to readers who were not already…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Summer Weather Bush Fires at Canberra SYDNEY
Hot dry conditions prevailed over the greater part of N.S.W. yesterday. Three towns, Scone. Muswellbrook and Collarenebri, reported temperatures of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Permit Authorities
In his report to the Macintyre Shire Council the clerk stated— Mr. A. M. Abbott has left Delungra and I recommend that Mr. H. C…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big City Fire
SYDNEY, Saturday— Damage estimated at £30,000 was caused by a fire which broke out early this morning on the top…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£30,000 Fire at Narrandera
NARRANDERA, Saturday.— Wise Bros' flour mills were completely destroyed by fire yesterday, the damage being…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Salvage Sizzles Fire at Armioale Depot
Fifty-four bales of salvage ready for packing, were destroyed when the salvage shed at the back of the Council…
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