New York Blaze
NEW YORK, Thursday.—Three five men are missing as a result of the huge [?] which destroyed a large pier owned by the South American and…
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Big Tokyo Fire Foreign Office Destroyed New York
A Tokyo official broadcast states that a fire destroyed the Japanese Foreign Office. All important documents were saved and their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Quelled Bt Soldiers
Splendid work by 500 .soldiers from Bencgilla military camp was responsible for preventing the spread to an extensive area of a grass fire near…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lorry Overturned on Way to Bush Fire
Last Wednesday night Mr. J. Cusack, of "Mount View," Galong, received an urgent call, that a bush fire had broken out on Mr. T. Dwyer's…
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A grass fire occurred in some vacant land on the eastern side of Tarcutta street. Wagga near the railway bridge at 7 o'clock last evening. The fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big U.s. Grain Fire
NEW YORK, Saturday (A.A.P.).—Fire destroyed an elevator and 1,500,000 bushels of grain at Superior (Wisconsin). Investigations are under way as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire in Church Damage Exceeds £8000
BRISEBANE, Sunday.—damage estimated at more than £8000 was done to 1he Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Rosalie. Brisbane by a fire early tonight. The altar…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Air Raid Precautions The Fire Bomb (No. 4.)
Two of the chief Weapons upon which the enemy might rely are (1). THe element of surprise, and (2) the ignorance of the being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tumbarumba Urban Committee Monthly Meeting Site for Fire Station
The monthly meeting of the Tumbarumba Urban Committee was presided over by the chairman (Mr A. C. Brennan) Others present were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Small Fire at Avoncourt Quickly Extinguished with Garden Hose
THE wail of the siren at the fire station was the "alert" signal for dozens of school children to mount their bicycles yesterday…
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WASHINGTON. Tuesday.—The War Department announced that the Army transport Cliveden (7134 tons) was completely destroyed by the fire in Alaska water. All…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday: Apparently, overcame by, smoke' as they, were making their way to the first floor of a three-storey grocery warehouse…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Air Raid Precautions (No. 5.) Individual Fire Fighting
It is probable that the smaller types of incendiary bombs would be mainly used for enemy attack on inland towns, as they can be dropped in large…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Fire in Brisbane Three Firemen Burned to Death Foodstuffs Valued at £80,000 Destroyed
BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Apparently over come by smoke as they were making then way to the first floor of a three storey grocery warehouse during a disastrous…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Large bushfires broke out on M'Ewen' Creek, near the Jenolan Caves, yesterday afternoon and Kiora Guest House, five…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Following yesterday's disastrous fire, the fire brigades section of the A.W.U. has decided to write to the Metropolitan Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fierce Bushfires Still Burning Near Jenolan Caves
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Fanned by a strong wind, the bushfires in the Jenoian Caves area were still burning fiercely this afternoon and the flames…
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The bush fire alarm rang in Cootamundra Just before noon today. There was an outbreak in the Frampton district near the railway construction…
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Following Tuesday's disastrous fire in Brisbane, the fire brigades section of the A.W.U. has decided to write to the Metropolitan Fire Brigade…
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Only the charred outside walls of [?] house were left standing after a fire had ravaged the entire contents of a Fitzroy street home early on…
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