Danes Fire on German Plane
LONDON, Monday:—Danish anti-aircraft batteries to-day fired on a German plane which was flying over South Jutland…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
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3,000 Gallons of Petrol Fed Melbourne Fire
MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Flames fed by mere than 3,000 gallons of petrol leapt high in the air in a glittering blaze which threatened…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dutch Planes Fire on German Trespasser
LONDON, Tuesday:—A message from The Hague says: It is officially reported that Dutch planes chased and fixed on a German plane over…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →25 Elephants Freed in U.s. City During Fire Outbreak
NEW YORK, Wednesday:—A message from Rochester (Indiana) states that 350 hay-eating animals, including 25 elephants, were freed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fresh Bush Fires in Victoria Position Serious in Several Places. MELBOURNE
A northerly wind driving with gale force whipped up serious bush fires in the north-east and in Gippsland to-day. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire-proof Building Board Demonstrated
BRISBANE, Thursday:—A fireproof building board, invented and patented in Brisbane by P. A. Nasef, was demonstrated before…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Fires in N.Z. £20,000 Damage in Each
AUCKLAND, Thursday: — The destruction by fire of a large Public Works Department store at Wairoa caused damage estimated at £20,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yass Menaced by Fire Damage Done To Stations YASS
Considerable damage was caused by a bush fire which broke out in the Yass district this morning. The fire, fanned by strong westerly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Serious Bushfires in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Thursday:— Driven by a strong north-westerly which reached gale force at times, bushfires in East…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Couple Fatally Burned in Vic. Bush-fires
MELBOURNE, Friday:—Mr. and Alec Woedman, of Fagle Point, six miles from Bairnsdale, are the first, victims of this year's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Bush Fires Elderly Man and Wife Victims Melbourne
The bush fires which broke out in East Gippsland yesterday were responsible for two aged persons being so badly burnt that they…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Garage Fire Man Seriously Burnt SYDNEY
Vincent Joseph Welsh (37), of Carrington-road, Coogee, was badly burnt last night when fire destroyed a garage, his motor lorry and two others…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush Fires at Adelong Volunteers Fight on Wide Front Sydney
Bush fires which occurred in the Adelong district on Saturday night broke out afresh to-day. Reports from the district indicate…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pine Forest Saved From Fire Bathurst
The State pine forest at Kirconnell narrowly escaped destruction by fire last night and this morning. A bush fire, swept along by a high…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →400 Fight Fires Near Sydney
SYDNEY, Tuesday:—Fierce bushfires menaced property in many suburbs to-day. It is estimated in all 400 men. including- firemen,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in House Subdued
While Mr. W. Jarrett, of Myocum, was away from his home attending to a water pump, a fire commenced on a bed on the verandah and when he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Hotel Laundry
The interior of the laundry at the rear of the Hotel Murwillumbah was extensively damaged by fire, last night. The blaze is believed to have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wyong Racecourse Bushfire Near Sydney
While races were in progress at Wyong to-day a huge bushfire was burning near the course, but did not interfere with the programme…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In Path of Fire in Bush Woodcutter's Ordeal LEETONF
Arthur Herbert Wilson (29), a woodcutter, underwent an ordeal on Friday before he was found on a forest reserve, about seven…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Three Months!" for Careless Use of Fire
At Taree a swagman was sentenced to three months without the option for lighting a fire, which destroyed a quantity of grass and some palings in a…
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