Syria Revolt French Troops Fire On Crowd Six Killed, Scores Wounded. Beirut
Six Syrians were killed and scores wounded when French Sengalese troops clashed with demonstrators for the independence of Damascus…
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Fires & bushfires, 1941
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Fire at Coff's House Gutted. Coff's Harbor
A few minutes before midnight last night a fire broke out in the residence of Mr. C. Tortch, situated on the Bellingen road, Coff's Harbor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →French Ships 15 Seized for Debt Axis. Protests Rejected Many Ships Set on Fire (Copyright to N.a.n.a.) Washington
Fifteen ships of the French Line, including the Normandie, are no longer possessed, by the owners as a result of a legal lien issued by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clothes on Fire
When his petrol soaked trousers ignited whilst he was burning off rubbish recently, Harold Parkinson, of Gladstone street, Kempsey, suffered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Berlin Blasted in Raf. Three-hour Attack Big Fires in Centre of City R.A.F. Night Fighters Bag 22 Severe Nazi Raids on England London
Royal Air Force bombers last night attacked Berlin for nearly three hours. The Ah Ministry says that large fires were started in the centre of the city and powerful high explosive bombs caused considerable damage. Emden and other objectives in North-West Germany were also…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Escaped From Fire Collapsed In Street Women and Girl in Hospital. Sydney
Three women and a girl fell unconscious in a street at Hurstville this afternoon after dashing from their blazing home, which was attached to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Fighting N.S.W. Auxiliary Services. Sydney
The Minister in Charge of National Emergency Services in New South Wales, Mr. Primrose, stated to-day that £15,000 had been provided by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at South Grafton Office Destroyed at Reid's Mill
A small office at the rear of the mam office building at Reid's mill, South Grafton, was destroyed by fire shortly before midnight last night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London's Night of Terror and Tragedy Unholy Symphony Roar of Raiders, Guns, Bombs and Fire Appalling Damage-heavy Loss of Life Entire City Lit Up by Flames Thousands Are Homeless London
London was subjected to the most savage, sustained, intense air raid since the outbreak of the war to-night by the German Luftwaffe. The raid, lasted for eight hours, during which hundreds of thousands of incendiary and heavy bombs fell on the city, causing terrific damage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Raid Second in Week Many Fires Caused Beautiful Churches Destroyed London
Londoners expected a repetition of Wednesday night's ordeal when the Luftwaffe furiously attacked soon after dark last night. A large force…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bomb Effects Dealing With Them Fire Brigades' Work Interesting Demonstration at Grafton
Should Australia at any time become embroiled in the horrors of war the people of New South Wales will owe a very deep debt of gratitude to the New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigade Display
The Grafton City Council has derided to ask the Board of Fire Commissioners to stage another demonstration similar to the one given in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Bombs Display By Fire Brigades Public to See Methods
A public demonstration of the methods used by fire brigade officers to counteract the effects of an incendiary bomb attack will be given in…
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The demonstration of methods used to minimise the effects of an incendiary bomb attack on civil populations, which was given to Grafton and South…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Smashing Blow Fleet Batters Tripoli Ships Sunk, Set on Fire German Army in Libya Estimated at 200,000 Men London
An Admiralty communique gives more details of the naval bombardment of Tripoli at dawn on Monday last. The bombardment was even more successful than was at first thought. Three transports lying in the naval basin were hit and set on fire. One…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Bombs Demonstration at Grafton
Fourth Officer B. L. Barber and Sub Station Officer L. G. Guyer, representatives of the Board of Fire Commissioners, arrived in Grafton…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →High Quality Blood Stock Impresses Judge Fire Display of Ponies
District stock, represented in the blood classes was not numerous and stallions provided less competition than mares, but the standard was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →INCENDIARIES Various Types of Bombs Demonstration by Fire Brigade Officers
At the instigation of the Grafton City Council, Mr. B. L. Barber, 4th officer, and Mr. L. G. Guyer, sub-station officer, of the New South Wales Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Armidale
Shortly after midnight on Tuesday the Armidale Fire Brigade was called out to deal with an outbreak of fire at the rear of the New England Butter…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Bombs English Children Unafraid. Darwin
When a fire bomb fell near a group of English children playing in a street during a raid on London recently, a small girl jumped off a scooter and…
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