Fire
Just before daylight this morning, the fire siren awakened local citizens from their slumber. The Brigade was soon out and…
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Fires & bushfires, 1942
24 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 1 of 2
To Beat Bush Fires P.M.G. Makes All-night Phones Available
In the event of serious bush fires in any part of the Commonwealth, the local telephone exchange will give continuous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire In Mains Difficult Service Interruption
The Electrical Engineer (Mr. R. H. Miller), reported to the fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council as follows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Fire On Normandie
Another fire—the fifth—started in the liner Lafayette the former French liner Normandie (82,423 tons), on May 4th., but was quickly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire and Bomb Demonstration
Manilla citizens turned out at least 1300 strong to witness the fire bomb demonstration and lecture, provided by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Convoy Raiders Meet a Hail of Fire
British destroyers have recently successfully dealt with many German aircraft which have attacked convoys under escort. This picture shows a member of a destroyer's anti-aircraft gun crew, wearing a blast-proof helmet, receiving orders from the bridge.-Department of Information…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Graphic Picture Convoy Sails Through Fire And Steel LONDON
Men aboard ships hi the Mediterannean convoy tattle, hare returned to Alexandria. They tell the story of the attack,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Scout Welcome Promised For Camp Fire Social
The social event of 1942 will undoubtedly be referred to as the Camp Fire Social, which is to take place at the town hall on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Walgett
An outbreak of fire in Mr. Vic. Bowen's hairdressing saloon at Walgett, resulted in the loss of valuable clothing and fittings. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on Lorry Ports of Clothes Destroyed
A fire on a travelling lorry, believed to save been caused by a cinder from the producer gas outfit, resulted in the total loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Bush Fire Farce:-
The Chief Secretary's Department is very concerned about the Bush Fire menace in N.S.W. All very well in districts subject to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Brigades For Manilla District
Although Manilla district is not regarded as a bush fire area Mandowa Shire Council has agreed to co-operate with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Blaze Messrs. Foxe & Co's. Store Gutted Loss of Valuable Goods Firm To Rebuild
Of the great fires that have occurred in Narrabri over a period of years has there been one hardly as disastrous as that which gutted the large corner store of Messrs. Foxe & Co. on Saturday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Sea Large U.S. Liner WASHINGTON, Wednes
The Navy Department announced that the transport "Wakefield," of 24,000 tons, formerly the liner "Manhattan," was severely damaged by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Moree's Sympathy Narrabri's Disastrous Fire
The adjourned meeting of the Narrabri Municipal Council last night received a letter from the Town Clerk of Moree, stating that at his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Workers' Compensation And Bush Fire Brigades
Mr. H. J. Pitman, Secretary of the Boomi branch of the Graziers' Association, relative to the formation of a bush fire brigade, asked the Boomi…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Glow From Munich Fires LONDON
R.A.F. crews were a hundred miles or more on their homeward Journey before they lost sight of the glow of the Mur[?]ch fires…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Permits Required for Burning Off Bush and Rural Fires Prevention Order
A Bush and Rural Fires Prevention Order was made by the State Premier under National Security Regulations and was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prevention of Fire Government Issues Stringent Regulations
Mandowa Shire Council had before it at its meeting last Saturday, particulars of the new Regulations issued by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blaze on lorry Harvesters' Misfortune
Two Inverell young men, Clarence E. Fox, of Oswald Street, Inverell, and John Ersman, of Nullamanna, suffered a severe loss' as the result of…
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