First Experiences Under Shell-Fire
Pte. Hog. Stevenson, formerly of the Irrigation Commission, writing from the Middle Bust under date June 30, tells of his first experiences…
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British Shop-girls Fight Fire-bombs
Girls, at a Wembley, London, store have formed their own fire brigade to deal, with Incendiary bombs from German raiders. The girls are seen-here making their way to the roof of the store during a practice turn-out…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Guarding Britain's Cornfields How Farm workers Will Fight Nazi Fire Bombs
WITH 12,500,000 acres under the plough this spring—3¾ millions more than in 1939—Britain's agricultural leaders are planning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Guarding Britain’s Cornfields How Farmworkers Will Fight Nazi Fire Bombs. London, May 19th
With 12,500,008 acres under the plough this spring (3¼ millions more than in 1939), Britainâs agricultural leaders are planning how to protect…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Theatre Fire Causes Panic
TERRIGAL, Saturday.—Three hundred people rushed in panic from the Terrigal Theatre last night when the screen caught fire half-way through…
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A portion of the Dubbo High School was demolished by fire at an early hour on Sunday. The fire brigade received a call at the station at 3.42…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →R.a.f. Fire Power Amazing Performance of Latest Cannon Nazis Lag Behind
A lighter pilot who fought through the Battle of Britain last autumn was asked what factor more than any other made the R.A.F. victory possible. He…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Newcastle Fire
A fire which destroyed a pattern store at the engineering work of A. Coninan and Co., Ltd., at Georgetown (Newcastle), on Monday, afternoon,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Guarding Britain’s Cornfields How Farm Workers Will Fight Nazi Fire Bombs
With 12,500,000 acres under the plough this spring—3[?] millions more than in 1939—Britain’s agricultural leaders are planning how to protect…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Big Fire at Dubbo Silo. Stores, and Grain Destroyed
DUBBO, Thursday.—Damage running into some thousands of pounds was caused by a fire which destroyed the silo and stores of the Dubbo…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Liners Insides Destroyed by Fires
NEW YORK, Saturday. (A.A.P.).—Saboteurs caused fires which completely burnt out the insides of the luxury liners Bremen (51,731 tons) and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wanted Fire-break. System Made General
A resolution from the Young branch of the Graziers' Association "that efforts be mads to have the fire-break system adopted by all landowners" did…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Latest Second Edition British Raid on Berlin Nazi Capital Suffers Heaviest Blitz Large Fires Started Troops, Aerodromes, Aircraft and Shipping Attacked
LONDON, Sunday.—The Air Ministry reports: "Aircraft of the Bomber Command bombed objectives in Berlin list night in one of the heaviest attacks yet made on the city. Many large fires were left burning. Heavy attacks were also made against Hamburg and Kiel,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigade's False Alarm
At 8.40 o'clock last night the Wagga Fire Brigade received a call to Hank's foundry in Baylis-street, but it turned out to be a false alarm. Flames issuing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crete Aerodromes Bombed Fires and Explosions Italian Cruiser Torpedoed
LONDON, Sunday.—Strong attacks by the R.A.F. on enemy positions in Crete arc described in the latest R.A.F. Middle East communique. It…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Stables Koorenbeen's Lucky Escape
MELBOURNE, Monday.—The race hones Koorenbeen, a recent winner at Flemington, and Tunic, members of the team of the Mentone trainer J. Cook, had narrow…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Berlin Raid Fire Seen "Like a Volcano" Targets Attacked in Northern, France
LONDON, Monday (A.A.P. and B.O.W.).—Further particulars of Saturday night's raid on Berlin show that a really strong force of four…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →V.c. for New Zealander Airman's Bravery When Fire Starts in Wing
LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.).—Sgt. J. A. Ward, of Wanganui (N.Z.), a member of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, has been awarded the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bowral Guest-house Fire
Fire gutted the Luxemburg Private Hotel. Clark-street one of the largest guest-houses In Bowral. It had been closed for the winter months and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Towns Blasted Widespread Damage Huge Fires Observed
LONDON, Wednesday (A.A.P.).—I Mannheim, the vital Ruhr industrial, centre and river port, was one of the R.A.F. bombing targets In last…
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