Three German Ships Set on Fire
BOMBAY, March 10.—Three German cargo boats, which had taken refuge in Goa, Portuguese India, during the war, were set on fire by their…
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Fires & bushfires, 1943
315 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 16
£50,000 Fire at Fellmongery
ADELAIDE, Thursday.—Damage estimated at more than £50,000 was caused to-day when the fellmongery of Robert Jowitt and Sons Ltd., at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Essen Receives Biggest Raid of War Large Fires Left At Krupps Works
LONDON, March 14.—The most devastating cascade of bombs in history rained down on Essen, home of the Krupps armament works, on Friday night. Reconnaissance reports showed that large fires were burning in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Burned to Death Fighting Bushfire in N.z
AUCKLAND.—Two married men. both need 50. were burned to death while dentine a scrub fire at Wark-worth. In the far north of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pumps Arrive for Fire Squads
The first consignment of stirrup pumps for use of N.E.S. Fire Guards arrived at the City Hall yesterday. The Chief Warden (Mr. Patterson)…
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SYDNEY.—The Royal Hotel. Carcoar. and some adjoining premises were gutted by fire early to-day. Blayney Fire Brigade…
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Organisation of NES Fire Guards Services in Newcastle is well under way. The Chief Warden (Mr…
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The first class for Fire Guards at Waratah is expected to begin next week, the NES Divisional Warden (Mr. W. R. Valentino)…
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CANBERRA.—Fires which damaged Government property in all States during 1941-42 cost the Commonwealth £19,392. the…
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Sir,—Members of the Tree Planting add Preservation League are concerned about the damage being done to trees by the burning of grass and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boy Confesses to Church Fires
ADELAIDE, Sunday.—A nine-year-old boy living at Hawthorn, Adelaide, has confessed to the police that he lit a fire which destroyed pews and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Salvaged Rubber
SYDNEY, Sunday.—A fire which broke out in a salvage rubber dump on the premises of the Dunlop Rubber Co., Drummoyne, is believed…
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BRISBANE, Sunday.—Damage estimated at £20,000 was caused yesterday afternoon by a fire in a warehouse in Eagle-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Factory Burnt Out in Melbourne
MELBOURNE.—This morning fire completely destroyed the main factory of John Ogden Industries. Ltd., West Foots[?]ray. The loss…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Many thousands of pounds worth of irreplaceable machinery was destroyed when a fire gutted the factory of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sawmill Fire at Clarencetown Village Threatened
For several hours yesterday Dungog and West Maitland fire brigades stood by the Clarencetown following an alarm that the town was in…
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Newcastle and Hamilton Fire Brigades were called to a fire which broke out in a butcher's shop in Beaumont-street. Hamilton, early…
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Fire destroyed part of the superstructure of a 10,000-ton vessel in an Australian port shortly after 4 am. to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Raf Sets Fire to Berlin
LONDON, Tuesday.— Mushrooms of flames were burning in Berlin 10 minutes after British bombers attacked…
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A fire which broke out in the chart room of a large vessel in an Australian port yesterday morning destroyed some of the…
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