Sensation at Gundagai Armed Man Defies Police Fires Seven Shots Overpowered After Three Hours
The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 2
Armed with a ride, Reuhen Morton, aged 46 years, a military pensioner, shut himself in his hut and defied the police for almost…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disasters in Spain Fires Sweep Santander 26 Killed in Rail Crash Madrid, Monday (A.A.P.)
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 2
Fires are sweeping Santander following the explosion of an oil tanker in the harbor. The fire has already destroyed 200 buildings in 24 hours,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Shed
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 2
The Wagga Fire Brigade, at 6.50 o'clock last evening, received a call to a fire in a shed at the rear of F. T. Bullock and Co's, grocery store in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fierce Fire at Santander Follows Explosion of Oil Tanker London, Monday. (A.A.P.)
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 2
Thirty thousand people are homeless at Santander as a result of a fierce fire which swept the city in Northern Spain according to San Sebastian (Spain)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Awakens Family Punch Street Building Ablaze Crowd Gathers
The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 5
Mr. Jim Cleary, who was sleeping on the verandah of his home in Punch Street, was awakened by the crackling noise of fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Gundagai
Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 2
Mr. Jim Cleary, who was sleeping on the verandah of his home in Punch street, Gundagai, was awakened by, the crackling noise of fire shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Where Was the Fire
Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 2
Shortly before 7.45 o'clock last evening, the Wagga fire Brigade received a telephone call to the corner of Gurwood and kincaid streets, where a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£250,000 Fire German Loss in Denmark Zurich
Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 3
The largest instrument factory in Denmark working for Germany has been destroyed by fire. This is learned from Copenhagen. The cause is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Queensland Fire Brisbane
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 2
Five shops and one house were destroyed and the Railway Hotel was partly destroyed by a fire which broke out at Emerald this morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Gundagai Sleeping Occupants Aroused
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 2
While all the occupants of a ten-roomed, two storey brick house in Punch-street, Gundagai, were asleep, a fire broke out in the lower storey late on Wednesday night, and by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Junee Fire Inquiry Evidence Before Coroner Two Boys Committed For Trial Other Conflagrations Mentioned
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 4
The coroner (Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M.) held an inquiry into a fire that destroyed a shop in Main-Street Junee, the property of A. E. Cooke, at 2.40 a.m. on January 20…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigade Call
Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 February 1941 · page 2
The Wagga Fire Brigade received a call shortly before 8 o'clock last night to a residence near the fire station, but the fire was quickly extinguished with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Junee Fire Inquiry
Cootamundra Herald · Monday 24 February 1941 · page 2
The coroner (Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M.) held an inquiry into a fire that destroyed a shop in Main street, Junee, the property of A. E. Cooke, at 2.40…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Wales Town Suffers Furious Nazi Raids Fire Fighters Kept Busy LONDON
Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 February 1941 · page 2
The full fury of last night's air attacks on the United Kingdom was launched against a town in South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Junee Fire Inquiry Evidence Before Coroner Two Boys Committed for Trial Other Conflagrations Mentioned
The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 February 1941 · page 2
The coroner (Mr. J. A. Harris P.M.) held an inquiry into a fire which destroyed a shop in Main-st., Junee the property of A. E. Cooke,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Junee Fires
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 2
The coroner (Mr. J. A. Harris) held a second inquiry in Junee as to the cause of a fire that destroyed an unoccupied cottage in the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unusual Fire at Yass Sun’s Rays Through Window
The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 2
The rays of the sun, shining through a window are thought to be the cause of a fire which occurred in Miss Jean Gorham’s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Small Fire at Junee
Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 4
The Junee Fire Brigade was called out at 8.30 p.m. on Wednesday to a fire in some wood on the premises of Mr. W. Harberecht's cordial factor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Raids on Britain Fires Quickly Under Control London, Wednesday
Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 1
Enemy raiders to-night operated earlier than for some time. Anti-aircraft batteries in London were in action soon after the alert, but long…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Care with Camp Fires
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 4
Motor' campers and picnickers are reminded that they must take care with camp fires, as they are required to comply with the conditions of the…
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