Fire on Ship in Harbor
A fire broke cut in the sleeping Quarters of a ship berthed in Newcastle Harbor early this afternoon…
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Fires & bushfires, 1944
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Berlin in Grip of Big Fires London
The largest continuous mass of burning buildings yet seen was still blazing in Berlin yesterday after Thursday…
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LONDON, January 28—Fires in the target area, visible 200 miles away, were reported by Mosquito pilots after another attack on Berlin last night by the R.A.F. The night's losses, 34 aircraft,…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A large bush fire sweeping through dry grass and threatening the township of Collingwood (near Harden) was brought…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Fires Rage in Berlin Grim Battle to Save City
LONDON, Monday.—Great fires are blazing all around Berlin since the RAF dumped 5000 tons of bombs the capital in three nights. Reports to Sweden say that firemen, helped by…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—With the death in hospital of Miss Robertha Wollett. 52, of Congault, the death roll in the recent bush fires…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Position at Canberra Is Easier
CANBERRA Mrs. G. W. Wilson and her six children saved themselves from the bush fires near Canberra…
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Fire brigades attended two refrigerator fires in butcher shops. They were put out before doing any damage. New Lambton brigade went…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—When a small fire broke out on the 10th floor of the Trust Building, at the corner of King and Castlereagh Streets,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Raf Bombers Fire Trieste Oil Tanks
LONDON, Tueeday.—Last night a strong force of Wellingtons, without loss, set fire to the oil refinery in Trieste, which, in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wind Saves Canberra From Bush Fire
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The bush fire threat to Canberra has been averted by the strong easterly wind sending the flames back. A spark…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.—Although bush fires in the Yass and Hall districts were under control to-day, a new fire on a wide front…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drugs Destroyed in Laboratory Fire
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Valuable and chemicals ad X-ray negatives were destroyed in a fire which broke out in the laboratory of Dr…
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SYDNEY.—A special warning against bushfires this week-end was issued by the State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) to-day…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The following bush fire warning was issued by the State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares): "Temperatures are expected to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pensioner Lost Life in Grass Fire
MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Richard Love. 78, pensioner, lost his life when trapped by a grass fire at Bentleigh, a Melbourne suburb…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →French Battleship on Fire in Dock
LONDON, Feb. 6.—The French battleship Dunkerque, which was hit in the Allied raid on Toulon on Friday, is on fire in the dock, says…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Use Council Powers to Control Bush Fires
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Shire councils were urged to use emergency powers given them under the National Security Order on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Minor Fire in Fish Shop
Headquarters and Newcastle East fire brigades were called to a fire in a fish shop in Hunter-street East yesterday afternoon. Boiling fat…
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WOY WOY.—The Woy Woy Volunteer Fire Brigade, assisted by 40 townspeople, yesterday afternoon saved most of the little…
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