Sydney Blaze Extensive Damage to Wool Premises
Plant and stock Insured for £148,000 were destroyed on Friday morning when a fire swept the wool-combing section of the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1945
189 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 10
Guyra Shire Council Site for Fire Brigade Well
Matters of business before the Guyra Shire Council at its meeting last week included the selection of a site for a well towards the south end of Bradley-street, for fire-fighting purposes. In his report, Mr. J. Richardson…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alley Cat Causes Fire
A black alley cat caused a 500,000 dollar fire in a Newark (New Jersey) processing plant last week. Sparks from static…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires—Police Thanks
It is recognised that during recent times sundry civilians in the Inverell and surrounding districts have rendered valuable assistance in combating…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Precautions New Regulations Gazetted
Regulations recently gazetted require all farmers to fit spark arrestors to the exhausts of motor tractors, power driven harvesters or…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fire Precautions New Regulations Gazetted
Regulations recently gazetted require all farmers to fit spark [?]tors to the exhausts of motor, [?]tors; power driven harvesters…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Set Family on Fire
Worried over the posible drafting of her husband, 28 years old Mrs Elsie Krakow, of Iowa, USA, poured petrol over herself…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Giant Troop Carrier Doubled Fire and Fighting Power
History has been made over Germany by Britain's new troop-carrying aircraft, _the Commando-46, which dropped First Airborne Army…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Reds Can See Fires in Berlin
LONDON, Thursday.—Red Army troops, surging forward towards Berlin on the central sector of the Eastern front, are attacking under a "permanent" air umbrella, with fresh troops coming…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Giant Troop Carrier Doubled Fire and Fighting Power
History has been made over Germany by Britain's new troop-carrying aircraft, the Commando-46, which dropped First Airborne Army…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Berlin Under Fire Grim Fighting Ahead German Admissions Huge Russian Offensive London
While the Paris radio was announcing that Berlin has been brought under Russian artillery fire, the German…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Furious Berlin Battle Germans Admit Scene of Fighting Nearer City Paris Reports Capital Under Fire Of Russian Artillery LONDON
While Paris radio was announcing that Berlin has been brought under Russian artillery fire, the German newsagency last night was admitting that the Russians have advanced some distance beyond Wriezen towards Strausberg, which is [?] 10 miles from the outskirts of Berlin and 24 from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Monty Opens Attack on Hamburg City Under Fire From British Guns Himmler Orders Defenders to Give Last Drop of Blood for Fuehrer London
The battle for Hamburg opened last night when veteran tank crews from the British Seventh Armoured Division entered Buccholz, from which the British are shelling Hamburg—Hamburg's largest suburb. Other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bremen Battle Fires Blazing Holland’s Floods Spread London
British troops are inside Bremen from Which huge columns of black smoke were floating high over the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Glen Innes Early Days Houses in Fire
The Quietude of last Sunday evening was somewhat disturbed at about 7.30 by the sonorous pealing of the fire bell, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →“Bush Fires” Government Regulations
Regulations recently gazetted require all farmers to fit spark arrestors to the exhausts of motor tractors, power driven harvesters or portable engines…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Theatre Catches Fire Crowd Rush to Safety MELBOURNE
Three hundred people rushed from the theatre at Balwyn last night when a fire broke out during the screening of the main feature. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Cease Fire Official Announcement CANBERRA
If cessation of hostilities in Europe is announced to-night, tomorrow will be a public holiday and a day of thanksgiving it was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"End Only Matter of Hours" Battle for Europe in Final Stages Cease Fire Order Awaited With Expectancy LONDON
Germany s unconditional surrender is now considered definitely imminent, and the London "Daily Mail's" forecast, that the end may well come to-day, is strongly supported by a Reuter's correspondent's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cease Fire Order in Europe Germany's Unconditional Surrender Accepted Churhchill Tells of Victory In Memorable World Broadcast LONDON
The British Prime Minister (Mr. Churchill) announced that hostilities would officially cease at one minute after midnight to-night, but in order to save lives the cease fire was sounded yesterday morning at 2.41 at Genera] Eisenhower's headquarters…
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