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Fires & bushfires, 1941

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Albanian Fighting Italians Caught Between Cross Fires Athens

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 1

A Greek night communique declares "Restricted contact with the enemy continues. An enemy force was caught between cross fires and suffered…

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Huge Fires in Cologne Terrific Bombing by R.A.F. Invasion Ports Also Attacked London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 4

Cologne, the third largest city in Germany, which is packed with such industries as heavy engineering works, chemical factories, oil refineries and…

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Fires and Explosions in Rumania

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (AAP): According to an American Association Press message from Rumania, fires followed heavy explosions in the…

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Cake with Camp Fires

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 1

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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Modern Fire Appliance for Narandera

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 1

Narandera Fire Brigade has been supplied with a new and modern fire engine, following representations to the Board of Commissioners by the…

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Cologne Again Battered Multitude of Fires Enemy 'Dromes Attacked LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 2

British Bombers last night made their second attack within a week on the industrial centre of Cologne and once again left behind a…

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Fire in Sydney £10,000 Damage Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 2

A spectacular blaze which caused loa estimated at nearly £10.000 gutted the three-storey premises of United Lubricants, Ltd., at Alexandria to-night…

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Fire-fighting Unit

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 7

Mr. Dudley Angas, pastoralist, of Hill River Station, Clare, S.A., has fitted a ford V-8 truck as a fire-fighting unit to cope with fire outbreaks…

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Heavy Fire Raid Cardiff Badly Hit London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 March 1941 · page 1

The Garman raid on [?]rdiff last night was described by officials as one of the greatest fire raids since the outbreak of the war. Ruins marked the…

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Board of Fire Commissioners SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 4

The president of the Shires' Association (Mr. Wilson) has decided to contest the seat on the Board of Fire Commissioners which was rendered…

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£30.000 Factory Fire Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 4

Damage estimated at £30,000 was caused at Brighton late to-night. The whole of the furniture factory of Frederick Meyers in Bay-street was…

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Fire in Thorne-street

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 2

The Wagga Fire Brigade was called to a fire at 6.30 a.m. yesterday in the laundry and sleep-out attached to the premises occupied by Mr. and Mrs. O…

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Fire-bombs Fall on London Quickly Extinguished Heavy Anti-Aircraft Fire LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 1

More than 200 fire-bombs fell in one London area last night. Men and women rushed out with sandbags and extinguished all of them…

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Cologne Bombed Large Fires Started Channel Ports Also Attacked LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 2

A small force of British "bombers successfully attacked the industrial areas of Cologne last night. The weather was good and the results were…

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Fire Alarm

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 2

The ringing of the fire bell yesterday morning drew a crowd to the scene, but it turned out to. be a minor outbreak in some rubbish on a…

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Unpleasantness Over Fire Hydrant No Accusation of Stealing, Councillor Says

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 1

THAT he had no thought in his mind of accusing a ratepayer of stealing water, and was merely stating a general principle when…

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Raid on Kiel Bombing Deliberate and Accurate Large Explosion and Fire LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 1

Describing last night attack on Kiel, the Air Ministry says that British bombers flew through thick clouds until they reached the Frisian Islands…

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Berlin's Heaviest Raid Further of Terrific R.A.F. Attack Glow From Fires Seen for 100 MILES Frantic Efforts to Conceal Losses LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 1

Last night, when Berlin suffered its heaviest raid of the war, immense tires were started in various parts of the…

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Devastating Attach on Ruhr Big Fires in Factories British Air Offensive Continues Night Raid Aerodromes London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 March 1941 · page 1

The Royal Air Force is continuing its de­vastating attacks on Germany. Last night the Ruhr was the scene of the Bomber Command's offensive, and a heavy and successful…

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House Destroyed by Fire

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 18 March 1941 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred on Saturday night when the house owned by Mr. Jack Lawson and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lawson and family, was…

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