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A warder's vivid description of how convicts at the Bombala Prison camp fought the bush fires last month has resulted in special sentence remissions for the men concerned. The letter, addressed to a high…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The frantic ringing of the Angelus bell 20 minutes after it had rung for prayers warned 34 mothers who were feeding their babies at the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The menace of war in Europe recedes in proportion as the democracies exhibit the strength and the will to meet threats of aggression. If there has…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →MELBOURNE, Sun.--Nurses' quarters, the women's dormitory, and a large playground were destroyed by a mysterious fire which began at 6.30 p.m. on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two children escaped early on Saturday from a residence above a wine saloon in Windsor Road, Booty Hill, which had been set on fire by thieves…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →It has been decided to hold an inquiry into the fire which destroyed the Girral Hotel recently. When the outbreak occurred, the licensee, Mr. R. Bamford, barely had time…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Detectives investigating the mysterious fires that destroyed blocks of buildings at the Broadmeadows…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A fire broke out in an oil store at the rear of the promises of Charles Rogers and Sons, Ltd. The fire was discovered early, and little damage was done. Firemen had to remove…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In the heart of the Toolangi Forest to-day, Judge Stretton, the Royal Commissioner, investigating bushfires, had first hand evidence of how…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The killing department of Borthwiek's freezing works at Waingawa was destroyed by fire last night, causing thousands of pounds damage. The fire, which at one stage…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →A fire in a wine bar at Rooty Hill early on Saturday is thought by detectives to have been accidentally started by drunken thieves…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →STORIES about the Saturday-of-dreadful-heat still crop up and the latest one concerns Mr. and Mrs. Charles Munro, of Aston Gardens,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Police believe that thieves dellberately set alight to a home in Windsoi Road, Rooty Hill, on Friday night, after stealing £8 from the dwelling…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Parts of Surry Hills were plunged into darkness early this morning, when fire destroyed the low-voltage switchboard of a County Council sub-station at Pearl Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →RUSHED FROM a blazing nursery on Saturday, these children at Broadmeadows Foundling Hospital (Victoria) thought it was a joke. Fire destroyed the nursery, the nurses' quarters, and the mothers dormitory…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →French warship opens fire on Franco's planes during the bombardment of Caldetas. At top right can be seen the shrapnel burst from the French destroyer, in answer to a rain of bombs which burst in the water close to British. American and French warships engaged in embarking refugees. The picture shows left to right. The American destroyer, Badger, and the French destroyers Simoun and Siroco…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →HOBART, Monday.--Tomorrow, Federal Cabinet is expected to agree to a grant of £25,000 for the relief of bushfire sufferers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BATHURST, Mon.--There may be a reluctance to volunteer for fire- fighting on behalf of certain landowners in future. There have been expressions of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →MELBOURNE, Monday.--Investigating the outbreak of fire at Broadmeadows Foundling Hospital last Saturday night, detectives to-day questioned a young…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Federal Cabinet today decided to allocate £19,000 for urgent bushfire relief. Victoria will be given £10.000, South…
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