Farewell to Casino Fire Chief
CASINO, Tuesday.—Transferred to the charge of Kogarah Fire Station, after over six years as Station officer in charge of Casino…
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Fires & bushfires, 1945
247 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 13
Complex Tracery of A-a Fire
German air opposition to the Normandy landings was feeble, but [?]ding planes did score occasionally. Behind an American ship sinking off Cherbourg after one of these air attacks rises the templex tracery of anti aircraft fire--picture just released…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Forts Drop 3000 Tons of Fire-bombs on Kobe
GUAM, Tuesday : Twenty-first Bomber Command announced that between 450 and 500 Super-Fortresses today dropped 3000 tons of incendiaries on Kobe. A huge fleet roared out…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →3000 Tons Of Fire Bombs Dropped On Great Jap. Base
GUAM, Tuesday (AAP).—Between 450 and 500 Super Fortresses this morning dropped over 3000 tons of incendiary bombs on Kobe on the main Japanese island of Honshu. Kobe is Japan's chief seaport. It is an important naval base, and is Japan's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Jail Workshop
SYDNEY, Thursday: While firemen fought a fire in the workshop at Parramatta jail early this morning, the prisoners…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another Fire Raid on Osaka
WASHINGTON, Thursday: The 20th Air Force announced that a very large force of Super-Fortresses made an incendiary assault on Osaka today, attacking industrial areas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Daladier Says Petain Ordered Premature "Cease Fire"
PARIS, Sunday:-- Edouard Daladier, who was Premier of France at the outbreak of war, giving evidence against Petain…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Leap Over Cliff or Banzai Charge Faces Okinawa Japs Americans Advance Through Hail of Fire
NEW YORK, Sunday: American troops are compressing the surviving Japanese on Okinawa so tightly into the tapered southwest tip of the island that they may attempt to breakout in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Thrilling Story of Rescue Work by Catalinas Under Fire
How R.A.A.F. Catalinas landed in the midst of a bomber v. waship battle and picked up Australian and Dutch survivors while subject to fighter attack was described in a report received from norht-western Australia by the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Air Force Helps to Prevent Bush Fires in Victoria
The chairman of the Forests Commission of Victoria (Mr. A. V. Galbraith) has sent a letter to the secretary of the Department of Air (Major M. C. Langslow) commending the R.A.A.F. for "invaluable help in fire protection during the season…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Siren Now Fire Alarm
Murwillumbah Fire Brigade siren henceforth will be used again as a fire alarm. The restriction imposed under NES has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Haul of Prisoners Likely on Okinawa Fire Bomb Raids on Three Cities
GUAM, Wednesday (AAP).—With the Japanese defences routed on Okinawa, there are indications that the finish of the campaign will be marked by the greatest number of prisoners yet taken in the Pacific war. This is reported by the New York "Times" correspondent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Raids on Three More Japanese Cities All Believed to Be Knocked Out
WASHINGTON, Wednesday: The 20th Air Force announced that a big force of Marianas-based Super-Fortresses attacked Honshu and Kyushu today. The targets were Shizuoka and Toyohashi on Honshu, and Fukuoka…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nine Buses Destroyed in Fire
PERTH, Sunday: Nine omnibuses were completely destroyed and six were seriously damaged in a fire which caused damage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£40,000 Fire in 'Bus Depot
FREMANTLE, Sunday.—Damage estimated at £40,000 was caused by a fire at Fremantle 'bus depot this morning. Nine 'buses were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Fire
SYDNEY, Monday: Employees, including 12 girls, had to flee from a fire which swept through three floors of a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Marines Watch Artillery Fire
Marines of the U.S. Sixth Division watch from an Okinawa mountain top as artillery blasts a Japanese position in preparation for an advance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Greatest Air Fleet Used Against Japan Makes Fire Attack
NEW YORK, Monday: The Associated Press correspondent on Guam says: Nearly 600 Super-Fortresses, the greatest fleet ever sent against Japan, struck at four Japanese cities with a record load of 4000 tons of incendiaries before dawn today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →German Snipers Still Fire at Allies In Holland
LONDON, Wednesday: Hidden snipers, probably members of the SS are still at The Hague firing on Dutch and Allied troops and police, stated the Daily Mail's correspondent at The Hague…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Japanese Cities Fire Blitzed 500 Super-Forts Strike At New Targets
GUAM, Wednesday: A gesture on American Independence Day to Japan was partially to destroy four more cities by fire-raids from 500 Super-Fortresses. They were Tokushima, Takamatsu and Kichi, on Shikoku Island…
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