Fire at Yass
What could have been a disastrous fire was averted at the Club House Hotel, Yass. The linen press on the first floor and also the roof were…
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Bush Fire Losses 2270 Claims in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Thurs.: When claims for bush fire losses closed to-day with the Bush Fire Relief Committee, the total received was…
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When claims for bush fire losses closed with the Victorian Bush Fire Relief Committee, the total received was 2,270, the amount involved being…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War News Cherbourg Under Fire Americans Advancing on Port
American troops advancing along the Cherbourg. Peninsula on the whole of the front arc now only eight miles from the port. On the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Items Fire Smotherer—
A new chemical powder, which when thrown on flames, generates gasses harmless to humans but death to fire, has been developed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Wagga Church
A fire occurred in the Church of Christ Tompson street, Wagga shorty before 5 p.m. yesterday, but fortunately little damage was done. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Fighting Reported From Normandy Fresh Allied Successes British Guns Meet Attack with Terrific Fire
LONDON, Friday. (A.A.P.): Further heavy fighting in the Tilly-Caen sector has greatly strengthened the Allied hold on the crossings over the Odon River, and fresh successes were reported…
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While attending a fire at The Ritz Cafe, Baylis street. Wagga, early on Saturday night, the Wagga Fire Brigade lost an axe, belt and spanner…
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The State-wide strike of all permanent firemen was called off at 6.30 yesterday, after a compulsory conference. The firemen are to be…
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In order to cope with the bigger air raids experienced during the past few months, German women have been called up in thousands…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cargo on Fire on Ship in Darling Harbor
SYDNEY, Wednesday. — When cargo in the hold of a ship on which they were working at Darling Harbor caught fire eight…
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NEW YORK, Thursday: At least 120 persons (about one-third of them children) perished in a fire in a big circus tent at Hartford (Connecticut)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Island Fighting Japanese Ships Sunk Advantage of Fire Power
WASHINGTON, Thurs. (A.A.P.): In an announcement from Pearl Harbor Admiral Nimitz said that five Japanese ships were sunk, six…
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LONDON, Friday. (A.A.P.): For the second time within 24 hours the Americans yesterday withdrew from La Haye du Puits on Cherbourg Peninsula, following bitter German resistance, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Unusual Fire In Truck Branded 'Ammunition'
The Cootamundra fire alarm rang at 7 o'clock last night for what proved to be an unusual fire in the experience of members of the Cootamundra fire…
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The Cootamundra fire alarm 7 o’clock on Thursday night what appeared an unusual f[?] the experience of members of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Raids on Rumania and Yugoslavia Big Fires Started at Ploesti
LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.)—The destruction of enemy of oil centres by Italy-based aircraft was continued yesterday, when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gundagai Bushfire Brigades In Conference District Brigades Adopt Common Policy Decisions On Methods of Control Equipment And Policy
REPRESENTATIVES of every bushfire brigade in the Gundagai Shire met in conference on Friday last. The object of the conference, to decide on a common policy for all brigades and to thrash out vital matters concerning the brigades, was attained…
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Representatives of every bush fire brigade in the Gundagai shire met in conference last Friday. The object of the conference, to decide on a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Outbreak of Fire
There was a call to me wagga fire Brigade last evening to which the brigade promptly responded. It was found that there was a small…
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