Charged with Caused Fire
MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Oliver Mark Hocking was committed for trial at the Orbost Court on a charge of having set fire to the office of the…
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Tumblong Home Destroyed by Fire
A weatherboard cottage at Tumblong, occupied by Mr. Roy Turner, was burnt to the ground on Saturday evening. In addition, the contents of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charged with Causing Fire Melbourne
Oliver Mark Hocking was committed for trial at the Orbost court to-day on a charge of having set fire to the office of the "Snowy River Mail."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Demonstrations in Syria Beirut Populace Seeks Surrender Police Fire on Crowds London
Large-scale demonstrations demanding a peaceful surrender are reported from Beirut. The police are reported to hare fired on the…
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Two upper stories and portion of the roof of the bulk stores of the Producers' Co-operative Distributing Society at Alexandria this morning…
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Substation officer W. Phillips, who has been in charge of the Wagga Fire Brigade for nearly nine years, received word on Saturday notifying him of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Damage in Germany Large Fires in Cities Striking-Power of R.A.F.
LONDON, Sunday.—The extent of the tremendous increase in the R.A.F. striking force was well illustrated at the week-end by the amazing and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wagga Fire Chief Farewelled on Promotion to Newtown Tributes to Mr. and Mrs. W. Phillips Successor Welcomed
For Marly nine years, sub-station officer W. Phillips has been in charge of the Wagga Fire Brigade, and in that time he has won the esteem of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →87 Deaths in Theatre Fire
MEXICO CITY, Monday.—Eighty-seven were killed in a fire in a theatre at Guadalajara. Lightning struck the stage, causing a short-circuit and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Non-stop Air Offensive Germany Again Bombed Trail of Fire and Ruin LONDON. Tuesday (A.A.P.)
The almost non-stop R.A.F. offensive over Germany and German-occupied territory is now so widespread and so effective that it is being…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →R.A.F. Offensive More German Targets Bombed Great Fires Started London, Wednesday (A.A.P.).—
British bombers last night continued their large-scale attacks on German industrial centres. They heavily attacked the town and railway yards…
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Just by a lucky incident, when Messrs Ted Quirk and Fred. L. Baker called at the Commercial Hotel yesterday afternoon, they smelt smoke and…
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Mr. and Mrs. Kell A. Irons of Boree Creek, had the misfortune to lose their home through fire during last week. The cause of the fire is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Syria War Ends Order to Chase Fire Given
Fighting censed in Syria at midnight on Friday night, according to a Jerusalem message. A Vichy delegation passed through the Allied lines to…
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The Wagga Fire Brigade received a call at 4.45 p.m. yesterday to a fire ia some rubbish on the river bank at the rear of the commercial Hotel…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Two holds of blazing copra were flooded by firemen to-day to save an overseas freighter. now in Sydney, from being gutted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrific Damage in German Cities Result of R.A.F. Raids Dusseldore in Ruins; Whole Districts Gutted by Fire London
Many unofficial reports have been reaching England lately of very considerable damage in many of the great industrial centres of Western Germany as a result of the almost nightly bombing raids by the R.A.F. Dusseldorf,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Artillery Fire at Tobruk
LONDON, Sunday.—"Apart from artillery activity on both sides, there is nothing of importance to report from Tobruk." mass a General Headquarters…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Baylis-street Wagga Brigade's Good Save
Starting in the main building, a fire caused slight damage to the contents of Hardys hardware store in Baylis-street, Wagga, and damage to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Huge Fires in Germany Result of R.a.f. Offensive
LONDON, Monday.—Britain's air offensive is now almost ceaseless. R.A.F. pilots returning from last night's raid on Germany and…
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