Anti-german Temper in Occupied Ukraine Huge Fires in Factories London, Friday (A.a P.)
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1942 · page 1
The Germans removed the Governor of the Galicia region and appointed a new governor, who is a friend of Governor-General Frank, says the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train Crash in Java Australians Extinguish Fire
Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 February 1942 · page 2
BATAVIA, Saturday (A.A.P.).—Eighteen Europeans and three Indonesians were killed when a passenger train collided with a goods train near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire in U.S.A. Philadelphia (U.s.a.)
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1942 · page 2
A gigantic fire, the greatest in the city's history, attracted a crowd of 20,000 to-day and destroyed a warehouse and 70 buildings. Damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All-night Phones to Beat Bush Fires
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 4
In the event of serious bush fires in [?] part of the Commonwealth, the local telephone exchange will give continuous day and night service to deal with urgent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work of Fire Brigades
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 3
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Instructions in fire extinguishing and fire prevention, including causes of fire and measures to be adopted in incendiary bomb…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Luxury Liner Normandie Disastrous Fire Causes £1,000,000 DAMAGE Sparks From Torch the Cause
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 1
NEW YORK, Monday (A.A.P.): Almost complete destruction faces the former French luxury liner, Normandie, now the U.S. transport, Lafayette, as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on Normandie Due to Carelessness Liner Will Be Repaired
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 1
NEW YORK, Tuesday(A.A.P.).—The District Attorney reported to-day that an all-night investigation placed the responsibility for the disastrous…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Frantic Horses During Air Raid Fires
Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 6
Warnings to trainers to be prepared for outbreaks of fire during air raids have been issued by the A.J.C. committee…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Blaze on Normandie Ship Topples Over at Pier
Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 2
The former French luxury liner, Normandie (83,423 tons), which has been taken over by the United States authorities as the transport Lafayette,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Luxury Liner Normandie Disastrous Fire Causes £1,000,000 DAMAGE Sparks From Torch the Cause
Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 4
NEW YORK, Monday (A.A.P.): Almost complete destruction faces, the former French luxury [?] now the US. transport. Luxury [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Truck Destroyed by Fire
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 4
A truck belonging to Gartell White Ltd., the well known wholesale suppliers of cakes, which regularly visits Young from the Wagga depot, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on Normandie Demands for Congress Investigation
Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 1
WASHINGTON, Saturday. — Demands for an investigation by Congress into the disastrous fire on the liner Normandie grow as more…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →R.a.a.f. Attack on Destroyer Heavy Anti-aircraft Fire
Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 1
LONDON, Saturday. — Australian Spitfire pilots left a German destroyer with silent guns and smoke pouring from it in the Straits of the Dover…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →R.a.a.f. Attack on New Britain Large Fire Started
Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 February 1942 · page 1
MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Grounded enemy aircraft and ships at Gasmata (South-east Coast of New Britain) were attacked by R.A.A.F. bombers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rubbish Fire
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 2
A quantity or rubbish caught alight at the rear of the Commercial Hotel, Wagga, yesterday morning, shortly after 11 o'clock. The Wagga Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Alarm Sirens
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 2
For same time the strep at the Wagga Fire Brigade was discontinued when fires were reported at Wagga, but they are now being sounded again…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A.r.p. Advice Hints to Citizens Fire Fighting
Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 6
Hints to residents of New South Wales on what to do in an air raid have been prepared by the State N.E.S. organisation on instructions from the Minister (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Extinguishing Fire Bombs Sand Mats Latest Method Chief Warden Returns From Sydney
The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 February 1942 · page 5
MR. Gleeson, Chief Warden, has returned from Sydney, where he discussed the question of A.R.P. work with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australia Under Fire
Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 2
They are tracie words, bat they must not be allowed to be interpreted as counsel of despair. Australia is prepared and determined. So far as this great island continent is concerned, the savage hostile bomber air raid over Darwin becomes our baptism of fire, but not our first experience…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Iron Shed Damaged by Fire
Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 2
On Saturday morning a fire occurred in an iron shed at the rear of St. John's Hall, Baylis-street, Wagga. The Wagga Fire Brigade, under the…
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