Producer-gas Units Seen As Fire Hazard
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Attention was directed by the Victorian Bushfire Brigades Association to-day to the increased fire hazard that would arise from…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
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Big Fire at Bonalbo Three Business Places Destroyed
LISMORE, Thursday.—Fire which destroyed three business premises at Bonalbo this afternoon caused about £20,000 worth of damage, The blaze began about…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Tornado of Fire As Troops Embarked How Boulogne Was Evacuated
LONDON, July 16.—The evacuation of British troops from Boulogne has been described by a naval eyewitness, who had been sent to the port on an independent mission. Where so much happened in less than 24 hours and event…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →No Shell Fire Across the Channel London
It is officially stated in London that there is no truth whatever in the statement made by the Rome radio that the British…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Crossed Nepean "Under Fire" First Troops Reach Katoomba
KATOOMBA, Friday.—Tactics based on lessons of the present war were adopted by 1000 men of the 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion in crossing the Nepean…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Destroys Maitland Home
Nine occupants of a seven-roomed house in Melbourne-street, West Maitland. escaped in their night attire when they awoke to find their home…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boy Burned Lighting Fire
Reginald Burwell, 11, of Warner's Bay, suffered severe burns to the face and neck when an accident occurred as he was lighting a kerosene fire at Warner's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fought Fire In Fancy Dress UNGARIE
Dancers at a fancy dress ball joined a bucket brigade to fight a fire which gutted the Hotel Ungarie—the only…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bombs Are Showered on German Bases Fires Mark Path Of Ruin R.A.F. Strikes at Oil Plants and Dromes Enemy's A. R. P. Cannot Meet Challenge London
Shattering blows were struck by the Royal Air Force last night at German docks, military airports, oil plants, power houses, and the rail and river traffic arteries. Bomb flashes lit up clouds over five miles of the French coast when, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Coal Mine in New Zealand Auckland
A fire occurred at the Taupirl Coal Company's Rotowaro Colliery. Immediate steps were taken to seal the bruning area…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Commissioners' Inspection Tour of Newcastle District
The New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners will commence its annual inspection tour of Newcastle and Coalfield brigades on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Troops Fight Fire Near Toulon
TOULON, August 25.—French troops have been called out to fight a fire which has already swept over 11,000 acres of Riviera forest lane, and treatens to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nazis Resume Mass Air Raids London Bombed; Buildings Blaze Fiercely LONDON, August 25
London suffered its heaviest air raid last night, when extensive damage was caused to commercial property. High explosive and incendiary bombs started many fires, one of which raged furiously for half an hour…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Board to Present Service Medals
Long-service medals will be presented to men of Newcastle and suburban fire brigades when the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners visits the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Planes Dropped Bombs on Berlin Great Anti-Aircraft Fire Raids Were Reported Early To-day Swift Retaliation Taken for London Attacks London
Air-raids, lasting in all 80 minutes, occurred over Berlin shortly after midnight to-day. At least 10 heavy explosions were heard in north-western Berlin in the first 10 minutes of the alarm, and reverberations were felt in the centre of the city…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Playing with Fire in the Balkans
The Balkan situation is of special interest because it suggests that Germany's control of Balkan politics 15 not as complete as we have been led…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Board "Always Courteous"
"The board has always been courteous. We are old-fashioned and good-mannered Good manners are like soap—cheap and valuable."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Abermain Wants New Fire Sta[?]
When the President of the Board of Fire Commissioners (Mr. T. J. Smith) visits the Coalfields to-morrow he will be asked to have a new fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Stations Inspected To-day
The Board of Fire Commissioners to-day inspected brigades in the Newcastle district. Fire stations in the coalfields area will be visited…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fewer Bush Fires This Year?
BUSH FIRES this year are likely to be considerably less serious than they were last year or the year before. Inspector Bartles said this yesterday. He…
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