Fire Above 5000 Gallons of Petrol
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—With 5000 gallons of petrol stored in the basement, firemen to-day fought a fire which destroyed the top floor of a two-storied building in…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
650 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 31 of 33
Devastation in Rumania Fire Adds to Earthquake Havoc
LONDON, Nov. 12. A.A.P.—Fire is adding to the havoc caused by Rumania's two earthquakes, the second of which again threw the population into panic…
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About 30 people in night attire last night assisted firemen to save furniture from a burning building in Smith-street, Kempsey…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—"In the last two years, the forest fire protection organisation precedented tests. The summer of 1910 threatens greater dangers," said the…
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But for the timely arrival home of two sons, a fire last night in a back bedroom of the home of Mr. Hilton Maddox, of Devon-street, Wallsend, might have…
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A fire broke out aboard the battleship, South Dakota, under construction at Camden (New Jersey) but was…
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Balanced on charred beams in the gutted emporium of H. T. Seymour Pty. Ltd., at Marrickville, a large safe was opened by a locksmith and £400…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Capture of Korca Reported Italians Retreat Under Withering Fire
LONDON, Nov. 19. A.A.P.—The Greeks have taken Korea, the main Italian base in Albania, according to reports received from Belgrade (Yugoslavia). Italian war material and stores have been captured, but no…
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The damage from the oil fire at the Commonwealth Steel Company's works early this morning was not serious and although the high…
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An oil fire at the works of the commonwealth Steel Company, Waratah, early this morning seemed to threaten the high…
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Sir,—After five years of agitation, the reply of the Fire and Accident Underwriters' Association of New South Wales to the Greater City Council on…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Fire broke out on a 10,000-ton overseas liner in Sydney Harbour late to-night. Flames spread from a bulkhead in No…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Defied Raider, Fire, and Gale British Tanker in Port
LONDON, Nov. 22. A.A.P.—The British tanker San Demetrio (8073 tons) is new in port, discharging gasolene through her own pipes, with her own pumps, after…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →London Under Fire Bravely Confident LONDON, September 22
WHEN London learned that the thunderous pandemonium which had kept everybody awake on the previous night was a successful intensification of the anti-aircraft barrage, a light of cheerful confidence lit weary eyes from the Bank to Shepherd's Bush and beyond…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Navy Sights Italian Battleships Opened Fire at Long Range
LONDON, Nov. 27. A.A.P.—The British Admiralty announces that British naval forces made contact shortly before noon to-day with…
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Stately forests, improved properties, valuable livestock, carefully cultivated orchards and reserves of fodder are…
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LONON, Dec. 2. A.A.P.—Southampton, which suffered its worst raid of the war on Saturday night. was again the main objective of…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Apex Shoe Company's factory in Ross-street, Forest Lodge, was gutted by fire about midnight tonight. The contents, valued at…
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A bus owned by Reginald Batterham caught fire where it was garaged in Vincent-street, last night, and was extensively damaged. Cessnock Fire Brigade…
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Damage estimated at £2000 was done to the 2CK broadcasting studio in Vincent-street, Cessnock, by fire yesterday morning. The expensive equipment and…
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