Oil-saturated Clothes on Fire SYDNEY
When a fire broke out in the Greta Oil Co’s premises at Annandale today, Frederick Barringham, aged 67, of Leichhardt, rushed out with his oil saturated clothes…
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US Plane Catches Fire at 1000 Feet Nine Men Slightly Injured MELBOURNE
A medium United States Army plane crashed and burned this morning near an airfield close to Melbourne. In announcing this today the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →P[?]ce Inquire Into Fire Sydney
The police are endeavoring to solve the cause of a fire which partly gutted the Press metal works in East st, Granville, early today. Valuable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →“Big Fire Due to Accident” SYDNEY
Contrary to earlier reports, detectives believe that the fire which caused £10,000 worth of damage at [?] W. Hughes’ wool stores lust night, was accidentally brought…
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Representatives of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, under the auspices of the Fire Brigade Board of Commissioners, will be in Albury tomorrow, and between…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OVER 1000 Bombers in Mass Raid on Germany Fires Seen From Dutch Coast Vast Pall of Smoke Over Cologne London, May 31
The greatest raid ever launched by the RAF was carried out against targets in the Ruhr and Rhineland on Saturday night with Cologne as the main objective. Considerably over 1000 bombers were engaged…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cologne Raid “Opening of Second Front” Three-quarters of City Set On Fire LONDON, June 1
In view of many Washington observers the RAF raid against Cologne has signalised the opening of a second European front. “In other words, it’s on,” declared Representative McCormack, majority House leader,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fires Become “Conflagration“
A re[?] has now dis[?] that in the raid [?] week by Australian and American hombers, fires were [?] and that these [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Essen Is Again Heavily Bombed by the Raf Second Raid Within 24 Hours 400 Planes Spread More Devastation Fires From Previous Blitz Stoked Again LONDON, June 3
Following on the 2000-plane raids on the Ruhr, a large force of planes last night winged their way to these smoking and devastated areas to stoke the fires again. The exact number of planes taking part in the latest…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Beat Ack Ack Fire Somewhere in Australia
Koepang aerodrome was bombed by RAAF planes on Wednesday night. It was the fifth attack on enemy bases made by our planes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Holbrook Fire Inquest Coroner Returns Open Verdict
Circumstances under which a dwelling house and its contents in Albury st., Holbrook, were destroyed by fire on January 12 last were inquired into…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →R.A.F. Leaves Behind Large Fires At Emden LONDON, June 7
From concentration on the Ruhr, British bombing attacks have been switched lo Emden, a great German port arid shipbuilding and trade centre. Last night strong forces of bombers were over the city. When they left the target area large fires were burning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Fires on Motorist Pedestrian Is Wounded Sydney
When a car with headlights which were too conspicuous was driven through the city streets during an alert today, a soldier called upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Enormous Fires Started At Emden Refugees Tell of Destruction in Cologne LONDON, June 8
Many giant four-engined hombers participated in Saturday’s raids against Emden. It was a good night for night-fighters, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fireman Killed in £10,000 Blaze SYDNEY
Michael Lawrence Griffin (34), a fireman, of Headquarters staff, and residing at Daceyvllle, was killed instantly when 200 tons of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fireman Killed in Sydney Fire
When 200 tons of steel collapsed in a fire which caused damage estimated at £10.000 at the foundry of H. D. Davies Pty. Ltd., Illawarra road…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Outbreak of Fire Narrowly Averted
Whilst Mr. D. T. Polkinghorne, o£ the Henty Newsagency, was away from his shop about' 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning, a metal pipe attached…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prisoner's Oaring Escape Sett Fire to Roof of Cell SYDNEY
Remanded from yesterday until Monday next without ball on 30 charges related to the Illegal use of cars and thefts. Alfred Henry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prisoner's Daring Escape Sets Cell on Fire Wife Also Being Sought Sydney
Defying the flames which roarer around him after he had set fire to the wooden roof of his cell beneath the Newtown Court…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Prevention Propaganda Pays SYDNEY
Bushfire damage in 1941-42 was much smaller than in 1938-39, when propaganda had only just been commenced…
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