No One to Fire at
Members of a machine gun crew lake up positions under cover on Karkar Island. The occupation of this island was accomplished without opposition from the enemy…
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Five Trotters Perish in Fire Auckland (Nz)
A fire in n trotting stable at Belfast (Canterbury) caused the deaths of five horses, the destruction of the building and a large quantity of trotting gear, one…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Forest Set On Fire Many Allied Air Attacks LONDON, June 26
Allied Expeditionary air forces yesterday afternoon and last night continued their attacks against enemy supply systems and also gave…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SPRINGHURST Bush Fire Brigade
Mr John Dunne presided at a meeting of the Bush Fire brigade, when arrangements were made for equipping the new fire unit. At a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Devastates Japanese Resort New York, July 5
Tokio radio reports that fire devastated Asoaka, a hot springs resort in northern Holunshi, on July 1. Damage is estimated at six million yen. A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Circus Tent Catches Fire
NEW YORK, Thursday: At least 120 persons, about one-third of them children, perished in a fire in a big circus tent at Hartford, Connecticut,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Change in Fire Brigade Control Sought Sydney
Ministerial control of fire brigades throughout the State is being sought by the NSW Fire Brigades’ Association. The union is seeking the dismissal of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Greater Fire Power For [?] WASHINGTON, July 7 [?]
Mr Patterson (acting Secretary fo[?] War) stated at a Press conference to[?] day that the British and American [?] forces in Europe were preparing a [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →159 Dead In Circus Fire HARTFORD (Conn), July 7
At lead 159 are dead as a result of a fire which broke out in the big tent of Singling Bros and Barnum and Bailey circus, immediately after…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Old People Menaced by Fire SYDNEY
A fire started by a fallen lamp seriously damaged the roof of a terrace of nine houses in Whaterly st.. Newtown, tonight. The terrace is occupied mostly by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aged Woman Suffocated In Fire. SYDNEY
Although believed to have been saved, Mrs Madeline Kelly, a 60 year old invalid pensioner, was suffocated when a fire destroyed her home in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alarm of Fire Timely Save by Fire Brigade
Every newspaper man dreams of being on the spot when some "hot" news breaks and getting a scope, so we suppose it was something of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Pensioners' Home Sydney
A fire, started by a fallen lamp, seriously damaged the roof of a lorrace of mine houses in Whaterly st., Newtown. The terrace is occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Dressing Sheds
Albury Fire Brigade was called to a fire in the dressing sheds at No[?]ll Park early last evening. When, the firemen arrived the front portion of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Senator Is Critical Curtin Govt. Under Fire CANBERRA
Appointment of a judge to Inquire into the use of public funds for the “Yes” publicity for the additional powers referendum wag urged by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Sufferers May Benefit Canberra
Mr Chifley today promised to consider a suggestion that taxation paid by sufferers in the recent tragic Victorian bush fires on insurance moneys…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At Tyre Retreading Works [?] Did Save by Fire Brigade
[?] a fire broke out in a tyre re[?] works conducted by Mr A. [?]vitt in Kiewa St., at 1.30 this [?] the Albury Fire Brigade,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Mine at Broken Hill Broken Hill
A fire occurred tonight in a tunnel leading oil the open cut at the Proprietary mine and it is feared that the blaze may extend to the central…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Fire May Cause Water Shortage Broken Hill
The most serious aspect of the fire at the mine at the moment is the serious drain on the depleted water supplies, which will be cut by October and will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Man-made Rain To Quell Fires MELBOURNE
A number of invitations to leading citizems and business men have been sent by Mr. S. L. Calvert, of “Kaiymna,” Maroona. to view a private demonstration of an…
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