Fighting in Palestine Buildings Set on Fire HAIFA
Severe fighting broke out in Nazareth at midnight. A large armed gang invaded the town, and set fire to the Government health offices and…
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Bush Fire Relief Expenditure in Victoria Melbourne
A sum of £150,000 now remains to be allocated by the State Cabinet Bush. Fire Belief Committee and the Lord Mayor's Committee from the £250,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Inquiry to Be Held
Two policemen noticed a fire in an unoccupied house at the end of Junction-lane, Junee, and extinguished the blaze with buckets of water before…
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Damage estimated at over £23,000, has been done by the wheat stack fire, which is still burning at Young flour mill…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Set Fire to Churches Youth to Be Detained for Five Years Melbourne
Unless doctors recommend his early release, Robert Albert Marsh, aged 18 years, of Ringwood, who pleaded guilty in the Practice Court to-day to two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Store Fire Privy Council Finds in Favor of Grazier Decision Affects Many Growers London
The Privy Council allowed the appeal of Maurice versus Goldsbrough Mort and restored the judgment of the New South Wales Supreme Court,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Suspicious Circumstances Surround Fire Outbreak
For the first time in many months Junee has had a fire. The outbreak was in Junction street. Sergeant Hardy succeeded in putting it out with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Nangus Recalls Bushranging Days
A four-roomed weatherboard cottage and contents, the property of Mr. John Sheather, of Nangus, were destroyed by fire. The old couple heard…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chunking Bombing Fires Still Raging Casualties Total 5000 British Embassy Evacuated CHUNGKING
Casualties in the Japanese air raid and resultant fires are now estimated at 5000. Fires are still raging. The British Embassy and Consulate have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Nangus
A four-roomed weatherboard cottage and contents, the property of Mr. John Sheather, of Nangus, were destroyed by fire. The old couple heard…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boy Scouts' Camp Fire
The Wagga Boy Scouts' Association will hold a camp fire at the rear of the gas works to-morrow evening. The scouts will assemble at the Scout Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SPEEDY U.S. 'PLANE Cannon Fires 100 Shells Per Minute New York
Plans are announced for building a twin-motored pursuit plane capable of a speed of 400 miles per hour and carrying a 3.7 cm. cannon firing 100…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SPEEDY U.S. Plane Cannon Fires 100 Shells a Minute New York
Plans are announced for building a twin-motored pursuit plane capable of a speed of 400 miles per hour and carrying a 3.7 c.m. cannon firing 100…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Explosion and Fire Destroys Seven Japanese Factories Tokio
Seven factories were destroyed by an explosion and fire at the Japan Celluloid Company's works. Eleven were killed, 99 seriously injured, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disastrous Fire Chicago
At least eight persons, and possibly sixteen, perished, and nine firemen were injured, in the explosion of a Bruin elevator which destroyed 800,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush, Grass, and Crop Fires Mr. Leahy Makes Suggestion
Mr. J. J. Leahy, chairman of the Cootamundra Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade, on the above subject, wrote as follows to yesterday's Jindalee…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mystery Fire Heavy Damage to Passenger Plane Brisbane
Mystery surrounds the cause of a fire which last night badly damaged a Dragon-Rapide eight-passenger plane in the hangar of Aircraft Pty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blaze at Wamoon Baby's Narrow Escape Leeton
The weatherboard home of Mr. and Mrs. Barney M'Cready. of Farm 271. Wamoon, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon during their…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Coolamon
Awakened by the shrill blasts of » railway siren at about 2.15 ta yesterday, residents of coolamon learned of a Ore a four-roomed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£5000 Fire in Queensland Brisbane
Four businesses were Involved In a fire which nearly destroyed a block of buildings In Monto, owned by C Patrick. The damage, which was…
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