Raid Hint No. 13 Smother The Fire Bomb With Sand
WHEN a fire bomb falls without causing a fire it can be smothered with dry sand, spread to a depth of one inch…
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Raid Hint No. 13 Smother The Fire Bomb With Sand
WHEN a fire bomb falls without causing a fire it can be smothered with dry sand, spread to a depth of one inch…
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WHEN a lire bomb falls without causing a fire it can be smothered with dry sand, spread to a depth of one inch…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Caves House In Danger Bushfire Sweeps Jenolan
Roaring down both sides of the road, a terrific bushfire engulfed the Kia-ora guesthouse, five…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Brisbane Blaze Sabotage Theory
BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- Saboteurs are believed responsible for a big fire in the city today, in which three firemen were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Jenolan Fires Fanned By Wind
A strong wind has fanned up fresh out-breaks in the Jenolan hills, and the danger to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£90,000 Blaze in Brisbane Sabotage Possibility Investigated
BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Three firemen lost their lives in a fire which broke out at 5 o'clock this morning and completely…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Screams at City Fire
Panic-stricken when she saw smoke issuing from a neighbor's room at the Royal Standard Hotel, Castlereagh and Bathurst…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Army Transport Destroyed by Fire
NEW YORK, Tuesday (A.A.P.).--The U.S. Army transport vessel Cliveden (7314 tons) was totally destroyed by fire in Alaskan waters, states a Washington…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fought Air Fire with Hands
LONDON, Tuesday.--An Australian put out a fire with his gloved hands and saved a Wellington bomber during Saturday night's attack on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Neglect Charge In Brisbane Fire
BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Allegations of their officers' negligence are being made by firemen following yesterday's big…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Neglect Charge In Brisbane Fire
BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Allegations of their officers' negligence are being made by firemen following yesterday's big…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Negligence Is Alleged In Brisbane Fire
BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Allegations of their officers' negligence are being made by firemen following yesterday's big…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Get Ready Now For Fire-bombs
This is the 14th of a series of instructions by the N.E.S. Minister (Mr. Heffron) on what to do in an air-raid…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Car and Truck Damaged by Fire
The front seat and electric wiring of a car belonging to A. S. Phillips, of Parramatta-road, Auburn, were damaged by fire on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Menace Isolation of Caves at Jenolan
Telephonic communication has been cut off in the Jenolan Caves district, where firece fires yesterday destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Menace Isolation of Cave at Jenolan
Telephonic communication has been cut off in the Jenolan Caves district, where firece fires yesterday destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Air Raid Hint No. 15 Choosing Fire Spotters
This is the 15th of a series of hints to the public issued by the Minister for N.E.S. (Mr. Heffron) in case of air…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Spotters Should Be Paid. Request Being Considered
Representatives of Trade Unions last week urged the N.S.W. Minister for National Emergency Services, Mr. Heffron, to compel employers to pay…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire Stops for Timber Roofs. Wartime Building Bulletin, No. 18
This bulletin discusses simple structural devices that can be erected to check the spread of fires along existing roofs which consist wholly or in part of timber or other combustible material. Four types…
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