"Had to Save Lives First" £200,000 Fire in N.Z.
AUCKLAND (N.Z.). Tuesday.—Replying to criticism which followed the destruction by fire to-day of the premises of John Burns Ltd., the Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1941
363 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 19
No Fires in Waratah Girls' School
The question of providing heating facilities in the girls' section of the Waratah school will be reviewed, "at a more favorable opportunity." the…
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NEW YORK, Aug. 22.—The Finnish freighter Aurora was destroyed by fire at her anchorage in the Hudson River, where she had lain for a fortnight…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Destroys Lumber Yard
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 24.—A fire, causing damage estimated at 1,000,000 dollars, destroyed a lumber yard housing defence material, and set fire to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Standard for States A.R.P. Fire-fighting Equipment
MELBOURNE, Monday.—A general need for additional fire-fighting equipment was emphasised at the conference to-day of State and Federal A.R.P…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Germans Claim to Have Leningrad Under Fire of Guns
LONDON, Monday (A. A. P. and Our Special Correspondent—Leningrad is claimed by the German Foreign Office to be now under artillery fire. The claim, however, lacks confirmation. After tenacious fighting, the Russians have evacuated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Controlled in Lithgow Mine
LITHGOW. Wednesday.—A fire broke out in the Vale of Clwydd colliery yesterday. All miners were withdrawn and the Western Mines Rescue…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fiji Fire-walking, Canberra Style
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LITHGOW, Wednesday.—The Western Mines Rescue Squad was called to a fire in the Vale of Clwydd colliery yesterday. As a safety measure underground…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Night Fight Against Fire in Bellbird Mine
The officials and deputies of Bellbird colliery put up a gallant and successful fight against fire two miles in from the pit top on Wednesday night. There were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£150,000 Sydney Fire
SYDNEY, Saturday.—The £150,000 fire which razed the five-acre woolcombing and scouring mills of Whildon Pty. Ltd.. Botany, last night, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Section to Be Sealed
The large section where the fire occurred in Bellbird colliery on Wednesday night is to be sealed off. The decision was made by the Chief Inspector of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →R.a.f. Lights Chain of Fires in Mid. East Axis Shipping Battered
LONDON, Sunday (British Official Wireless)—Smashing R.A.F. air blows on the night of Friday-Saturday lit a chain of fires stretching hundreds of miles, linking chief Axis bases in the Middle East…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Old Bulli Mine Idle To-day: Road on Fire
SYDNEY. Tuesday: Old Buill colliery, which had reopened after being closed for a month Because of a strike against the installation of a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Belief Stronger That Finland Will Soon Give "Cease Fire" Order
LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.)—Compelled by the Finnish people's hostility to the alliance with Germany, the Finnish military leader will no longer be Hitler's catspaw in the war on Russia, says the foreign editor of "The Daily Express."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ack-Ack And Searchlights Blaze As Bombs Drop Continuing his thrilling narrative begun in "The Newcastle Sun" yesterday, a rear-gunner of the R.A.F. in a big raid on Germany describes tense moments in the bomber while
In the first instalment, the rear-gunner described the flight and search for the target; the beginning of the actual…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire At Warehouse
A small fire broke out in the lift control box at Beberfalds Ltd., furniture warehouse of Keightley Street, Newcastle, at 8.25 a.m. to-day. The…
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LONDON, Wed. (A.A.P. and Our Special Representative)—A sudden clearing in a dense sea of cloud over the River Spree…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Winn's £1000 Stock Damaged by Water
Automatic sprinklers put out a fire at Winn's drapery store last night before the arrival of the firemen, but the flood of water released by the sprinklers caused…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Unable to Cope with Blitz State's Fire Fighters
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—"I agree with the Minister for Home Security (Mr. Abbott) that it is futile to train firemen for duty in an emergency and then allow them…
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