Old Fire Breaks Out at Neath
An old lire, which, for a number of years, has been smouldering in chitter at Neath Colliery, developed to a more serious state this week when it…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1940
650 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 33
Old-style Fires in New Flats
An old-style wood drawing room fire in each apartment will be a feature of new flats being erected by W. Stronach (Hamilton) in Railway-street, Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Combating Mine Fires British Expert's Suggestion
"Some Causes the Prevention of, and Means of Combating Likely Fires in Mines," was the subject of a paper by Mr. C. W. Brown to the North…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Maginot Line Under Fire Is It Feint Or A Mass Attack? LONDON
The Germans have launched a mass attack between Forbach and the Vosges mountains. It began with a terrific…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dutch Troops Ordered to Cease Fire "Prevent Total Destruction" Proclamation Issued by Commander Action Was Endorsed by Queen Wilhemina London
"The Commander-in-Chief of the Dutch Army has issued a proclamation to the Dutch troops saying that fighting is to cease." This statement was made by the Dutch Legation in London to-day. "Fighting in Zeeland continues," the statement went on. "The enemy troops…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Youths Committed for Trial Inquiry Into Boat Shed Fire
Two youths—John Edward White (18) and William Harragon (17)—were committed for trial by the Newcastle District Coroner (Mr. A. G. Chiplin)…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Switchboard on Fire Offices Quickly Vacated SYDNEY
A switchboard on the ground floor of the Assembly Hall building in Margaret-street caught fire to-night. Several hundred people, attending a service of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Coal Stack on Fire Sydney
A fire in a large stack on coal at the Australian Woollen Mills in Sydenham-road Marrickville, defied for several hours the efforts of firemen to put it…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →House on Fire Twice in Month Sydney
A weatherboard cottage in Cambridge-street, Lidcombe, was partly destroyed by fire to-night. The rear portion of the house was badly damaged. The wall…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Policeman Fires Two Shots
Two shots were fired by a policeman at Carrignton about midnight last night when a man whom police wanted to interview, ran away. He did not stop…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →£50,000 FIRE Sydney Biscuit Factory SYDNEY
Damage estimated at £50,000 was caused by a fire which broke out shortly before midnight at Hardman's biscuit factory, Newtown. There floors were guttered, the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Nazi Liquid Fire Horror How Tanks Are Assisted Petrol Supply by Pipe Lines London
Flame-throwing tanks operated by men swathed in asbestos are reported to be setting fire to whole streets as they rumble through Flanders towns and villages (says a despatch from Paris)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mines Dept. Launch on Fire
The aft cabin of the Mines Department's motor launch, Psyche, was burned out this morning when a fire broke out on the launch…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Army Supplies Destroyed Biscuit Factory Fire SYDNEY
A fire in Hardman Bros.' biscuit factory, Newtown, early this morning gutted most of the structure and caused damage estimated at £50,000…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Under "Hellish Fire" How British Left Boulogne LONDON, May 28
The daylong evacuation of British troops from Boulogne under "hellish fire" was described by a Naval eye-witness to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Air Raids on Germany R.A.F. Blasts Arms, Trains, 'Dromes Direct Hits Cause Fierce Fires London
Devastating raids over a vast area of Northwestern Germany were carried out by heavy bombers of the R.A.F. throughout last night. Terrific explosions followed attacks on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dunkirk Rearguard in Peril Vast German Force Held in Check Tired Allied Troops' Long Ordeal Of Fire LONDON
As the strength of the defenders of Dunkirk diminishes because of the withdrawal of many rearguard troops, the peril of those remaining increases but the "Fortified Camp" is still holding up a great…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bones in Fire May Be Human Melbourne
Detectives have been sent to Glenisla, a farming settlement 45 miles north of Hamilton, to investigate a report that charred human bones have been found…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Reynaud Fires False Prophets Stand No Nonsense From II Duce LONDON
An important effect of the French Cabinet reshuffle will be a hardening of the French war policy. Already M. Reynaud has revealed this by dismissing military men and politicians who were wrong…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trapped in Fire Four Women Injured Sydney
Trapped by fire in their rooms at a residential at King's-road, at a residential at King's Cross- road, King's Cross, early to-day,…
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