Covering Fire for Patrol
Pfe J. w. Colletl, of St. Kilda. Vic., firing with a Bren gun from a dugcut Cut position, near Maprik (New Guinea), as covering fire for a patrol…
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French Fire on Syrian Town Following Accident LONDON
Three French soldiers were killed and eight wounded in a riot following an accident at Lidikiya, 100 miles south-west of Aleppo, states Reuter’s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hospital Board Meeting Boiler Burnt Out—nurse Refused Clearance for Marriage
At the meeting of the Hay Hospital Board, on Thursday, it was reported, among other matters, that the boiler had been burned out. The matter was further considered in committee, and a special meeting is to be held to further…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Fires on Sleeping Prisoners; 8 Killed Salt Lake City (Utah), Mon
American Associated Press states that three bursts of machine-gun bullets fired by an American soldier from a guard tower killed eight…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Commissioners Visit to Berrigan
Messrs Smith (chairman), M’Kenzie (Country Representative) and Hawthorne, members of the Board of Fire Commissioners, visited Berrigan on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Men Under Intense Artillery Fire
Australians along the western bank of the [?] in southern Bougainville are now coming under more intense Japanese artillery fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Commissioners Visit Jerilderie
The N.S.W. Board of Fire Commissioners visited Jeridlerie on Wednesday afternoon of last week when they met representatives of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Corowa Hotel
At 7 o’clock last night, the Corowa Fire Brigade was called to a fire which broke out among some boxes at the rear of the Globe Hotel. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lightning Sets Fire to Big Liner LONDON
Lightning struck and set fire to the 10.000-ton Union Castle liner, Tural. lying off Gravesend on Saturday night at the height of one of the worst storms…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Alarm
At about 10 past 7 on Sunday evening the fire brigade was called out, the scene of the fire being a shed at the rear of premises occupied by Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wharf Fire Writ on Fremantle Harbour Trust
PERTH, Tuesday: A sequel to the big blaze at the North Wharf, Fremantle, on January 17th, was the issuing yesterday, of a writ on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr Hughes “Fires” Another Secretary SYDNEY
Eighty-one year old William Morris [?] MILK. has added to his already impressive record in dismissing secretaries, by “firing” Miss I Holmes,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Destroys Luxury Liner Sarnia (Ontario)
The Great Lakes’ luxury liner. Harmonic, was destroyed by fire today, when she was tied up at Point Edward. Flames from a nearby freight…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Movements Draw Jap Fire
Although Australian patrols in enemy territory, north and south of the Buin road, ere able to move freely, every movement near the Bridgeford…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Warships Shell Japanese Targets Big Fires Are Left GUAM
British ships shelled Japan for the first time last night, when the battleship George V, and other units of the Royal Navy joined American heavy battleships bombarding coastal installations in the Hitachi area, on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Halifax Explosion; Blaze Subsides London
The blaze-later subsided with the main magazine apparently untouched…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Admissions By Fire Chief SYDNEY
[?] Smith. chairman of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →4000 Tons Of Bombs Rock Four Japanese Industrial Cities Biggest Super Attack Yet Launched Mighty Fires Envelop All Targets GUAM
Over 600 Super-Fortresses, the largest number ever sent out against Japan, attacked Choshi, Fukui, Okzazaki and Hitachi with 4000 tons of bombs this morning. Choshi is a most important fishing harbor and is the primary source…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires at School; Boy Arrested PERTH
Police have arrested a boy of 14 connection with two fires at a State school. Bay View Terrace, Claremont, last week when £ 1000 worth of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Man Allegedly Set on Fire SYDNEY
With his clothes blazing and soaked with methylated spirit, a man rushed about his home in Newtown late on Saturday afternoon. His…
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