Trafalgar Square Alert As Fire Ends Blackout London
London's blackout was temporarily disrupted at 11 o'clock tonight when Trafalgar Square became a blaze of light through a demonstration…
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Fires & bushfires, 1944
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Man Enveloped in Fire in Factory Blaze Sydney
When a fire broke out at the Federal Chemical Company, city, today, Alexander Raben was enveloped in flames and portion of his clothing was burned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Caused by Lightning Sydney
Lightning is believed to have caused a fire in a lift motor room at Hampton Court Flats, King's Cross, during a heavy electrical…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Pilliga Damage at £1400
On Saturday night last the bulk store of Mr. V. Ferguson, the Pilliga storekeeper, was destroyed by fire,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ship Bursts Into Fire Melbourne
A small ship undergoing a trial run caught fire off Black Rock. Port Phillip Bay, and was beached today. Extensive damage was done to the closely…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gas Producer Fire Danger
The N.R.M.A. engineers warn gas producer operators that if the hopper is filled from a bag of charcoal inserted into the top of the hopper…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bushfire Compensation Claims
Melbourne.—Claims for bushfire compensation damage resulting from the Victorian fires which late last year and early this year…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disastrous Fires Begun by Youths Melbourne
Bushfires which swept through the western districts of Victoria—Mount Blue, Barry Bank, Werneth and Mannidabar—causing the deaths of 11 persons, were started through the negligence of two youths in lighting a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Small Cottage Saved by Fire Brigade
Dubbo firs brigade, promptly answered a call to North Dubbo at 9.20 pm on Sunday and was responsible for saving a small old cottage from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence A Debt Free Heritage—Now! Wellington Show and Sports Ground Interest Fire Debentures Mr. F. C. Wall's Scheme for Immediate Cancellation of Crippling Interest Burden
In the following letter to the Editor, Mr. F. C. Wall, one time Mayor of Wellington an d citizen for 33 pars, presents a scheme for the immediate saving of the crushing interest burden which the Trustees of the Show and Sports…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Captains Conference with Shire Council Recommendation Made to Council
A [?] of bush fire brigade captains and councillors of the [?] shire peak place at the council chambers, Narromine, on Wednesday [?] when many matters of importance were discussed. Although it was agreed that the possibility of large fires was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Made Himself at Home By Policeman's Fire
A small boy, under two years of age, was found wandering in Talbragar street yesterday morning by Sgt. C. Kennedy who took him by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NARROMINE Bushfire Brigades Seek Aid in Equipment
Members of the Timbrebongie Shire Council and captains or bushfire brigades met in conference at the council chambers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Army Will Burn Money When it Stokes Its Fires
Wood brought by rail to Dubbo at great expense to serve a district military camp is now being trucked away from Dubbo—again at great expense—to serve another military camp…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →159 Dead in Circus Tent Fire New York
At least 120 persons, about one third of them children, perished in a fire in a big circus tent at Hartford (Connecticut) and the deathroll…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cobbora Shire Bush Fire-Levy Proposed Decision To Join SameRegion As Municipality and Macquarie Shire
In his monthly report to Cobhora Shire, thier meeting of which was held in the Shire Chambers, Geurre, Tuesday last, Shire Clerk W. C. Prudent stated to the length of time taken in printing rate notices each…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires Still Burning After Stuttgart Raid LONDON
The pilot of a reconnaissance aircraft reported large volumes of smoke from fires still burning at Stuttgart at about 2 p.m. today—twelve hours after RAF…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nazi Fire Destroys 250 London
Because Greek patriots killed two German soldiers in a clash the Germans destroyed the town of Kleissoura by fire, burning alive 250 women…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Smashing Onslaught Gains Ground on Entire Front Warsaw Hears Fire of Red Artillery: Advance on Reich London
In their smashing onslaught against Germany battered armies still barring, the way to Warsaw and other great objectives, the Russians have taken Lwow, hinge of the Germans' front to Central Poland and Rumania…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Fires Started by Allied Planes in Raid on Japan Washington
Following a daylight attack on the Yawata area of Japan last night and its industrial targets, crews on the night mission reported they…
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