Terrific Blaze at Turin
LONDON, Friday: Turin, in Northern Italy, had a terrific hammering on Thursday night from our…
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Fires & bushfires, 1943
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Appeal for Fire Guard Members
The Chief Warden (Mr. Patterson) to-day appealed to householders to cooperate in the appeal for Fire Guard…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The offices of Station 2UE in the Savoy Theatre building in Bligh-street were burnt out shortly after midnight. The…
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SYDNEY.—The caretakers wife at Savoy House. Mrs. Elizabeth Kellet, stayed in the blazing building to serve tea to fire…
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The Minister for Education (Mr., C. Evatt) has advised the Lambton Parents and Citizens' Association through Mr. R. Cameron…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NES Director's Appeal For Fire Guard Volunteers
At the end of a two-day tour of the Newcastle-Maitland area, the NES Director (Mr. Hicks) made an appeal to-day for men…
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A large hayshed was practically destroyed and a considerable quantity of hay burnt in a fire at the farm of Mr. L. Paterson,…
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A motor-lorry caught alight in a garage at the rear of the store of D. Cohen and Co. Ltd., West Maitland, yesterday afternoon…
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A fire broke out in a shed in National Park-street, near Hunter-street, early yesterday morning. Hamilton and Cook's Hill Brigade…
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CANBERRA.—All commanding officers throuehout Australia have been authorised to order troops under their command to assist in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Huge Fires After Raid on Milan
LONDON, Monday.—As fires ran in parallel lines across the city of Milan bombs were continually exploding among them. Six…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drive on for More Fire Guards
Newcastle NES is beginning an intensive drive for volunteers for the Fire Guard service. The Chief Warden (Mr. Patterson) said…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Destroys Sawmill
MELBOURNE.—Saw milling machinery and a large quantity of valuable timber at the Granton Saw MilLs and seasoning…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A fire in the roof of the cooperage works of Rassmussen, Wyatt and Brotchie at Mascot to-night could be seen for miles…
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BROKEN HILL, Wednesday.—After firemen had extinguished a fire which destroyed a house last night, the charred body of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Guard Leaders Are Needed
Newcastle NES is seeking street fire party leaders and other personnel for the Fire Guard Service being organised throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Refuelling Tanks Under Fire
Army tanks which had been held up by fuel shortage in the battle for Sidi Barrani were re fuelled by R.A.F. crews who flew to the front line supplies. The fuelling was completed in spite of shelling of the spot by enemy artillery and two attacks by Messerschmitt fighters acting as ground strafers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Current Topics Six Grass Fires
SIX grass fires broke out in the Newcastle district at the weekend. Fire brigades extinguished them before they did any damage…
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SYDNEY.—Damage estimated at about £10,000 was caused to-day when a six-storey factory in The Crescent, Annandale, was…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—An outbreak of fire in a six-story building at Annandale early this morning destroyed the building and caused damage…
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