Shop Fire Laborer For Trial Charge of Murder
SYDNEY, Wed.— On charges of having murdered his mother on April 9, "having maliciously set fire to the shop and dwelling of…
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Fires & bushfires, 1942
273 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 14
Destructive Forest Fires
PROVIDENCE (Rhode Island), Sat.—A destructive series ot forest fires, believed partly due to incendiarism, was brought under…
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"Townsville, 1000 miles north of Grafton, is a blaze of light while we have restrictions, and it seems absurd when we…
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Advanced Allied Base.—In Monday's smashing Allied raid on Japanese positions in Rabau!, in the bombing formation of…
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NEWCASTLE, Sun.—The whole of Belmont number one colliery, which employs between 70 and 80 men, is to be flooded…
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LONDON, Sat.—R.A.F. Bomber crews found a huge concentration of searchlight, evidently to hide port and factory…
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SYDNEY, Mon.—Five mines were idle in New South Wales to-day. Causes for the stoppages range from disputes, death and…
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NEW YORK. Sun.—The bombing of Tokio and other Japanese cities on Saturday, April 18, was carried out by…
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SYDNEY, Tues.—Extensive damage, including the destruction of the interior, was caused by fire which broke out in Mary…
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SYDNEY, Wed.—Police are satisfied; that a fire buy, probably mentally deranged, is responsible for four separate fires which broke…
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SYDNEY, Wed.—When fire broke out on the second floor of a building in William street, City, to-day two panic-stricken women…
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Water drawn from the cellar of an old wine shop at Mountain View was used to light a fife which broke out at the home of…
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ULMARRA, Sun.—Facing what seemed an impossible track, a large 2nd willing bucket brigade saved the adjoining…
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Mr. P. G. Eggins will be a heavy loser as a result of the fire at Ulmarra about midnight on Saturday…
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A good save was effected by the South Grafton Fire Brigade when a fire broke out in the combined shop and dwelling…
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BRISBANE, Wed.—Sharp criticism, and helpful supggestions from the chief officer of the Sydney Metropolitan Fire Brigade,…
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When he came in contact with high tension wires at the top of an electric light pole in Dobie street, near Carr's Creek,…
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SYDNEY, Sun.—A large quantity of wool was considerably damaged by fire and water when a fire broke out at a wool scouring…
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After hearing the evidence at an inquiry into a fire at Rappville on March 20, the Casino District Coroner, Mr. Elsmer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →1000 Planes A-raiding Go! R.A.F. Sets War's Record Cologne Given A Fearful Hammering Nazi Key Steel City Blasted by Flocks of Bombers Tremendous Fires and Smoke Visible From Coast Of Holland We Lost 44 PLANES—ONLY 4 Per Cent
LONDON, Sun.—What may well prove to have been the greatest air raid of the war, was made when the Royal Air Force sent considerably more than 1000 bombers…
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