Fire rages 1st reserve
For six hours yesterday 15 firemen and numbers of civilians fought a fierce bushfire at Dobroyd Point reserve, near…
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China Cease Fire "Order"
TOKIO, Saturday. -- All Chinese forces have been "ordered" by the puppet Government to cease fighting next…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- Fire destroyed Thornbury (Melbourne) Church Hall and an elaborate wedding breakfast today, two hours before the…
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PERTH, Saturday. -- Damage estimated at £3000 was caused when a fire broke out at Derry Nasura vineyard, Armadale, about 20 miles from Perth…
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NIGHT BLAZE. These people left a party to watch 20 firemen fight a bushfire at Dobroyd Point, near Manly, last night. They had a splendid view from 300ft. cliffs. No water was available and the men worked…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Australia in Sea War Merchant Ships Tackle U-Boats Gunners' Fire Accurate Enemies Dive for Safety
Members of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve have been already in action against submarines…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bushfires Sweep Big Headland Of Harbor Civilians Help in Rescues Stirring Scene Near Manly
Strenuous efforts of firemen, assisted by scores of civilians, saved many homes when bushfires razed the…
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For five hours on Saturday afternoon, 20 men fought a bushfire which menaced three weatherboard cottages between Middle Head and Manly…
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Weekenders on the Barrenjoey Road. Newport Beach, were nearly burnt out yesterday by a bushfire. Sparks from burning rubbish set scrub…
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Excitement developed on Feat's Ferry, Hawkesbury River, to- day, when a car burst into flames. The ferry, which was taking on…
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LONDON, Sun. -- I.R.A. prisoners at Dartmoor, to-day, overpowered their warders and set fire to their block of the prison…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →J.R.A. Riot at Dartmoor. Fire in Prison. Mutiny Suppressed. LONDON, March 24. (A.A.P.)
On the eve of the celebrations in Eire to mark the Easter rising of 1916, several extremist I.R.A. convicts mutined at Dartmoor Gaol yesterday…
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I.R.A. terrorists mutinied and set fire to part of Dartmoor prison yesterday…
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A bushflie on the foreshores of the harbour between Manly and Middle Harbour on Saturday night brilliantly lit up the neighbourhood and could be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Watchman Fires at Fleeing Boys
A watchman fired a shot over the heads of two youths who refused to stop when he challenged them at the rear of Goodwin's Steel Works, Lidcombe,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TARZAN The Fires Of Tohr
The tip of Mungo's sword pressed again Tarzan's chest. "I think now you will remain," Ahtea laughed softly. "Do not be rash,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire at Distillery. Perth
A fire which destroyed the distillery and bond store of a vineyard firm at Armadale caused about £3,000 damage. The building contained 700 gallons of spirit, 2,000 gallons…
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After escaping from Japanese bombers, the British steamer Hsin Peking (2000 tons) was fired on by Chinese forts near Wenchow…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Educating Public on Bushfire Menace Graphic Display At Show
"Started Disastrous Bushfire: Man Gaoled." A "Sun" poster carrying this message is prominent in the Bush Fires Advisory Committees' display in the Agricultural Hall at the Show…
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War risks, the storage of petrol, and greater use of electricity in the home had made the work of a…
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