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Fires & bushfires, 1944

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Fire Injured in City Crash

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: Five people a injured, two seriously, as a re[?] of a collision between a 15-ton [?] struck and two trams at the…

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Rosebery Fire Former Horse Trainer Loses Life

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: A fire which gutted a large part of a chemical factory at Roseberry early yesterday caused change estimated at more than…

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Man Burned to Death in City Fire

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 3

One man was burned to death and another injured, in attempting to rescue him, during a spectacular fire which gutted a large portion of the…

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[?]10,000 Roseberry Fire Former Horse Trainer Loses Life

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: A fire which gutted a large part of a chemical factory at Roseberry early to-day caused damage…

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Fire in Plaster Works

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1944 · page 4

The Wagga Fire Brigade received a call at 6.20 p.m. yesterday, when a fire broke out at the Riverina Plaster Works at 14 Salmon…

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Nazi Targets for British Bombers Fires at Frankfurt

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 March 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday: An Air Ministry communique states: "Bomber Com[?] aircraft last night again flew [?] than 1000 [?]orties. Frankfurt was…

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Lockhart Shire Monthly Meeting Victory Loan Quotas Bush Fire Prevention

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1944 · page 4

The March meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council was held a few days ago, when there were present Crs. W. K. Day (president), W. G…

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Deliberate and Malicious Fire, Says Coroner

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 4

“From the evidence adduced here today there is no doubt in my mind that a deliberate and malicious attempt was made to…

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Compensation for Volunteer Bush-fire Fighters In Event Of Injuries MR. W. F. SHEAHAN'S, M.L.A., Strong Advocacy in Parliament

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly recently Mr. W. F. Sheahan, M.L.A., strongly advocated the introduction of insurance…

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Heavy Raid on Berlin 1400 Tons Dropped Great Fires Reported

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday. (A.A.P.)— American heavy bombers and a fighter armada of a total strength of probably 1500 to 2700 aircraft,…

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House on Fire in Coolamon

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1944 · page 4

A five-roomed weatherboard house in Loughnan street, Coolamon, owned by Miss Harriet Ve[?]ch and occupied by Mrs. M'Carthy, whose husband…

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Yallourn Fire Judge's Report

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Mon.: In his report on the fire at the State Electricity Commission's brown coal mine at Yallourn. Judge Stretton said there was…

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Fire Brigades Bill Progress in Assembly

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tues.: The Fire Brigades (Amendment) Bill, which proposes to reduce the working week of permanent members of fire brigades…

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San Francisco Fire Twenty-one People Killed

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 5

SAN FRANCISCO, Mon.: Twenty-one persons were fatally burned and 22 severely injured early to-day when fire swept though the Amsterdam…

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Bush Fire Warning

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 3

Increasing temperatures with squatty northerly winds, together with the absence of rain, is expected to result in conditions…

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San Francisco Fire

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 5

SAN FRANCESCO, Tues: police blame an incendiarist for the tragic fire in the New Amsterdam Hotel which resulted in…

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Fire Dwelling House Destroyed

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 2

On Friday night last the dwelling house in Loughnan Street (on the comer of Mirrool Street) opposite the Manse was destroyed by fire. It was owned by…

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Open Verdict on a Church Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 5

Mr. Wellingham conducted an inquiry into a fire at Temora Evangelical Lutheran Church on February 18th. He was unable to determine from the…

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Mr. Pat Dwyer Farewelled by Fire Brigade

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 2

On Thursday of last week, Mr. Pat Dwyer was entertained by members of the Coolamon Fire Brigade, at the Fire Station, and was made a presentation on…

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Bush Fire [?] Harden

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 1

HARDEN, Tuesday [?]ghting a fire on Sunday whi[?] 13,000 acres of grassland near Harden, Roy Dick had his foot crushed, and…

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