Sydney's 5109 Fire Alarms
Fire alarms in the metropolitan area during 1943 totalled 5109, compared with 5270 in 1942…
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2,173 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 109
Champion Dogs Saved From Fire
MELBOURNE. Saturday. -- Two of the best-known show dogs in Victoria, Logan Queen and Lacanda King, Queensland…
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LONDON, Dec. 31 (A.A.P.).— British artillery units are less than 10 miles from Pescara and have begun shelling the town,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Many False Fire Alarms in 1943
Of 5,109 fire alarms given in Sydney and its suburbs in 1943, 1,360 were false. The Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Woman 70 Saved, Man 75 Killed, in Bushfires
In Victoria yesterday a 70-year-old woman had to be forcibly removed from a shack threatened by fire, and in South Australia a man, aged 75, collapsed while fighting a bushfire and was burned to death…
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THE Chief Secretary (Mr. A Baddeley) made a further appeal last night to all citizens, particularly motorists,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Cannon 'reports' fire news at foe New York
A cannon is used by the Fifth Army in Italy to "deliver" a weekly newspaper to the enemy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Desperate struggle for Shaggy Ridge Australians claw up rock face under enemy fire
Australians who have captured most of Shaggy Ridge in the Ramu Valley are nearer to Tokio than any other Allied ground forces in the South-west Pacific…
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LONDON, Monday. -- First eye-witness accounts of the sinking of the German battleship Scharnhorst in the Arctic a week ago are sent by Reuter's correspondent with the Home…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →HITLER'S H.Q. Laid in Ruins Fires Grip Big Areas Of Berlin
LONDON, Tuesday.--Hitler's Chancellery is in ruins and great fires are eating Berlin from the RAF's 1000- ton raid early yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →1944 Brings Good News Huge Fires Burning in Berlin Second Heavy R.A.F. Raid In 48 Hours
LONDON, Monday.--The R.A.F. last night dropped 1000 tons of bombs on Berlin for the second successive night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →R.A.F. Hits Berlin Again Early Morning Attack Great Fires Started From Our Staff Correspondent and A.A.P.
LONDON, Jan. 3.—R.A.F. bombers early this morning made their second successive heavy attack on Berlin, the Air Ministry reports…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fire Menace Lack of Equipment
"We have a big army of bushfire fighters at Kellyville, one of the biggest potential danger spots in the shire; yet they even…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Printing Works Blaze
Fire destroyed valuable paper stocks and equipment in the printing wotks of Marchant and Co. Pty, Ltd., Moorgate Street, Broadway, early this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Berlin Swept by Fire
LONDON, Tuesday.--Huge, uncontrollable fires are sweeping Berlin, neutral reports state…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Distastrous Fire At Mildura
MELBOURNE, Wednesday--In one of the worst fires in Mildura's history, the premises of Shilliday Bros., a large retail store, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£30,000 Fire at Printers
Damage estimated at approximately £30,000 was caused by fire at Marchant and Co. Pty., Ltd., printers. Broadway, soon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Costly Fire at Chemical Factory
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Hundreds of pounds' worth of chemicals, manufactured glass piping and machinery were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£30,000 Damage In Printery Fire
Damage estimated at £30,000 was caused in a fire which practically destroyed the photographic section of Marchant…
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Damage estimated at £30,000 was caused in a fire which practically destroyed the photographic section of Marchant…
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