£1,250,000 Damage by Fires in Belgian Warehouse
LONDON, Saturday:—A fire at Ghent destroyed three warehouses containing 20,000 bales of cotton, flax and jute. The damage is estimated…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
443 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 11 of 23
From All Fronts Fire Threat to Canal: PANAMA
A fire has destroyed a large part of the town of Colon, on the Panama Canal, and as a result 20,000 people are said to be homeless. The fire is…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire on Barge In Harbour SYDNEY
A fire which broke out on a barge as it was lying alongside a large ship at Circular Quay this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fence Damaged In Grass Fire CASINO
Three panels of fencing were slightly damaged when a grass fire in the yard at Mrs. Rendall's residence, 145 Diarystreet, got out of control early this…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday:—In a fire at an early hour this morning a block of four shops and flats were destroyed in Melbourne Street, South…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mullumbimby Fire Brigade Farewell to Mr. S. Neath
The 15th annual reunion of the Mullumbimby Fire Brigade on Tuesday night was largely attended, those present including three former…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mullumbimby Fire Brigade Reunion Fireman Neath Farewelled. MULLUMBIMBY
The 15th annual re-union of the Mullumbimby Fire Brigade last night was largely attended, those present including three former members and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Artillery Fire Intense on West Front
LONDON, Saturday: — The French official evening communique states: "During the night several enemy raids were repulsed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Letter Britain's Supply Ministry Under Fire From Critics (From Our Own Correspondent.) LONDON, March 29
The Ministry of Supply, which handles a big slice of the £6,500,000a-day which Britain is spending on the war, continues under fire from critics. At the outset the chief criticism of the new Ministry was that it did not give the small manufacturer a sufficient share of arms orders…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire in Boiler Room of Freighter Subdued Sydney
Smart work by the crew of the fire float Pluvius prevented serious damage when an outbreak of fire occurred in the boiler room of an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wireless Set Caused Fire
An unattended wireless set at the home of' Mr. J. M. Flint in Springstreet, Lismore, caused a fire yesterday afternoon. The radio was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Five Negroes in Custody Fire in Which Over 200 Were Killed
NEW YORK, Wednesday:—Five negroes have been arrested on suspicion of starting: the fire at Natchez as a result of a drunken…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →200 Die in FiRE Negroes Trapped In Hall New York
More than 200 negro men and women were burned to death in a dance hall at Natchez (Mississippi). Flames, racing through decorations…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hotel Destroyed by Fire
The two-storey brick Fitzroy Hotel, conducted by G. Garrett, at Coffs Harbour, was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The whole of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coff's Harbour Fire GRAFTON
The Fitzroy Hotel, conducted by Mr. G. Garrett, at Coff's Harbour, was practically destroyed by fire this afternoon. The blaze was watched by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamers and Wharves Exposed to Risk of Fire Petrol Drains Into Harbor
SYDNEY, Sunday:—Hundreds of gallons of petrol escaped from a fractured pipe—line alongside the wharf at Bahnain to-day and…
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As it was considered that there was no further danger of fire, the police to-day re-opened streets of the waterside suburbs which were closed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Brigade Inspector at Mullumbimby
Making his usual half-yearly inspection, Inspector E. L. Parks, of the New South Wales Fire Brigade Headquarters, paid a visit to Mullumbimby…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cuff's Harbour Hotel Gutted By Fire
COFF'S HARBOUR. -- The two storey brick Fitzroy Hotel, conducted by G. Garrett, at Coff's Harbour, was destroyed by fire on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →House Destroyed by Fire WOODBURN
Last night a house owned and occupied by Mr. L. J. McLean, of the Clarence Road, Woodburn, was destroyed by fire. The building, which…
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