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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1941

1,760 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 88

On and Off the Farm Film Fires Were Real

The Land · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 9

Farmers who see the Rural Bank's now film in, "The Red Terror," will wonder how it was possible to secure such realistic shots of bush fires as…

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Irish Fire on Aircraft Dublin

The Sun · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 2

An unidentified plane flew over Dublin Bay at noon to-day. and was fired on by ground defences. It is officially announced…

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Invasion Measures in Holland. Fire Protection. LONDON, March 14. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 16

"The Times" correspondent in Geneva, quoting well-informed quarters writing in the "Neuchatel Express," says that extensive invasion preparations are going on all along the…

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German Bridges Are Blown Sky-high Smashing Raids On War Nerve Centres Hamburg Is Ravaged by Fire Record Score By R.A.F. Night Fighters LONDON

The Sun · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 1

Bridges across the intricate Elbe network of canals were blown to pieces, and large cranes and other gear were seen to topple into the canals, when a large force of British bombers carried fire and…

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STOP-PRESS 4 a. m. Edition Fierce Ground Fire

The Sun · Sunday 16 March 1941 · page 1

LONDON.--War Office stales that the [?]attered of Friday night's raids on Britain is attributable to weight and accuracy of anti-aircraft…

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Bushfire Film at Millions Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 March 1941 · page 6

A film showing the menace of bushfires, called "The Red Terror," will be screened at the Millions Club to-day at 1.30 p.m…

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Keeping Home Fires Burning

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 March 1941 · page 4

MRS. LINDA O'DWYER, of Coogee, handling the flame jet while learning oxy-acetylene welding in the engineering section of Sydney Technical College yesterday. She is going to take her place in war industry…

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Liner Bremen on Fire. Germany's Largest Ship. LONDON, March 17. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 March 1941 · page 9

The German News Agency announces that a fire of undisclosed origin broke out in the liner Bremen (51,731 tons) yesterday, and is still burning…

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Fire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 2

A fire which broke out in the kitchen at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Fradd, of East-street, Granville, about 8.45 p.m. on Saturday, was…

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Fires at Hurstville

The Propeller · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 7

A weatherboard cottage in Dumbleton Road, Penshurst, was severely damaged by fire early on Wednesday morning. Only the outside shell…

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General Store on Fire. Murwillumbah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 4

Fire caused between £4 000 and £5,000 worth of damage in the general store of W. A. Proudfoot, in the main street last night…

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Fire Brigade Rescues Kitten From 50ft Palm PERTH

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 9

A hungry, fright-crazed kitten finished a defiant tree-sitting episode today in the centre of the city. Prolonged rescue efforts involved:--…

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Boston Navy Yard Fire. Boston, March 20. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 9

The communication and power system of the Boston Navy Yard was damaged yesterday by fire, punctuated by a series of explosions. The explosions blew out man-hole covers…

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Americans at home are reading this today:-- Boston Navy Yard Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 3

BOSTON--Fire and explosions damaged the Boston Navy Yard's communication and power system…

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Threw Himself on to Flame. Man's Plucky Action. Petrol Tank Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 9

A man threw himself across a vent spouting flame when petrol ignited in a 1,750,000-gallon tank at the A.M.P. store, Buchanan Street, Balmain, last…

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Germans Now "Getting Hell"! Feverish Rush to Build Shelters Fires Raging Over Wide Area In Cologne LONDON

The Sun · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 2

"The Germans know that our bombing power has increased and they are now getting their own particular brand of hell," declared Air-Commodore R. D. Goddard in a broadcast in which he emphasised that the enemy…

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Great Raid on London Suburbs Set Ablaze By Showers Of Fire Bombs LONDON,Thursday

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 1

German bombers last night made their biggest raid on London since last September when Hitler's total air war against Britain began…

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Fighting Raid Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 March 1941 · page 2

LONDON firemen, dark against the glow, fighting a big blaze after a Nazi firebomb raid…

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Fire Board Election

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 March 1941 · page 9

The Chief Secretary, Mr. Tonking, said yesterday that the election to fill the vacancy on the Board of Fire Commissioners caused by the death of Alderman…

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Fire on a Vessel Cargo Damaged

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 22 March 1941 · page 2

A fire which was discovered in the early morning of the 9th March in a vessel berthed at the Glasgow Street Wharf,…

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