Eye Injured by Fire Cracker
Captain R. C. Gibson, area officer, whose eye was injured by a fire cracker at his home, Dalley-street, Lismore, is making satisfactory…
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Fires & bushfires, 1941
289 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 15
Camp Fire Concert for Scout Week
A camp fire concert was a feature of a scout, cub and guide party at the Scout Hall on Saturday night to mark the conclusion of scout week…
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LONDON, Tuesday:—From the ranks of "broomstick warriors" came the heroes of a recent heavy German aerial attack on a definite…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Open Verdict at Fire Inquest Equity Proceedings Mentioned
GRAFTON, Wednesday.—Equity Court proceeding's brought by certain beneficiaries of the estate of E. G. Elworthy, former…
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LONDON, Thursday:-- Describing how a party of British soldiers who crossed the water near Iraqi positions at Ramadi found…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Huge Fire in U.s. Incendiarism Feared
NEW YORK, Saturday (AAP). —A fire, possibly the work of incendiarists, swent New Jersey City, Erie railroad terminal,…
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NEW YORK, Saturday:—A fire, possibly incendiary, swept through Jersey City railroad terminal engulfing 35 acres of…
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NEW YORK, Sunday (AAP).—The chief of the Jersey [?] Fire Department (Mr. Frank Ertle) estimated that the river front fire caused 25…
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QUEBEC, Tuesday:—Government officials reported to-day that thousands of men continue to fight against seemingly endless forest fires 190…
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BRISBANE, Sunday:--Heavy rain prevented wharf laborers removing cargo smouldering in the hold of an Australian liner when it berthed at…
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LONDON, Saturday:--The Ankara Radio declares that large fires caused great damage to the harbor and dock yards at Constanza. The fires began…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£3,000 Damage in Hotel Fire
BRISBANE, Sunday:--Damage of £3,000 was caused when the 30 roomed Coronation Hotel, at Gratham, was destroyed by file to-night. The cash…
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LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.):--Commander A. N. G. Firebrace, who has been Chief Officer of the London…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A.I.F's. Part in Syria Now Facing Shell Fire
JERUSALEM, Monday.—Operations in Syria are widely scattered of necessity, since it appears that the British forces are making at least three separate thrusts…
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SYDNEY, Thursday:—Passengers in an Australian liner which has arrived at an Australian port described how the ship…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.—An Australian liner carrying 100 passengers, including women and children, recently made a long, stirring dash to…
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LONDON, Saturday:--A remarkable story of courage and endurance of a fire fighting party of eight men and…
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The Mayor (Ald. R. R. Gordon) told the Lismore Municipal Council at its meeting last night that the council's application for a reclassification of…
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LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.):—The Amalgamated Engineers' Conference discussed a motion "viewing with alarm" the fire prevention regulations…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Engine Crashes on Way to A.R.P. One Killed; 15 Others Hurt
BRISBANE, Wednesday.—When a fire engine racing to an A.R.P. exercise was wrecked in a collision with a heavy transport truck in the city…
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