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Fires & bushfires, 1943

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BUSHFIRES Commonwealth Regulations

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 4

The Graziers' Association of New South Wales advises that last year the Commonwealth Government passed an order under the National Security…

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Fire at Picture Show

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1943 · page 2

A fire occurred in the Galong Memorial Hall during the showing of picture films. It was discovered by the operator, Mr. W…

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Railway Bridge on Fire

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 January 1943 · page 2

An incident which might have had very serious consequences had it not been discovered in time occurred on the Narandera-Tocumwal railway line…

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Grass Fire at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 January 1943 · page 2

A grass fire at the rear of Mr. A. H. Crawley's "Monte Christo" residence, Junee, occurred in a straw paddock from which the…

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Fire in Viaduct Youth Arrested

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 2

The vigilance of a carter along the Corobimilla road, and the prompt action of railway officials and the police probably saved the viaduct at…

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U-boat Lair Attacked by British Bombers Huge Fires Started

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.—The U-boat lair at L'Orient, was so heavily bombed on Saturday night that the fires were visible for 150…

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The Latest Second Edition Alarm and Apprehension in Germany Caused by Russian Drive "A Rolling Mass of Fire of Indescribable Violence"

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 January 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Monday.—The Berne correspondent of the "Evening Standard" says that an unprecedented sense of crisis is evidenced in the German press. The whole country may be said to have been transported into a state of apprehension and…

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Air Activity in Pacific Damaging Raid at Rabaul Ships Set on Fire Catalinas Bomb Dumps and Dromes

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1943 · page 2

SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Wednesday—Allied aircraft struck enemy shipping concentrations, bases, and supply dumps over a wide area yesterday. The main blow was against Rabaul…

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Bushfire Danger May Increase

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1943 · page 2
Also in The Gundagai Independent

The Weather Bureau advises that danger of bushfires is expected to increase. It is advised that every precaution should be…

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£85,000 Damage Fire in Melbourne Factory

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Although it was under control in less than half an hour. a fire which broken but in the canister making works at James…

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Fire at Kapooka

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1943 · page 2

When a fire broke out in some fairly heavily timbered ridges at Kapooka about 3.80 o'clock yesterday afternoon, about 80 or 90…

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Amusements "Ball of Fire at Capitol

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 3

The chief attraction at the Capitol Theatre, Wagga, tonight and every night until Thursday with matinees on Wednesday and Thursday, is "Ball of…

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Big Sydney Fire Thousands of Pounds Damage

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday—Crowds watched a spectacular blaze which gutted two floors of a building at the corner of Mountain and…

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Grass Fire Near Albury

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 2

About 100 acres of grass was burnt yesterday when a fire occurred on "Wyseworth" property, on the Howlong road, a few miles…

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Big Fire in Melbourne

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 1

Although it was under control in less than half an hour, a fire which broke out in the canister making works at James Marsh and Sons Pty…

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Whitton Airman Fought Fire in Canada

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 3

Newspapers to hand from Alberta (Canada) report the destruction by fire of the Empire block, one of Edmonton's most important office…

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Big Sydney Fire Thousands of Pounds Damage

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 2

Crowds watched a spectacular blaze which gutted two floors of a building at the comer of Mountain and Smail Streets, Broadway, early on Saturday…

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Amusements "Hall of Fire" at the Capitol

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1943 · page 4

Ball of Fire, in which Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwvek are the features players, will be the principal attraction at the Canltol Theatre. Wagga…

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Amusements "Ball of Fire" at Capitol

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 February 1943 · page 4

Blendi; humor and human interest in unique fashion. Samuel Goldwyn's production of "Ball of Fire." which will be teen at the Capitol Theatre…

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