An Anzac Epic. Great Trek South. Continuous Fire. From Our Own War Correspondent with the A.I.F. GREECE, April 2
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 7
As long as Australia lives she will tell with pride the story of the Anzac Army's withdrawal from the Vistritsa River to a new position…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire-bomb Snuffer
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 April 1941 · page 2
ASBESTOS GLOVES, apron and helmet and an asbestos covered steel snuffer are London's latest equipment for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →House Destroyed by Fire. Junee
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 April 1941 · page 7
Mr. and Mrs. A. Lawson returned to Junee to-day after a holiday in Sydney, to find that their home had been destroyed by Are a few hours earlier…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →STOP-PRESS 4 a.m. Edition Watch for Fires
The Sun · Sunday 27 April 1941 · page 1
LONDON, Saturday. -- Minister for Home Security has ordered compulsory fire watching in all London bush…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Keep the Home Fires Burning Sydney Office Girls Work Back Typing For The Army
The Sun · Sunday 27 April 1941 · page 27
EVERY night from Monday to Friday business girls turn their backs on typewriters and ledgers in the city, snatch a hurried snack, then hie off to one of our military camps, settle down to typewriters and pens again…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →England Under Fire. Mr. Menzies's Tour. Plymouth "Blitz." From Our Own Correspondent. London, March 22
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 April 1941 · page 6
When the Australian Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, planned his tour of England's industrial provinces, he little thought that he…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Nazis Bomb Portsmouth Fires Quickly Brought Under Control London
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 April 1941 · page 4
German raiders heavily bombed Portsmouth last night. They used high-explosive and fire-bombs. Fire nomas started fires in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Fire on Rioting Indians London
The Sun · Tuesday 29 April 1941 · page 3
Police fired on the mob when Moslems and Hindus clashed at Cawnpore, and 10 were injured. The situation is tense and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newtown Fire
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 13
The top floor of Prepared Foods, Ltd., Brook Lane, Newtown, wes severely damaged by fire which broke out at 7 o'clock last night. The flames threatened a number of houses…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Use Gun on Fire-bombs
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 2
NEW GUN used in England shoots out fire bombs by a charge of special powder which smothers the bomb. Woman fire-spotter is also given visor to tin hat to protect her face…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Schoolboys Die In Train Fire LONDON
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 3
Two sons of the Belgian Prime Minister (M. Pierlot) were killed and a third was injured when a train carriage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire, Explosives, Oil, on Britain London
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 3
German raiders dropped fire-bombs, and then oil-bombs, in a heavy attack last night on a southwest coastal town of England. The Berlin official news…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Sequel to Divorce, Is Said Brisbane
The Sun · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 5
Because she believed she had been "framed" into divorcing her husband, Flora Agnes Dunbar (31), shop assistant, went to her mother-in-law's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires
Liverpool News · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 2
When bolling fat came into contact with gas at the fish shop of C. Vallis. Macquarie Street, Liverpool, last Monday afternoon, fire broke out, but was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Keeps the Home Fires Out!
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 2
Firemen have a tough job at any time, but in winter it gets worse than ever. If you think a fireman's job is easy, then listen to this. "The hardest part of our job isn't fighting fires," say most firemen, "it's waiting for them! Yes, the fire station house is a pretty cold place in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires Raging in New York Forests
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 May 1941 · page 3
NEW YORK, Thursday (A.A.P.).--More than 60 fires are raging in New York State's huge forest reserves. Thousands of acres of timber have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Theory of Small Arms Fire
Smith's Weekly · Saturday 3 May 1941 · page 7
IN order to obtain the fullest fire effect from weapons, both rifle and automatic, it is necessary to have a working knowledge of the theory of small arms fire. The bullet is pointed and elongated, thus giving it the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Keep the Home Fires Burning Comfort Workers Asked to Centralise Funds
The Sun · Sunday 4 May 1941 · page 5
PEOPLE cannot expect to get shipping space for soldiers' comforts unless they are sent through a central fund. The wish that Comforts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Battle of Tobruk. Enemy Is Halted. Heavy Fire. London, May 4. (A.A.P.)
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 9
"Although the enemy attack against the outer defences of Tobruk (Libya) may be renewed, it was definitely brought to a standstill yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Blaze on Ship in Walsh Bay; Damage to Cargo
The Sun · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 5
Menaced by fire in one of the forward holds, a ship was saved from destruction in Walsh Bay today after a battle lasting an hour and a half. Serious damage was caused to the…
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