Field Wireless in Fire-fighting
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Two field wireless systems were now operating in New South Wales as part of the bushfire, fighting organisation,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1945
426 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 22
Four Small Fires in District
Four fires were reported in the Newcastle district fire area at the week-end. Boolaroo firemen attended an…
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NEW YORK, Feb. 22. A.A.P.—Blamed for the fire in which 168 lives were lost last July, three executives of Ringling Bros., Barnum and…
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Belmont and Swansea Fire Brigades saved the Marks Point school from destruction by fire early this morning. The outbreak was confined…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Considerable damage was done to St. Joachim's parish hall, Lidcombe, when fire broke out in the rear portion. The cause…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused by a fire which gutted the freezing works at Cowra, owned by Lachlan Pty…
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Fire belches from an American L.S.T. hit by Japanese bombers in the landings on Mindoro (Philippines). As a destroyer pumps tons of water on the vessel to save the valuable cargo of transports waiting to be unloaded, a smaller ship (foreground) edges close to the blaze to turn its hoses into the fight. Despite the worst the enemy could do, the landings were a brilliant…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Court Sequel to Toronto Fire
On January 29, an outbreak of fire on property in Fennell-crescent, Blackalls, Toronto, occupied by Walter James Henry Thomas, destroyed…
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WELLINGTON, N.Z., Wednesday—The Canterbury area was isolated and evacuation of nearby residents ordered when fire destroyed an ammunition…
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A bedroom and its contents, on the first floor of the Beach Hotel, Merewether, were damaged by fire shortly after 4 a.m. yesterday…
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LONDON, March 4. A.A.P.—Describing the link-up of British troops of the Canadian First Army and cavalry of the American Ninth Army…
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Three small grass fires were reported in the Newcastle district yesterday. Charlestown brigade extinguished a fire in a paddock off the…
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NEW YORK, March 6. A.A.P.—A special students' fire-brigade has been-formed in Japan. Tokio Radio says its members will operate three…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Churchill Fires A Shell Across The Rhine
LONDON, Tuesday: Speaking on German soil to Scottish troops, Mr. Churchill declared: "One good strong heave, all together, will end the war in Europe."…
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SYDNEY: Three youths, each aged 17, were committed for trial by the Coroner (Mr. J. H. Wright) at Campsie today on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Minmi Has Ancient Reel To Fight Fires
When the Health Committee of the Coal Inquiry yesterday visited the ghost mining town of Minmi, it saw the fire-fighting equipment with which the Minmi Fire Brigade won the State Championship 40 years ago…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Overbalancing under the weight of a heavy hose, Fireman Alexander Mancy, 30, was electrocuted when he fell across a…
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GUAM, Saturday: A record fleet of more than 300 Superfortresses yesterday left Tokio ablaze. IT WAS THE FIRST all-incendiary raid on the Japanese capital and…
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LONDON.—Working 12 at a time for 10-minute spells in blistering heat, firemen toiled continuously for a fortnight to shovel and manhandle…
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Fire brigades were busy with grass fires over the week-end. On Saturday Belmont, Adamstown and Wallsend brigades were called to…
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