Shopkeeper Fires on Police Car in Mistake
MELBOURNE, Friday— A shopkeeper riddled a police car with shotgun pellets last night in mistake for thieves' car…
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Beer Proves Good Fire Extinguisher
It is reported from Deniliquin that a bottle of wine and two bottles of beer for a "chaser" were used as a last desperate measure by several young…
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(A.A.P.) TOKIO. The Commander ol the United States Far East naval force. Vice-Admiral Charles Joy, has…
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THE ANCHORAGE (Alaska), [?]ay: Huge uncontrollable [?] fires were raging uncheck[?] Northern Yukon and…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday — Several electric trains were threatened with destruction by fire in Flemington railway sheds early…
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Superficial damage to the exterior of die post office at Wolseley Park was caused by a fire which broke out in the…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday—Fishermen, who went to an uninhabited island eight miles from Port Albert, following…
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THIS FIRE took only 40 minutes to raze the Neptune Slipway, Engineering and Joinery works it Lavender Bay, Sydney, on…
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HONG KONG, Tuesday AAP-Reuter): For the third time in three consecutive days, Communist batteries on Lima Island…
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WOLLONGONG, Thursday—Damage estimated at more than £2000 was caused by a fire which broke out in Central Chambers…
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HONG KONG, Thursday (A.A.P.-Reuter): Batteries on three Chinese Communist islands near Hong Kong…
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MELBOURNE, Monday: Fire gutted two factories within 12 hours today. A blaze which caused £100,000…
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A young man's presence of mind, coupled with plenty of courage, saved his friend's home from being destroyed by fire…
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SYDNEY, Sun: Joan Hindle, 15, rescued a month-old baby from a blazing two-roomed house at Gulldford late yesterday, two…
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The Leeton. Fire Brigade was called out last Saturday night shortly before midnight, to the Leeton Cricket Ground, where a smouldering…
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PERTH, Wednesday: According to a statement made by the only passenger who lived (for three days) after the crash of…
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Constable Neville of Yanco considers it urgent and necessary for the connection of a telephone to the Forestry Officer's residence, which is…
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SYDNEY, Friday—a nightwatchman fired three shots at an intruder after he had disturbed him at a Rozelle factory…
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BOMBAY, Friday.—Police opened fire repeatedly on Bombay demonstrators yesterday, killing five and wounding 41:…
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After the unusually wet winter there is an exceptionally heavy undergrowth all through the forest lands in the river country, and…
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