Nazis Fire On Italian Steamer LONDON
German planes machine-gunned and dropped mines around an Italian steamer off the south-east English coast…
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200 Die in Fire. Negroes Trapped in Hall. New York, April 24. (A.A.P.)
More than 200 negro men and women were burned to death in a dance hall at Natchez, (Mississippi) Flames, racing through decorations…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Air-Mail News from the Motherlands Items From Ireland, Great Britain and Europe Fire at New House Badly Damaged
The Sacred Host was removed in haste from St. Joseph's Chapel in the New House, Maynooth College, Ireland, and the chapel was dismantled by students…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →TARZAN The Fires Of Tohr
Now all of them heard what Tarzan's ears had first detected-- the terrifying roar and rumble of mighty flames. Presently the…
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NEW YORK, Thursday.--Thirty-five negroes burned in the dance-hall fire at Nachez (Mississippi) have died in hospital, bringing the death roll to 225…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Yowie Bay. Cottage Destroyed
With only the four walls of a cottage at Yowie Bay standing, by the time the Cronulla Brigade had covered the four miles from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →F.S.A. News & Notes Goonoo Goonoo Road. Fire and Hail Insurance
At the monthly meeting of the Goonoo Goonoo Road branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, which was well attended, it was…
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BILL SLEDGE, Texan heavy weight,…
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A lighted match dropped on to a newspaper last night caused a fire in a taxi cab in Elizabeth Street, City. The front seat caught alight, but the…
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Only solace for John James ("Pop") Thomas after his furniture and upholstery factory at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Leaderless Legion Bus Fire Escapes
ABOUT "Traveller", ("S.W.," 9340). In Brisbane within recent weeks it has been made law that for the reason he advances, fire hazard, all omnibuses…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Lost £600 In Fire, But Salvaged £18
When his furniture and upholstery factory at Carlton-crescent, Summer Hill, was destroyed by fire yesterday, John James Thomas last more than…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£600,000 Is N.Z. Yearly Fire Loss AUCKLAND
During the past year New Zealand's fire losses totalled nearly £600,000. An official review states that the large number of fires on Mondays…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hotel Fire at Coff's Harbour. Upper Floor Burnt Out
The upper floor of the Fitzroy Hotel, Coff's Harbour, was severely damaged by fire yesterday afternoon. The fire broke out soon after 2 p.m., and,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →TARZAN Beyond The Fires
In his adventurous jungle career, Tarzan had learned never to take anything for granted, and never to abandon hope. True, the…
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A small cottage in Wellington Street, Narrabeen, was destroyed by fire early this morning. The fire had a firm hold when brigades from Narrabeen and Deewhy arrived, and nothing…
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The specially constructed firefighting boom which was thrown across a section of the water on the Harbor yesterday when a break…
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COFF'S HARBOR, Sunday.--The top floor of the Fitzroy Hotel was gutted by fire last night. The fire started in an attic and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Petrol Pipe Broken. Fire Danger at Wharf. Rigid Precautions
Hundreds of gallons of petrol escaped from a fractured pipeline alongside a Sydney wharf yesterday, and drained into the harbour,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Steamer on Fire. Total Loss Feared. SINGAPORE, April 28. (A.A.P.)
Fire, which bro[?]e out in the cargo of copra in the Ben Line steamer Benreoch (5,818 tons) alongside the wharves at 4 p.m. yesterday, was still burning early this…
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