Buckets to Check Fire
A spark from a teasing machine ignited material in the workshop of the Newcastle upholstering Co. Pty. Ltd., Beaumont-street, Hamilton, yesterday afternoon…
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Fires & bushfires, 1941
363 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 19
Raid Fire Like a Sunset London
"It was like coming home from a sunset, though we were 100 miles away," said a rear-gunner this morning, after the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →R.A.F. Attacks Cologne Large Areas on Fire
LONDON, March 2. A.A.P.—The Air Ministry says the Bomber Command last night attacked Cologne in Western Germany with high explosives and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Fire Three-story Building Gutted
SYDNEY, Monday.—A spectacular blaze, which caused a loss estimated at £10,000, gutted the three-story premises of United Lubricants Ltd. at Alexandria…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Car Damaged by Fire
Hamilton Fire Brigade extinguished a fire in a motor car on Glebe-road, near the Speedway, last night. The car was severely damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wallsend Grass Fire
Wallsend fire brigade was called out this afternoon when a small area of crass off Cowper-street caught fire. The blaze was extinguished with the use…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →700,000 Fire-watchers in London
LONDON, March 7, A.A.P.—The Minister of Home Security (Mr. Herbert Morrison) said in the House of Commons that there were 700,000 volunteer…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Christmas Under Fire"
"Christmas Under Fire." showing how England prepared for and spent its Christmas "in the year of the blitzkrieg, 1940," is now being screened at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Thoughts Under Fire a Letter From Libya
HAD I given the subject much thought prior to coming into action I should have decided that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London Again Raided Hundreds of Fires Checked
LONDON, March 10, A.A.P.—German air activity over Britain last night was mainly concentrated over London and the Home Counties…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →12 Dead in Fire As Snow Fell New York
Twelve firemen were killed and 20 injured to-day when the roof of a picture theatre at Brockton (Mass.), in which a fire was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grass Fire At Wallsend
An area of grassland caught fire to-day on Cameron Street, Whitegates, near Wallsend. Wallsend Fire Brigade attended and extinguished it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wallsend Grass Fires
Attention was given by Wallsend Fire Brigade yesterday to a fairly large grass fire at the White Gates At one stage, the fire threatened a weatherboard house…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Spectacular Fire at Gosford Gosford
In a spectacular blaze early this morning, Professor R. J. Mouat, retired Professor of the College of Medicine of Singapore, lost furniture, 1000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Driver Extinguishes Fire on 'Bus
Prompt action by William James Jackson, driver, prevented the possible destruction of a bus by are at Cessnock to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Damage at Gosford Show Place
GOSFORD, Friday.—Buildings, furniture and tools valued at more than £1000 were destroyed by fire on the property of Professor Kay-Mouat this…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Bremen on Fire German Agency Admission
LONDON, March 17. A.A.P.—The official German news agency stated this morning that fire broke out yesterday on board the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cessnock Fire
Rafters between the ceiling and roof of a house in Cooper Street. Cessnock, were burned to-day before the fire was extinguished by Cessnock Fire Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Board of Fire Commissioners
Tarro Shire Council to-day decided to support the candidature of Aid. A. S. McDonald. Deputy Mayor of West Maitland. for the vacancy on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cessnock Early Morning Fire
A fire broke out in premises occupied by King Gerakitys, in Cooper-street, Cessnock, early yesterday morning. Little damage was done as the fire was quickly brought under…
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