Local & General Fire at a Charcoal Depot
It is reported that a fire broke out at night at Messrs. Castrission Bros. works beyond Reno, completely destroying their new lorry, tools, several…
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Batteries Open Fire R.a.a.f. Plane Passes Over Prohibited Area
MELBOURNE, Sunday.—An aircraft on its travel flight from an R.A.A.F. station in Victoria was fired on by anti-aircraft batteries near Melbourne this morning…
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The Quarter Sessions will begin at the Wagga court house to-day. The Attorney-General has advised , that no bill will be filed against…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The lighting of fires in the open for the purpose of burning off in coastal areas and mountain country generally is…
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N.S.W, is doing financially and, in other ways, more for the war effort than was ever, even contemplated by the…
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The monthly meeting of the Ganmain bush fire brigade was held on February 26th last. Mr. Les James (president) presided, others present…
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The Wagga Fire Brigade received a call shortly beFore 9 o'clock last night to a fire at the Municipal Council rubbish tip in Tompson-street. The…
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In the early hours of Saturday morning, the Junee Fire Brigade was called to a fire in a washhouse in Lisgar street, about 200 yards from…
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A fire occurred in the laundry at the rear of the premises of Mr. and Mrs. Abel's home in Lisgar street, on Friday last. The Fire Brigade went…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire On Melbourne Express Two Carriages Destroyed Blaze Near Yerong Greek
When a fire occurred on the second division of the Sydney-Melbourne ex-press shortly after the train passed. through The Rock early yesterday…
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When a fire occurred on the second division of the Sydney-Melbourne express shortly after the train passed through The Rock early yesterday…
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Administrative railway officers from Junee will probably conduct a departmental inquiry into the fire which yesterday…
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When a fire occurred on the second division of Sydney-Melbourne express shortly after the train passed through The Rock on Tuesday…
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Buildings catch fire In air raids. How to ? act It caught In a burning building is explained in the 74th bulletin on how to act in an air raid…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Port Moresby Raid Ground Fire Upsets Aim of Japanese
CANBERRA. Wednesday. — Japanese bombers raided Port Moresby to-day for the nineteenth time. A war communique issued by the Prime Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire on Express Train Two Wagga Passengers Give Accounts of Incident
Accounts of the train fire on the express on Tuesday morning were toM in Melbourne by two Wagga business men who were in Che compartment…
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When a fire occurred on the second division of the Sydney-Melbourne express shortly after the train passed through The Rock early on Tuesday…
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Bursting into flames as the train was roaring through the darkness, two carriages of the Sydney to Melbourne express were completely destroyed by…
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DARWIN Thursday—After having escaped [?] both by s[?] and fire, large [?] of bags of mail intended for the [?] in Timor are now a post office…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Chinese Troops Set Fire to Japanese Ships
CHUNGKING, Thursday.—It is announced that announced that Chinese troops of the Japanese puppet regime in Nanking, under General Wang Chin Chu in…
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