Lightning Fires Six Tokio Buildings
LONDON, Friday.--Six Government buildings in Tokio were burnt out to-day when lightning struck one of them and caused fires which could…
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Fire Destroys Buildings
LONDON, Friday (A.A.P.).--Six Government buildings in Tokio were burnt out today when lightning struck one of them and caused fir s Which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire in Tokyo. Tokyo, June 21. (A.A.P.)
Lightning caused a fire in Tokyo to-day which destroyed 14 Government buildings Two persons were killed and 108 injured. A number of the buildings destroyed were…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Crowd Watches Shop Fire
A large crowd gathered in Market in Street, City, last night and watched firemen break into Walker Smiths frock shop…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →'Cease-fire' Sounded in France Armistice with Italians Is Signed Orders for French Day of Mourning Rome's Terms Are Not Yet Disclosed LONDON
"Cease fire!" sounded in France to-night at 11.35 G.M.T. (9.35 a.m., Sydney time). Obeying the Bordeaux Government, General Huntzinger, at the equivalent of 3.35 a.m., Sydney time, put his signature to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bucket Team Cheats Fire Barellan
A BUCKET brigade saved the shopping centre of Barellan from destruction by fire early…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bucket Brigade Checks Shop Fire Barellan
A bucket brigade saved the shopping centre of Barellan from destruction by fire early today. The largest department store, owned by W. W. Black, in Main…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bombs Over Wide Area of England Nine Killed And Many Injured; Fires Break Out LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.)
England had its most extensive air-raids last night and this morning. Bombs were dropped over a wide area, killing nine civilians and injuring many others…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Small Fire
A fire broke out in the laundry of Mr O. Parker's residence, Castlereagh Street early on Monday morning, a spark from the copper igniting the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sand Beats Fire-Bombs
Every building in Sydney should have a supply of sand for smothering incendiary bombs, Lieut.-Commander D…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Perishes in Shack Fire
An elderly unknown man was burnt to death early to-day when the three-roomed shack in which he was living at Quaker's Hill was destroyed by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kapok Destroyed in Factory Fire
A quantity of kapok and flock was destroyed yesterday when a teasing machine caught fire at the factory of the Felt and Textiles Company in Doody…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Women Get O.B.E. For Gallantry In Bushfires
Two women have been awarded medals of the Order of the British Empire for gallantry and devotion to duty during bushfires in January, 1939. They are Mrs. Hilda Sarah…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →TARZAN Between Two Fires
As the horde of yellow giants swept out of the side streets near the palace, Tarzan spurred Black Malluk to greater speed. Khallu…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pensioner Dies in Fierce Fire
George William Kendall, 86, [?] age pensioner, was burned to [?] yesterday in his weatherboard [?] tage in Eastern Road, Quaker, [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fell Into Fire, Woman Burned
Mrs. Queenie Branbury (53) was severely burned last night when her clothing caught alight after she had fallen into a fire at her home in…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Keep the Home Fires Burning Sea Rangers Learning Life Saving
MORE than 30 million cigarettes have been sent to men of the fighting services through the Overseas League in London, whose…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Rapid-fire Scoring; But Wests Lost
A dazzling burst of scoring late in the second half, in which the side scored 10 points in four minutes, failed to stave off the defeat of Western Suburbs by Newtown, at Parramatta Oval, yesterday, Newtown…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Lit Camp Fire 37,000 Times in Lifetime
MR. SAMUEL MEAD, the oldest human link with first generation Australians, died at his home in Bega last Sunday aged…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Woman Falls Into Fire
Mrs. Queenie Branbury (53) fell into a fire at her home in Canterbury Road, Bankstown, on Saturday night. She was severely burned and is in…
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