Another Small Sydney Fire
SYDNEY, Friday.—Sydney's fire bug struck again last night when, about 10 o'clock, a small fire was discovered by a policeman who lives…
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Fires & bushfires, 1942
426 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 22
Fire Chief and Successor
Special Officer R. J. Currer, who was in charge of fire brigades in the Newcastle district for two years, has been…
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Early action by the Mines Department, it is anticipated, will obviate any possibility of the repetition of the danger of fire at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wharfmen Threw Petrol Drums Overboard Dangerous Work During Big Fire on Overseas Ship
Wharf labourers were the heroes of a dramatic fire on the waterfront yesterday afternoon, when a disastrous blaze…
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BRISBANE, Sunday.—Risking death from exploding bombs, Constable Seawright and seven civilians saved the greater part of a bomb…
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SYDNEY.—Hero of a recent ship fire is a young waterfront fireman who climbed into a flooded hold…
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SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Tuesday.—One of the two Japanese transports, believed to have been carrying…
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Fire broke out last night among tons of materials stored in the premises of Bradford Insulation Pty. Ltd., Clyde-street, Hamilton, Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dorothy Thompson Loses Library in Fire
NEW YORK, Nov. 5.—The columnist Dorothy Thompson lost one-third of her library, including many first editions, when her home caught fire…
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The appeal for public cooperation in preventing bush fires made by the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) merits a full response. So…
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CALCUTTA, Nov. 9.—Fire broke out in a temporary building erected in the northern part of the city for a Hindu festival. In Calcutta's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Channel Batteries Fire
LONDON, Nov, 11.—Shortly before, midnight the thunder of British long range buns shook coastal towns In the Doyer area. After…
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Prompt action by firemen probably saved a motor-lorry in a shed at Islington yesterday, when three adjoining sheds caught fire,…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The rear portion of Walsh's bakery, in Wharf-road, Gladesville, was severely damaged by fore early to-night. A spark…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday,—A fire broke out this afternoon in the premises of Edward Hill & Co., furniture manufacturers of…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—While fighting a bushfire near his own home on Tuesday afternoon, Constable Laurence Aizlewood, 50, already blinded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Fire on Indian Crowds
LONDON, Friday: Bombay police fired on and dispersed a crowd at Amhadabad, which had stoned schools. No one was…
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SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Sunday.—A large Japanese convoy of transports and warships was sighted yesterday morning by Flying…
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LONDON, Nov, 17.—When R.A.F. planes, carried out a reconnaissance flight over the Italian port of Genoa yesterday afternoon many…
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LONDON, Nov. 18.—It is stated officially in Stockholm that after firing warning shots, which were ignored, Swedish anti aircraft guns…
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