Bush Fire Prevention. Urgent Warning During Holidays
The Bush Fires Advisory [?] has issued a warning to all campers, hikers, motorists, picnickers and others who will be…
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Fires & bushfires, 1941
156 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 8
Naval Dockyards Bomb-pounded Over 20 Emden Fires—Borkum Attacked London
R.A.F. bombers last night attacked naval dockyards at Wilholmshaven and Linden, causing many explosions and large fires…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain Builds Safes Burglar, Fire Resistant
Air raids have created a certain demand in Britain for anti-air raid safes, but the production of these is not interrupting in any degree the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Bombs Rain On London London
After the second successive day in which there was no daylight air activity over Britain, German bombers appeared over…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Fire Engine Is Double Size of Old Job
A modern Dennis turbine fire engine has been installed at the Dubbo fire station. It is almost double the size of the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →25,000 Fire Bombs on Portsmouth 3495 Raid Deaths in Britain In Week London
It was revealed at a meeting of the Portsmouth City Council that raiders dropped 25,000 incendiaries on Portsmouth at the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Worked Under Fire. Sydney
So their comrades would receive special Xmas comforts in the shape of hampers from Australia, a Company of the A.I.F. worked under…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London's Night Barrage Shocks Nazi Raiders Element of Surprise and Uncertainty Highly-trained Men Work in Perfect Team—Curtain of Fire Hangs in the Sky
No sound ever was more pleasing to the people of London than that which was let loose over the city early in September by Britain's anti-aircraft barrage. The people had barely settled in for the night of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News Narromine Wheat Shed Fire Brigade Makes Good Save Heavy Storms in District
The Narromine fire brigade received a call to a fire in the large wheat stack in the railway yard shortly after 9 p.m. on Sunday. The flames were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australians Advance Under Hail of Artillery Fire for Brilliant Victory at Derna Magnificent Infantry Stiffer Resistance Battle Of Guns Prelude To Final Capture London
Australian and British troops took Derna, the fall of which was announced yesterday morning, in a series of small operations lasting from the week-end. The garrison is Relieved to total 10,000, including…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Destructive Fire Country Home Burnt Out
Mr. Stanley Ross, of "Boonah," Gollan, sustained a big loss when his homestead, together with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Bardia Was an Easy Victory," Says Dubbo Soldier "Mad Aussies"' Kept On In Machine Gun Fire
"Bardia was an easy victory. The Italians simply threw down their arms when we were within a couple of hundred yards of them. However, up to then they gave us a pretty hot reception…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coonamble Fire Razes Old Hotel
A fire which occurred at Coonamble in the early hours of yesterday morning destroyed the two storey Avenue Hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Householder's Prompt Action Quells Cottage Fire
Prompt action on the part of a resident of Nancarrow Street prevented the destruction of a pair of semi-detached collages in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wellington District News. Stuart Town Farnham Railway Siding Damaged by Fire Third Fire Within Month
The weather during the past week has been warm to hot, and quite seasonable for this time of year, but after the cool weather…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District News Narromine Fire at House Tennis Club Makes Plans For New Season
The fire brigade was summoned to a fire on Monday afternoon at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. Hollman, of Dandaloo Street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire At Enngonia. Post Office Burnt to the Ground
Word was received in Bourke on Thursday morning that the Post Office premises at Enngonia had been burned to the ground at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire Danger
If dry weather continues, the bush fire danger will be very real about March. This is the considered opinion of Mr. F. G. Jones, of "Bevala,"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Car Damaged by Fire
Last week-end Mr. H. Morrall's baker's delivery panel van was badly damaged by fire. The fire occurred whilst a party was out…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Raids On Britain East Anglia and Wales Fire Bombs Do Damage London
Air activities over the French coast were livelier than over Britain, where bombs were dropped on only a few points in East Anglia. There was…
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