Bush Fires Curbed in Victoria Melbourne
Thunderstorms in some places and rain in others have curbed the great bush fires which swept through the Ovens and Mitta Valleys in the past…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
650 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 33
Firemen Save £10,000 STACK Blaze in Timber Yards SYDNEY
Firemen took risks yesterday to save about £10,000 worth of timber when fire swept through part of timber yards owned by A. and E. Ellis Pty. Ltd.,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Home Menaced by Fire Flames Only 30 Yards Away
A bush fire broke out on L. Owen's Property, off the Toronto Bouleyarde Toronto, off Saturday morning. Fencing was damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wine Cellars Destroyed £30,000 Fire Damage at Inverell INVERELL
A fire which destroyed wine cellars at Bukkril[?] Vineyards yesterday afternoon, caused damage estimated at £30,000. More than 50,000 gallons of wine were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Grass Fire At Stockton
Stockton Fire Brigade was called to a grass fire in Pembroke-street about 11.30 this morning. Only a small area was alight and there was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pole-top Fires Rain Brings Many This Morning High Tension Wires Fall at Waratah
An extensive series of pope-top fires broke out in Newcastle early this morning, shortly after light rain had begun to fall…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Motorists' Escape Car Overturned Twice and Caught Fire
Two Sydney residents narrowly escaped serious injury when a motor-car rolled over twice, and caught alight, on the Pacific Highway, near Belmont, late yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Ice, Bushfires and Drought
In this fire in a Minneapolis (Minnesota) apartment house, the low temperature froze the hoses and made ice on the ladders, hampering rescue efforts. Eighteen persons were killed and 20 injured. Bushbres turn night into day. The scene at night as the flames raced to Sandy Creek, near Tallangatta (Vic.). Beaters checked the flames when they were half a mile from outlying houses…
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Newcastle Brigade was called to a Brass fire in Wrightson Parade to-day. The outbreak was quickly extinguished. Adamstown Brigade extinguished a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Explosion and Fire in Garage Melbourne
Partly wrecked by a terrific explosion, which was heard over most of Ballarat about midnight lost night, the premises of George Gates Motors Ply. Ltd. in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire on British Liner London, February 21
A fire broke out in the library of the liner Queen Elizabeth but it was brought under control after two hours. Little damage was caused. The fire is believed…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Six-hour Fight Against Tarcutta Fire Wagga
Dozens of residents from nearby districts raced to Wagga this afternoon to help fight a fierce fire near Tarcutta. Late this afternoon the fire was…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fire in Chitter Dump at Lithgow Lithgow
A fire which broke out in a chitter dump at the State mine was extinguished by employees and a squad from the Western Mines Rescue Station. It was the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Stop Press Blaze Red Communique
London, Thursday.—A Russian communique says: "There was nothing of importance yesterday. The Red Army captured 176…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Platform Damaged Fire at Boolaroo Racecourse
The wooden railway platform at the Boolaroo racecourse was damaged by fire early last night. No hydrant was close, and members of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Probe Into Factory Fire and Explosion Melbourne
Explosive experts from the C.I.B. have been sent to Ballarat to investigate a fire which followed an explosion last night. Damage to the works of George…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Fires Rage in Two States Heavy Loss in Yass District Many Homes Threatened Sydney
Fierce bush fires are raging in New South Wales and Victoria. The flames swept across five properties, destroyed a homestead and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Elderly Couple Burned to Death Victorian Bushfire Fatality Wind Fans Flames MELBOURNE
The first fatalities of this year's bushfires have occurred in Eastern Gippsland where yesterday afternoon flames, starting in grass…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wagga Bush Fires Under Control SYDNEY
Bushfires which in the last 48 hours have been responsible for extensive loss of property and stock in the Tarcutta district are now thought to be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Small Grass Fires
Cook's Hill Brigade extinguished a small grass fire in Macquarie Street. Junction, to-day. Waratah Brigade was called to a small outbreak in…
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