There's Danger of Fire in Petrol
A WAR story with a moral. Except the very lucky ones, every motorist has a personal knowledge of two unpleasant aspects of petrol—fire risks, and the intrusion of water in petrol…
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Keep the Home Fires Burning "A.I.F. Shirts" As Tribute
Inspired, by constant thoughts of her only son, who fell at Bardia, a Sydney woman has designed "A.I.F. Memory Shirts" as a tribute to every Australian soldier who goes to war…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Bristol Again Target of Nazi Fire Raiders Fiercer Air Blitz With Easter Moon LONDON
For the second night in succession, Bristol was heavily raided last night, tire bombs failing "far and wide." From now until Good Friday, when the moon reaches…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Raid on Kiel. Great Fires. Telling Blows by R.A.F. LONDON, April 8. (A.A.P.)
An Air Ministry communique says: "The Bomber Command last night heavily and successfully attacked the important German naval port of Kiel…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →U.S. Threatens to Enter War Warning to Axis by Vice-president "Help Britain Put Fire Out," Says Admiral New York
"The American people are ready to go to war if their rights are transgressed at any vital points." -- United States Vice-President, Mr. Henry Wallace. "Germany's U-boat menace is like a huge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grass Fire
On Sunday afternoon a fire occurred in a rubbish heap in Mulgoa Road. The fire caused activity on the part of Liverpool Fire Brigade, as the flames had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Rockdale
Rockdale business centre had its share of excitement at about midnight last Sunday, when fire engines from Rockdale and Kogarah, under…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Garage Fire Loss £7000
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A private car and five motor trucks were lost when, fire destroyed a garage in Collier Street. West Brunswick, tonight…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Scouts' Camp Fire Fairfield Entertainment
The 2nd Fairfield Boy Scouts' committee organised a very successful camp fire at Horseshoe Bend last Saturday night hour Scouts carried lighted torches from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Zionist Youth The South African Scene The Girls Keep the Home Fires Burning
Among the many resolutions passed at the last Conference of the Transvaal Zionist Youth was one to establish active Women’s Training Classes and a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big City Fire. Top Floor of Building Burnt Out
Sydney's biggest fire for months this morning burnt out the top floor of a four-storied building in Harbour and Dixon Streets soon after 1 a.m. and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Damages City Building
Damage estimated at thousands of pounds was caused early today when fire swept through a four-story…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rugby League Football. Few Surprises in St. George Grading Jones and Campbell As the Wingers. Gordon Hart Fire-eighth; Molville Lock-forward
There were few surprises when St. George District Rugby League selectors made public late on Tuesday night the grading of the three teams for season 1941. Noel Jones and O. Campbell are to be the first grade wingers; Gordon Hart, five-eighth, and Frank Mulville lock-forward…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Keep the Home Fires Burning Send Your Problems to Miss Marjorie Wingate, "The Sunday Sun," Box 4319YY, G.P.O., Sydney. Girls Want To Learn About Life On Farm
"IS there a land army in New South Wales, where girls go into camp for a month's training, to learn…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →A.I.F. Clash with Nazis in Greece Enemy Tanks Caught In Withering Fire Thrust Is Halted on British Line German Drive Slows: Yugoslavs Score LONDON
Australian troops have quickly proved their mettle in their first clashes with the advancing Germans in Greece. British and Empire forces, it is authoritatively…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades State-wide Organisation in Which Women Help
CITY fires can be tragic, but they are not half so terrifying as blazes which grow from a carelessly-flung match or cigarette butt and sweep through miles of grain or timber country, endangering lives, homes, and some of the State's most valuable natural assets…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sandbags for Fire Blitz. Protecting the Face
Since the fire-blitz began in London there have been placed at the foot of every lamp-post, itself usually all but invisible, two bags of sand or earth—also…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Grass Fire
Two panels of fencing were slightly damaged when a small area of grass on vacant land in Rawson-road, Auburn, caught fire on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Bomb Snuffer
FIRE-bombs are quickly put out with this new asbestos snuffer, photographed at the foot of a London lamp post…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fought Lightning Fire with Coat
A workman attempted to stop a fire at the Shell Oil Company's refinery at Clyde to-day by climbing to the top of a fiercely blazing pipe…
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