Libyan Activity British Patrols Busy Fires Started at Benghazi
CAIRO, Sunday.—A General Headquarters communique states: "There was little enemy activity in the Libyan 'No Man's Land' on Friday, except…
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N.e.s. Activities Instruction in Fire Fighting
The chief warden for Wagga (Aid. W. H. Stiliman) advises that arrangements have been made with Mr. P. Paske, sub-station officer of the Wagga…
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All Wans will assemble at the Gurwood-street School to-night at 7 o'clock, Uniforms are to be worn by everyone, and there will be an…
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LONDON, Monday.—"The Russians on Friday and Saturday are reported to have progressed appreciably near Leningrad, but the absence of place…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: To enable an examination to be made by police and other experts, the railways carriage which caught fire while the…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday. - Concern in authoritative quarters at the fact that there have been two outbreaks of fire on interstate trains within the last…
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An enquirer asked why the authorities, instead of advising that stirrup pumps should be used on incendiary bombs, do not concentrate on the…
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At the request of the Divisional Warden for Coolamon, Mr. L. A. Radcliffe, Superintendent Loth, of the Wagga District Ambulance, came to Coolamon on…
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PERTH, Sunday.—When a fire broke out at the Claremont depot of United Buses Ltd yesterday, a former employee. James Brown, bravely entered the smoke-filled…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—All fire-fighting services from the headquarters of the fire brigade in Sydney to remote fire-fighting service in the country, and…
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AUCKLAND, Monday.-A big fire in the business area of Dunedin yesterday caused damage estimated at £100,000. Several dwellings also were destroyed, and there…
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Inquiries by detectives attached to the Railway Department have proved definitely that the three recent fires on trains In New South Wales were…
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The sub-station officer of the Wagga Fire Brigade (Mr. C. Paske) is holding classes of instruction for wardens at the fire brigade station…
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All official Investigation into the cause of the fire which destroyed one car and severely damaged another recently on the Sydney—Melbourne…
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The Harden fire brigade received its first cal in more than two years early on Thursday morning last when the old building at the…
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PORT MORESBY, Wednesday. Further heavy attacks were made to-day on the Japanese air base at Lae where…
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Inquiries by detectives attached to the Railway Department, helped by experts, including analysts and metallurgists, have proved definitely that…
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GOSFORD, Thursday.—Mrs. Bridget Foster, aged 62 years, died at Hornsby Hospital to-day, from burns suffered on April 2 when the store room of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Incendiary and Explosive Bombs Demonstration at Cricket Ground Set Down for April 29 Conducted by Fire Brigade Officers
In a minute to the Wagga Municipal Council at its meeting last night the Mayor (Ald. H. E. Gissing) said that an officer of the N.S W. Board of Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Quieterin Burma Terrific Raid on Mandalay Devastating Fires Follow Bomb Bursts
NEW DELHI, Friday. — The American United Press quotes the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Chinese Army as saying that a…
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