Hunter-street Fire Firemen Battle in Thick Smoke
Twenty firemen fought a fire at the Old Curiosity Shop, Hunter-street, last night. Much fire damage was caused in…
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Fires & bushfires, 1943
315 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 16
Mosquitoes Find Berlin Fires Still Burning
LONDON, August 25.—Mosquito aircraft of the Royal Air Force attacked targets in Berlin again last night. All the planes returned. Crews said that fires that were started in Monday night's big raid on the German capital were…
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Shortly before 7 p.m. yesterday a fire broke out in the hold of a merchant ship berthed at an Australian port. The fire which was…
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Fire destroyed a cottage Thorn-street, Toronto last night. The occupier (Mrs. J. Binns) was at the pictures…
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For five hours last night firemen had a gruelling fight to put out a fire in the foreward hold of an overseas freighter at an…
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For five hours last night firemen had a gruelling fight to put out a fire in the foreward hold of an oversea, freighter at an…
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LONDON, Aug. 20.—It has been revealed that Britain is using a 4.2in. mortar firing a 20lb bomb 4000 yards. The mortar throws the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Destroys Hams and Bacon
SYDNEY.-Bacon and hams were destroyed when part of the factory of Barnes Bacon Co Ltd. Homebush Bay, was gutted by fire…
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Fire broke out at David Cohen and Co.'s store in Stevenson-place, last night, after thieves had broken into the building and ransacked the office…
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About 2.35 a.m. to-day Newcastle East and Cook's Hill fire brigades were called to an outbreak of fire at David Cohen and…
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Three United States destroyers sank two Japanese ships and damaged a third while running survivors from the sunken…
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Waratah Fire Brigade this morning extinguished a fire in the rear part of a cottage in Cintra-road occupied by Mr. A. Bull and family. The…
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SYDNEY.—Girl employees and the proprietor fought a fire in the workroom of Belmode Millinery Manufacturers. Clarence…
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Sir,—I should like to make an appeal on behalf of the Young family, of Adamstown, who lost everything they possessed in the fire in which…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—In a fire which destroyed the factory of Sidgreaves Pty. Ltd., shop fitters, of Boronia-street. Redfern, about £20,000…
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LONDON, Thursday.—Four hundred and fifty fires are still burning in Berlin after Tuesday night's…
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LONDON, September 3.—Four hundred and fifty fires were still burning in Berlin 48 hours after Tuesday night's 1800-ton raid. This is…
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Sir,—I wish to thank everyone who has given furniture or clothes in response to my appeal for help for the family burnt out at…
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NEW YORK, Sept. 7.—Fire gutted a hotel at Houston, Texas, at 3 a.m. to-day. Police fear a deathroll of as high as 150 persons, says the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal City of Stalino Under Russian Fire
LONDON, Sept. 7.—Stalino, big coal and iron city in the heart of the Donetz Basin, is under fire from Russian guns, and Russian…
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