Heroic Priest Saves Sacred Host From Fire
Discovering at 4 a.m. that his church was ablaze, Father Norbert Scheld, rector of St. Mary's, Minoa, New York, made a dash for the tabernacle. Flames drove him…
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Bexley Fire Alarms
In a letter received by Bexley Council at its last meeting giving further details of fire alarms in the district the Board of Fire Commissioners stated that…
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LONDON, Friday (A.A.P.).--Five hundred firemen, operating 100 appliances and seven fireboats, today fought one of London's biggest fires…
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Mr. and Mrs. H. A. J. Campbell and their two daughters lost all their possessions in a fire which destroyed their home in Hill Street. Guyra. A log, rolling from the fireplace, is…
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A burning log rolling out of the fireplace is believed to have been the cause of a blaze which destroyed a weatherboard cottage in Hill-street…
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The Norwegian freighter Lista (3671 tons), which mysteriously caught fire in New York Harbor yesterday,…
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A house on the corner of Coldstream Street and Goodgers Lane at Ulmarra, near Grafton, was destroyed by fire to-day. Mr. H. Holloway and his wife, who occupy the house, were…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Big Fire in London. Warehouse Destroyed. LONDON, Aug 9. (A.A.P.)
A hundred appliances operated by 500 firemen and also seven fireboats were engaged for several hours to-day extinguishing one of the biggest fires in…
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Members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (G-men) are carrying out in investigation to determine whether sabotage caused the fire which broke out on the Norwegian…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →[?] Keep the Home Fires Burning Girls Send Comforts To Lonely Soldiers
A group of Sydney business girls last May formed themselves into a lonely soldiers' comforts club to send parcels to twelve…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Japanese do a "guinea-pig test" on -- What Happens to a Building in a Fire?
FOUR buildings in the heart of Osaka, Japanese industrial capital city of 3,000,000 inhabitants, were deliberately set afire recently. Buildings had to be demolished, anyway, so Japanese…
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A Palm Beach weekend bungalow, valued at £2500, was destroyed by fire early yesterday. It was owned by Mr. E. D. Gray, of…
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"I think we had better adjourn, Your Worship, the Court is on fire." This casual remark by Sergeant…
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Fire in the roffing of Bathurst Court House this morning interrupted proceedings in the police court. "As the building is on fire, I think we…
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A heavy motor truck fitted with producer gas unit, while-travelling from Sydney to Port Stephens, caught alight on Pacific Highway yesterday morning…
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WEST WYALONG, Monday.--Alexander Smith, farm laborer, was burnt to death by his camp fire, near Coringle siding, on Saturday night…
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The heavy and concentrated air attacks launched against Great Britain during the last few days signify that a decisive phase of the war has begun…
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The Blue Mountains Shire Council is seeking the co-operation of residents of all the Mountain towns in the prevention of bush fires…
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The mother of a child who had been bitten by a fox-terrier belonging to a neighbor, Mrs. Green, gave an authoritative rat-tat at the latter's door. The…
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A short film, designed to teach the public how to deal with incendiary bombs, has been produced under the direction of the National Emergency…
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