Riverside Fire in Brisbane
BRISBANE, Friday: River water was used by firemen to fight an outbreak of fire in bags of nitrate of soda used for fertiliser in a…
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Fires & bushfires, 1943
263 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 12 of 14
Americans Fire on Enemy
Soldiers of a U.S. armored infantry regiment advance on a snipers' hideout on the outskirts of Canicatti, Sicily, during the Allied invasion operations…
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Three firefighters werr in juried by an explosion on a ship in an Australian port late yesterday afternoon. Blazing at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Guns Fire Across Channel for Four Hours
LONDON, Monday: Big guns on southeast coast had one of their longest duels last night. British guns opened up first and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alleged Draw to Start Fire Marquee Not Building
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.— Three men appeared at the Seymour Court to-day charged with having unlawfully and maliciously…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A fire which broke out in the paint spraying shoo of Humphrey Earle Pty. Ltd., at Petersham to-day spread to other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →1500 Tons of Bombs Cause Huge Fires in German City
LONDON, Saturday: Over 1500 tons of high explosives and incendiaries fell last night on Kassel, in Germany, big armaments and engineering centre 70 miles east of the Ruhr. In two attacks this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Jute Destroyed in Wharf Fire
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A fire, the cause of which has not been ascertained, was responsible for the destruction of a large quantity of…
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SYDNEY, Thursday. — Damage estimated at £30,000 was caused by a fire yesterday at flour mills operated by F. Crago and Coy. at West…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: Damage estimated at £30,000 was caused by a fire yesterday at flour mills operated by F. Crago and Co. at West…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Beauforts Set on Fire Enemy Cruiser
Recently Australian Beaufort bombers torpedoed and set on fire a Japanese cruiser off the east coast of New Ireland…
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SYDNEY, Sunday. —Despite a wet winter serious bush fires had been blazing in parts cf New South Wales, said Bush Fires Advisory…
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SYDNEY, Sunday: The Australian fighter pilot who shot down three of four Japanese bombers ever India and then baled out…
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sunday: When the Swedish motor-ship caught fire in mid-Pacific on October 8, the chief engineer, Ingvar…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Increase in Bush Fire Brigades
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—There were 948 bush fire brigades in New South Wales compared with 600 at the beginning of 1942. These…
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With the approach of the bush fire "season." the Bush Fires Advisory Committee has issued an urgent appeal to Shire Councils…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Destroys Tomki Homestead
CASINO, Wednesday.—The 19 roomed homestead building at Tomki, situated about six miles from Casino, on the Lower…
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When Glen, the nine-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. Wein. of New City Road Mullumbimby, poured keresene on the fire in…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: Two fires in Sydney today caused nearly £70,000 damage to electrical equipment and machinery and to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lit Fire Without Permit Mullumbimby Case
At Mullumbimby Court of Petty Sessions before Mr. A. J. Bryant, PM. Leslie Melville Gibson was fined £2. with 8 costs of court,…
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