Fire Breaks at New Lambton Suggested
"How can the Greater Newcastle Council take action against private land owners when it is neglecting streets and footpaths under its…
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Fires & bushfires, 1941
363 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 19
Fire Bombs on Plymouth London Has Quiet Night
LONDON, Jan. 14. A.A.P.—For three hours last night German raiders showered fire bombs and explosives on Plymouth. The Air Ministry says that the attack…
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Five Free French sailors at Portsmouth. England, were the other day specially commended for their courage in putting out incendiary bombs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Destroys Rosemount Hotel
GRAFTON, Friday.—The Rosemount hotel, store, and post-office, on the Grafton-Glen Innes road, which were conducted by Mr. E. V. Curry. were…
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A fire broke out in the sitting-room of the Duke of Kent Hotel In Hunter Street, this afternoon. The room was empty when the blaze…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rain of Bombs on Bristol Watchers Helped to Check Fires
LONDON, Jan. 17. A.A.P.—Enemy raiders over Britain last night concentrated their main attack on Bristol, where they…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →R.A.F. Attacks on Wilhelmshaven Bombs and Fires Take Terrific Toll
LONDON, Jan. 17. A.A.P.—British bombers last night carried out another concentrated attack on the German naval base at Wilhelmshaven…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New Compulsory Scheme Fighting Fire Bombs in England
LONDON, Jan. 19. The Minister for Home Security (Mr. Herbert Morrison), announcing the Government's new compulsory scheme for fighting fire bombs,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Calls To Fire Brigade
Headquarters and Newcastle East fire brigades received two calls to fires in the open to-day. The first was a small crass fire on a vacant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hut Destroyed by Fire at Greta Camp
A hut used for a sergeants' mess at Greta Military Camp was destroyed by fire at about 1 o'clock this morning. The whole of the contents were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Fires Stain The Sky As Tobruk Falls LONDON
Cabling from near Tobruk at the end of the first day's fighting, John Hetherington said:— The vivid orange light of great fives around, which stains the sky to-night, is signalling news of the A.I.F's. second triumph in the Libyan campaign to Australian and British troops scattered over an area of many miles…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blow-lamp Causes Blaze London, Dec. 20
A plumber working with a blowlamp in the bathroom of a Birminging house the other day caused a fire which resulted in more than £4000…
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GRAFTON, Monday.—About 30 people formed a bucket brigade when a fire gutted at Nana Glen store about 4.30 p.m. to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Precautions at Melbourne Docks
MELBOURNE, Monday.—Plans to protect wharves and docks from fire have been almost completed by the Melbourne Harbour Trust. They resemble the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nazi Trick That Missed Fire London
It is believed that a German trick designed to ascertain the whereabouts of the liner Empress of Australia (21,833 tons)…
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LONDON, Jan. 29. A.A.P.—Reports of further rioting in Italy are reaching London from numerous sources…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Minister for National Emergency Services (Mr. Bruxner) said to-day that a minimum of 10,000 special wardens were required to…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The workroom and garage of the funeral parlours of George Andrews Pty. Ltd., in Liverpool-road. Ashfield, were burnt out by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire After Crash Two Pilots Burned to Death
BRISBANE, Friday.—Two R.A.A.F. officers were burned to death when an Air Force plane, engaged oil blind flying practice, crashed in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →French Say Invaders Died In "Sea Of Fire"
PERSISTENT stories continue to emanate from northern occupied France concerning Hitler's attempts to invade England in August and September last year. The most amazing account of all is given here, and for its reliability I can only say that it is vouched for not only by people from the…
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