Man Fatally Burned Victorian Bush Fire
MELBOURNE. Sunday.—Allan John Ditchburn, aged 43 years, a chemist of Bacchus Marsh, was fatally burned when as a. volunteer flre-fighter, he…
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Big Goulburn Fire £8000 Damage to Goods in Railway Trucks
GOULBURN. Sunday.—A clgaretta butt dropped in a horse-box used to bring horses to Goulburn for the big Anniversary Day trotting gala Is believed to have caused…
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On Monday morning of last week a fire destroyed a shed and its contents on Mr. J. L. Aylett's farm, No 928, Wanton…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—There was a sudden exodus of patrons in the official stand at Randwick racecourse to-day when a fire broke out. Apparently it was caused by…
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A cigarette butt dropped in a horse box used to bring horses to Goulburn for the big Anniversary Day trotting gala is believed to have caused a fire…
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Miss Thelma Harmer, aged 19 years, of 3 Norman-street, Wagga, received burns to the face and both forearms about 2.45 o'clock yesterday afternoon,…
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Railway rolling stock, together with large consignments of general merchandise, suffered damage estimated at several thousand pounds during a…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday. — A second bombing attack on Rabaul harbor was made by the R.A.A.F. last night and three Japanese ships were damaged…
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A 73-year-old Chinese, Lin Ham, was seriously injured when eight-roomed cottage, living quarters of a market garden was…
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MELBOURNE. Sunday.â Aliao John Ditchburn, aged 43 years, a chemist of Bacchus Marsh, was fatally burned when as a volunteer fire-fighter. he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Burnt-out Hulks of Japanese Ships Harbor R.A.A.F. Plays Hide and Seek in Clouds Successful Tactics Employed. Raids Telling Effect on Enemy. MELBOURNE
As the result of lack of reports oi new Japanese landings in New Guinea, even in seniors where pracUcally no opposition cloud be offered…
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There was a large attendance at the club house of the South Wagga Tennis Club last night, when Mr. C. Paske, sub-station officer of the Wagga Fire…
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A fire occurred in a small paddock off east Forsyth-street, Wagga, about 10 o'clock on Saturday night, when in addition to some grass, some sawdust…
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Wardens and deputy wardens are specially requested to attend a lecture and demonstration with live incendiary bomb material, which will be given…
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Wardens and deputy wardens are specially requested to attend a lecture and demonstration with live incendiary bomb material, which will be given at the Wagga Fire…
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Speaking over the National Network, the Chairman of the Bush Fires Advisory Committee (Mr H. E. Messor) said that the goal of the Committee was a fireproof…
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LONDON, Thursday.—A Japanese despatch from Malaya art that the offensive against' Singapore Island started at 6 p.m…
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A number of small grass fires broke out along the railway line within one mile south of the Henty railway station yesterday morning. The fires…
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SYDNEY,Friday.—Thousands of [?]unds' worth of damage, which included valuable machinery, was caused by a fire at Westinghouse Pty. Ltd., Rosebery, this…
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SINGAPORE, Thursday.—Singapore is rapidly becoming accustomed to the sound of shell fire which has increased in intensity in the past 24 hours. The…
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