Sabotage Believed Cause of Fire on German Ships
LONDON, Thursday (A.A.P.).— Awakened by violent explosions, residents of Bergen (Western Norway) saw two German patrol vessels ablaze off the coast…
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Fires & bushfires, 1941
363 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 19
Fire at Diggers" Camp
A small fire broke out in the roof of the Diggers" Camp in Hall Street. Cook's Hill, this morning. Little damage was done and Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nazis Claim Leningrad Under Fire Russians Report Heavy Fighting LONDON, Sept. 5
To-day's Berlin communique claims that the encirclement of Leningrad is proceeding and that the city is already under the fire of German heavy artillery. "Estonia," it adds, "has been cleared of enemy troops."…
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Insulation material caught alight in the oven at the works of Bradford Insulation Pty. Ltd., Clyde-street, Hamilton, last night. Firemen from…
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LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.): Two deeds of outstanding gallantry in the face of heavy enemy fire have been rewarded with the Military Cross…
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Fire-fighting squads are to be formed this week among the staffs of Newcastle business houses as part of the National…
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NEW YORK, Sept. 8.—The "New York Times" hopes that President Roosevelt in his world broadcast will announce that the first shot will henceforth be…
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MANILA, Sept. 10.—A huge fire swept the Manila harbour area yesterday. The damage caused is estimated at 1,000,000 dollars. The flames surged through the…
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MUSWELLBROOK, Wednesday.—A million acres of grasslands on Brunette Downs were recently swept by grass fires the President (Cr. J. White) told…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →N.e.s. Fire-squad Meeting Still on
The Chief Warden (Mr. Aspery) to-day drew special attention to the fact that to-night's meeting to inaugurate fire-fighting classes for…
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Station Officer L. Fisher, of Sydney fire headquarters, addressed a large meeting at the A.L.P. Rooms, Farr's Markets last night. The meeting was the first at a series to be…
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LONDON. Thursday (A.A.P.).—The Premier (Prince Konoye) has displaced the fire-eating Admiral Suetsugu from the chairmanship of the Imperial Rule…
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LONDON, Sept. 14.—British firemen were warned by the Minister for Home Security (Mr. Herbert Morrison) that there might be heavy air raids this…
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Arthur Feltis, 13. of Mt. Hutton, received burns to the arms, and shock when a car caught fire in a garage in King-street. Newcastle, yesterday afternoon…
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The Chief Warden of Tarro Shire (Mr. W. R. Lindsay) reported to council to-day that the blackout test was very satisfactory with the…
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Cooks Hill and Merewether fire brigades were called to a fire which broke out in the bedroom of a house in Wrightson-avenue early this…
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LONDON, Sept. 17.—Aircraft of the Bomber Command last night attacked objectives at Karlsruhe and elsewhere in western Germany. Many fires were left…
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The Deputy Chief Fire Officer of New South Wales (Mr. W. H. Beare) inaugurated the women's fire auxiliary at Cook's Hill Fire Station last night. He is shown pointing out equipment to W.A.N.S. from whom the auxiliary has been formed. Inspector R. Currer looks on…
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Members of the W.A.N.S., who have joined the Newcastle Women's Fire Auxiliary listening to an address by the Deputy Chief of the N.S.W. Fire Brigade (Mr. W. H. Beane) at the Cook's Hill Fire Station last night. They will be trained to do fire-fighting emergency work…
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A Women's Fire Auxiliary was inaugurated by the Deputy Chief Fire Officer for New South Wales (Mr. W. H. Beare) at Cook's Hill Fire Station last…
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