Lorry on Fire
The flooring of a late model lorry w[?] damaged when it caught alight in Hume. Highway, Liverpool, last Friday night. Liverpool fire brigade extinguished the…
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Fire in High Street
A fire broke out In the stationery and newsagency shop of Mr R. M. Fitch, High Street, about 4.15 a.m. yes. terday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LETTERS. Fire Station, Sydney-road. Manly
Dear Gumblossom,—I am a regular reader of your weekly chat, and this is my first letter to you. I am 14 years old, and would like a pen-friend in New…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →Aged Man Set Fire to Clothes Dubbo
William Kennedy, 73, who was burned to death at Narromine, left a note exonerating his son from blame…
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Four men, who were in danger of being burned, were rescued early to-day when a fireman heard their cries at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Home News. Big City Fire
Fire swept through the five-storey building of Hardman Bros. Pty., biscuit manufacturers. Newtown, causing extensive damage early to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big City Fire. Biscuit Factory Destroyed. Wheat Silos Saved
Fire swept through the five-storey building of Hardman Bros. Pty., Ltd., biscuit manufacturers, in Sarah Street, Newtown, early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Liquid Fire Horror German Tank Weapon Effort To Break Allies' Line LONDON
Flame-throwing tanks, operated by men swathed in asbestos, are reported to be setting fire to whole streets as they rumble through Flanders towns and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Abattoirs. Tallow Seeding Works Damaged. Fireman Injured
A two-storied building at the State Abattoirs at Homebush was severely damaged by fire last night. The building was used as a fallow-seeding works. canning factory, and…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Guns Blaze Near Swiss Border London
CONTINUOUS artillery fire from the Siegfried and Maginot Lines at 3 a.m. awoke the inhabitants of Basle. The flashes of the guns firing…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Special Police Fire On R.A.R Pilots! BELFAST
THREE members of the Royal Air Force, travelling in a motor car near an aerodrome last night were…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Attempt To Fire German Church
AN unsuccessful attempt was made on Saturday night to burn down the Lutheran Trinity…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hoodlums Blamed for Theatre Fire
A fire In the Hub No. 2 Theatre Erskine ville Road, Ersklnevllle, at the week-end, Is believed to have been started by hoodlums who broke into…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire In Lutheran Church TEMORA
An attempt was made last night to burn down the Lutheran Trinity Church in Stockinbingal Road, Temora…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Church Set on Fire. Kerosene Used Lutheran Congregation
Police believe that a deliberate attempt was made to burn the Lutheran Church at Temora by soaking the floors and wooden fittings with kerosene and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire at Picture Theatre. Glass Door Broken at Erskineville
Detectives are investigating the cause of a fire which destroyed the screen portion of the stage, and the roo[?] at the re[?] of the Hub No. 2 picture theatre in Erskineville Ro[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire Bombs Wreak Havoc Battered Brussels
Mediaeval art treasures of great value have been destroyed by Nazis during almost incessant air raids on Brussels. Columns of smoke are seen rising from one of hundreds of buildings struck by incendiary bombs. B.E.F. ANSWERED CALL…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →B.E.F. Stands in Grave Peril Gallantly Facing Fearful Odds Will Fight As Long As It Can Fire Trapped By Defection Of Belgian Ruler LONDON
"The collapse of the Belgians traps the British armies with little chance of their fighting their way through the ring or reaching the Channel coast. "The public must be prepared for the probability of very grave news"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Camp Fire Concert Novel Entertainment
St. John's Park Patriotic Wcliare Committee held a novel and enjoyable entertainment, a camp fire concert, in the grounds at the residence of the president…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Destroyer of the Air. Defiants Praised. Withering Fire. Prom Our Own Correspondent London, May 31
The secret of the Bolton Paul Defiant fighter's devastating power as a destroyer of the air is that it can tire at the enemy while doing practically…
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