America Deaths in Club Fire
BOSTON, Thurs.--The public safety committee announced that the dead in the Coconut Grove fire had reached 490. Only three…
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Fires & bushfires, 1942
273 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 14
Soldiers to Fight Bush Fires
SYDNEY, Sun.--Commanding officers throughput Australia have been officially authorised to permit troops under their command…
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SYDNEY, Sun.--A fire which completely gutted the chemical building at the Sydney University caused damage estimated at may…
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SYDNEY, Mon.--Efforts of firemen and N.E.S. workers during the fire last night at Sydney University chemistry department…
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AUCLAND, Wed.—In one of the worst fires in the history of the Dominion no fewer than 37 persons lost their lives. The fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Turin Raid Bombs by the Ton Many Fires Started 'One Of Best Attacks'
LONDON, Thursday.--More 80001b bombs, many 4000 pounders and tens of thousands of incendiaries were dropped on…
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WASHINGTON, Wed.--A Japanese warship was sunk and three others were damaged and left in flames by a dive-bomber…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Allies Occupy Gona Area Japs Pinned in Narrow Strip Heavy Air Attacks Continue Americans Hold Buna Salient In Face Of Heavy Fire From Both Flanks
CANBERRA, Thurs.--Amid cheers, the Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, announced to the House of Representatives, to-day that Allied forces had completely occupied the Gona area in New Guinea. This dramatic news was flashed to Canberra by the Allied…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three Murdered In Adelaide Shop Premises Set On Fire One Victim a Soldier
ADELAIDE, Sun.-- Mystery surrounds the murder of three men including a soldier, who were found dying in a blazing…
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ST. JOHNS, Mon.—At least 104 died and 130 were sent to hospital when fire swept the Knights of Columbus Hostel,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dusk to Dawn Air Blitz Bizerta and Tunis Violent Explosions And Huge Fires Follow Fierce All Night Allied Raids Eighth Army Traps Half Rommel's Fugitives
LONDON, Thurs.--To-day's air raids on Bizerta and Tunis are described as the heaviest yet. Tunis was almost put out of action as a port in an' eight and a half hour raid on Tuesday night, says the "Daily Mail's" Cairo…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →R.A.F. RAID Munich Heavily Bombed Large Fires Burning
LONDON, Tues.—Munich, Nazi headquarters, was raided by a big force of R.A.F. bombers last night. A great weight of bombs…
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SYDNEY, Wed.—An appeal to people not to be careless in extinguishing camp fires during the holidays was made to–day by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£60,000 FIRE Coroner's Open Verdict Shoe Company's Affairs
SYDNEY, Wed.—At the City Coroner's Court to-day Robert McKinley, director of Wonderwelt Shoes Pty., Ltd., occupiers of a…
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