Italian Liner Fire Inquiry Into Cause Genoa
Preliminary investigation reveals that the fire on the Italian liner Crazio started after a series of explosions in the port motor. A member of the crew…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires & bushfires, 1940
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Fire at Tumut Prompt Action Prevents Serious Damage
A fire which could have had disastrous results occured at Tumut late on Monday night, when the back storeroom and some stock was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Guildford Residents Flee From Flames Sydney
Only the timely arrival of the fire brigade saved a number of houses from destruction by a scrub lire at Guildford to-day. More than 60 people…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Setback Steel Works Badly Damaged by Fire Paris
A radio report states that a 36-hour lire in the Maxbuete steel works in Bavaria destroyed rolling mills and furnaces. The damage amounted to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →French Threat to Fire Enemy Ships in American "Safety Zone" Paris
The French Government has announced that French and British ships within the 300-mile American "safety zone" will counter-attack and fire on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disastrous Bush Fires in Yass District
Fanned by a terrific wind last Sunday afternoon, a bushfire which started between 11 o'clock and noon on Woolgarlo swept up the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires Near Railway
The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Hartigan) states that, because of the dry conditions in many parts of the State, the railway staff has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rainstorm Quells Fire Fire Outbreak
A timely downpour of rain prevented what threatened to be a serious outbreak of fire at "Bolero," the property of Mr. W. I. Black. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires Near Railway Sydney
The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Hartigan) states that, because of the dry conditions in many parts of the State, the railway staff has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Power Kerosene Blaze Engineer's Accidental Death Newcastle
The explosion which caused an outbreak of fire in the Commonwealth Oil Refineries Ltd. power kerosene storage tank at Wickham, Newcastle,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Newtown
The fire which occurred at Mr. Percy clee's Newtown grocery store, Tumut, on Monday sight caused damage estimated at about £100. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers Help Fireman Blaze Threatens Ammunition Dump SYDNEY
A bush fire threatened the ammunition dump at Liverpool yesterday. Hundreds of soldiers helped the Liverpool fire brigade to fight the outbreak with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers Help Firemen Blaze Threatens Ammunition Dump Sydney
A bush fire threatened the ammunition dump at Liverpool to-day. Hundreds of soldiers helped the Liverpool fire brigade to fight the outbreak with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Granville Fire Sydney
The premises of Brown's Tyre Service, Granville, were totally destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage is estimated at £8000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Official Sanction on New Fire Engine
The official intimation has been conveyed to the Willimbong Shire Clerk (Mr. T. H. Webster), by Alderman M. J. Griffin, who represents…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grass Burns Where Fire Station Stood
THE Leeton Fire Brigade received a call on Tuesday night to extinguish a fire which had commenced on grass where the old…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disastrous Fire £10,000 Damage SYDNEY
A disastrous fire at Bowraville this morning destroyed six business premises in the main street, while two others were, damaged. Police and civilians…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Danger Spot on Irrigation Area Authorities Warned Leeton
Between Murrami and Wumbulgul, near the boundaries of Willimbong and Wade shires, is a large area of land overgrown with dead grass,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£10,000 Fire Six Buildings Destroyed Sydney
Owing to the absence of water supplies, police and civilians were unable to quell a fire which broke out at 3 o'clock this morning at Bowraville,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Grahamstown Flames Blown to Adelong Creek
A fire broke out on Sunday last on portion of Mr. W. Hasset's property, "Little Plains," Grahamstown. The blaze started in a clump of dry…
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