Four-hour Attack. R.A.F. Blasts Hamburg. Bremen Fires. London, Sept. 13. (A.A.P.)
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 September 1940 · page 15
Hamburg, Germany's greatest port, received a fierce four-hour battering from Royal Air Force bombers on Wednesday night, when probably the most…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Bushfire Precaution
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 September 1940 · page 17
The Bushfires Advisory Committee has appealed to shire councils in New South Wales to remove fire hazards on lands under their control…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Prevent Bush-fires
Truth · Sunday 15 September 1940 · page 24
OWING to the exceptionally dry weather condition prevatling, the Bush Fires Advisory Committee has issued and urgent appeal to shire councils throughout N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Keep the Home Fires Burning Governor To Open New Anzac Buffet
The Sun · Sunday 15 September 1940 · page 27
THE Sir John Monash Recreation Hut and new Anzac Buffet in Hyde Park will be…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Nazi Freightyards Heavily Bombed, Set On Fire LONDON
The Sun · Sunday 15 September 1940 · page 2
The elaborate freight yards at Hamm and Usnabruck, vital to the Germans in moving an army westward, have again been heavily blasted by the R.A.F…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →House of Lords hit by fire-bomb London's Guns Harry Enemy in Nightlong Raid
The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 15 September 1940 · page 1
LONDON, Saturday. -- The House of Lords has been hit by a fire-bomb. The bomb caused only superficial damage. There were no casualties…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Great Tennis. Crawford Beats Bromwich. Match Pulled Out of Fire
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 September 1940 · page 12
J. Crawford, who had beaten A. K. Quist in a semi-final earlier in the day, won the hardcourt singles championship of New…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Bushfire Threat to Town
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 September 1940 · page 8
For four hours yesterday firemen fought a fire which threatened the Blue Mountains town, Woodford…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bush-fire Danger
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 18 September 1940 · page 3
Owing to the exceptionally dry weather conditions prevailing, the Bush Fires Advisory Committee has issued an urgent appeal to shire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hills District 60 Fight Bush Fire at Castle Hill
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 18 September 1940 · page 8
The worst Hills September bushfire for years raged at Castle Hill Showground last week, when 60 local bushfire fighters, assisted by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Big Flats Block
The Sun · Wednesday 18 September 1940 · page 6
Dozens of flat-dwellers at Marlborough Hall, Roslyn-avenue, King's Cross, were awakened by firemen last night and escorted from the…
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The Propeller · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 2
Owing to exceptionally dry weather conditions, the Bush Fire's Advisory Committee has issued an urgent appeal to shire and municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cabramatta Fires
The Biz · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 8
Cabramatta Fire Brigade had a call on Sunday to a scrub fire in Cumberland! Street; and again on Mcnday, to a similar outbreak in Bloomfield Street. No…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Church Destroyed by Fire
The Propeller · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 4
At about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon Mr. Metcalf, gardener at the Rosslyn Private Hospital, Forest Rd., Arncliffe, saw smoke issuing from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Peril in Hot Winds
The Sun · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 2
Hot and dry north-west winds on the coast north from Sydney and adjacent inland areas have increased bushfire possibilities since yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Vandals Suspected In Suburban Church Fire
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 5
Vandals are suspected to having started a fire which yesterday severely damaged Arncliffe Congregational Church. When firemen entered the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Donald Duck-- With Fire In His Eyes!
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 18
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Continued on Trove, page 18 →Camp Fire Presentation to Airmen. Bossley Park Patriotic Committee
The Biz · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 1
A huge fire at the rear of Mrs.Budge[?]n residen[?] Prair[?]evale Road, Bossley Fark, attracted a large and happy crowd on Saturday evening last, 14th,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stop Press Phone: M2406, Newcastle 472 Bank N.s.w. on Fire
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 1
LONDON, Wednesday.--The London branch of the Bank of New South Wales was set on fire last night when five bombs crashed on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →10 Hours Under Fire Big West End Stores Hit in Heaviest Raid London
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 1
Heavy casualties and damage were caused last night in London's longest raid of the war. The raid began at 8.10 p.m. and…
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