Bushfire Scatters Campers
MELBOURNE, Sunday: A bushfire which swept swiftly on to the beach round the township of Anglesea alarmed more…
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Fires & bushfires, 1945
247 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 13
8 Homes Destroyed in Bush Fires
KATOOMBA, Monday. — Bush fires were responsible for the destruction of eight homes, owned, in most cases by professional men, in…
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LONDON, Tuesday (AAP).—Reuter's correspondent in Italy says the Germans have increased the intensity of their artillery fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£1 Million Fire in N.Z. Army Stores Lost
AUCKLAND, Tuesday (AAP).—Military equipment valued at over £1 million was destroyed by fire at PalmerstOn North late on…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: Firemen and volunteers fought bushfires all last night to save valuable property on the Blue Mountains…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Check on Artillery Fire in China
Liaison officers of the U.S. Army Y-Force Operations Staff and Chinese Army officers check the progress of Chinese artillery fire from an observation post overlooking Tengchong in south-western China. Chinese forces aided by Y-Force men and U.S. airmen liberated the ancient walled city on September 14, 1944. Tengchong, gateway to Burma, is the first major Chinese city wrested from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Fire-eater's" Face Burnt by Petrol
An unusual accident occurred at Tweed Heads on Sunday night, when William Foster (17), whose parents…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Civilians, and soldiers fought desperately- for eight and a half hours to subdue a bush fire at East Lindfield to-day. The…
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An unusual accident occurred at Tweed Heads on Sunday night when William Poster (17), whose parents conduct a side-show,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Critical Risk of Bushfires in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Tuesday: All cars using gas producers have been banned outside five miles of Melbourne, because of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Permission for Fire- Breaks
The Acting Clerk (Mr A. L. Horniman) said at Tweed Shire Council meeting yesterday that permission had been granted for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Greek Truce Signed; "Cease Fire"
LONDON, Friday (AAP).—A truce in the Greek Civil war was signed last night between General Scobie and E.L.A.S. representatives after negotiations had almost broken down several times an the question off hostages. At the E.L.A.S. request hostilities will cease at 1 a.m. on Monday. The E.L.A.S…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tweed Shire Council No Lifting Of Fire Ban In Tweed Shire
The Chief Secretary's Department advised Tweed Shire Council meeting on Thursday, in reply to the council's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greek "Cease Fire" Today Truce Signed But Still Hard Fighting
LONDON, Sunday (AAP).—Although a truce has been signed in Athens, and the "cease fire" has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clashes On Eve of Cease-Fire
LONDON, Monday: A few hours after the "cease fire" at midnight there were sharp clashes between British troops…
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NEW YORK, Thursday: The New York Times correspondent aboard a United States warship reports that the body of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Petrol Wagons Blaze
SYDNEY, Friday: When three petrol tank waggons, each containing 1000 gallons, caught fire at the Glebe Island depot of…
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BALLINA, Monday. — With the assistance of Allied sailors and the use of patent fire extinguishers, Ballina Fire Brigade, under Capt…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Under Fire From US Girls, Airman Hurries Back to War
ST. LOUIS, Monday: Sergeant John Coleman, home from Australia and the Pacific for the first time in three years, made a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grave Bush Fire Risks Mercury Soars
SYDNEY, Thursday. —Very high temperatures were recorded in the south-eastern areas of the State to-day, and…
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