Fierce fire-raid on Port of Bristol
LONDON, Saturday. -- Nazi bombers last night made a fierce fire-raid on Bristol, leading West of England port, says the B.B.C. They dropped hundreds of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires & bushfires, 1941
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Say Japan Playing with Fire London
BRITISH newspapers are vigorously warning Japan that she is playing with fire. They Instance the reports that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire-Bombs May Burn Out Europe LONDON
WITH the Nazi fire-bomb onslaught on the City of London last Sunday night, and the R.A.F.'s devastating retaliatory raids on Bremen on three successive nights, the air war has apparently entered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Army of Fighters Needed for Fire Bomb Menace London
THERE'S little more to say about Sunday's fire raid on London, except this—unless the Government is brave enough to command the compulsory service of fire-spotters, then London is going to lose far more…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →TARZAN Ordeal By Fire
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Continued on Trove, page 9 →London Beats Fire Raid London
German raiders 'hopes of repeating last Sunday night's fire devastation in the City were frustrated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Retaliate for Nazi Fire Raids London
Germans are just as kindly and trustworthy as tamed tigers. There is a jungle streak in them…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tankerton Fire. Greek Submarine's Success. LONDON, Jan. 5. (A.A.P.)
The Greek submarine Katsonis sank an Italian tanker off San Giovanni di Medua, on the northern Albanian coast on New Year's Eve, says an Athens…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Britain on Guard. Fire Lesson Learned. Buildings Saved. (British Official Wireless and A.a.p.) London, Jan. 5
Britain has learned the lesson of the destructive fire-raising raid on the City of London. Thousands of fire-spotters on Friday night saved scores of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Another Fire-Bomb Raid Fails Alert Watch Checks London Blaze London
German raiders made another attempt last night to wipe out part of London by setting it on fire. They dropped thousands of fire-bombs on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Midnight Fire Destroys School
WYONG, Monday.--Toukley Public School, with its contents, was destroyed by Are about midnight last night…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Bombs Foiled. London Raid. Women and Boys Assist. LONDON, Jan. 6. (A.A.P.)
Fire-spotters, comprising men, women, and boys, extinguished hundreds of incendiary bombs dropped by three waves of enemy bombers over…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Premier Fires Percy with Ambition
Percy, aged 10, of Bourke, met the Premier, Mr. Mair, yesterday, and immediately decided that he wanted to stay in Sydney and become a politician. Percy is one of 130 Far West [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two City Fires. Shop and Milk Bar Damaged
Fire and water damaged the contents of a gift shop, owned by Mr. A. Gillian, at 85a Castlereagh Street, city, last night. A brigade from Headquarters, under Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Small Fire in City Frock Shop
Defects in an electric switch board [?]re thought to have been the cause of a fire at Aginian's frock shop in the imperial Arcade, Castlereagh street…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Woman, 87, Fights Blaze
ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--A woman of 87, who lives alone in an 11-roomed house at North Adelaide, tried to fight a blaze in her house single-handed early…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Camp Fire at Casula
Many parents and friends of the Casula Boy Scouts gathered around the camp fire on the hills at Casula on New Year's Eve. After the fire had burnt…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ready for Action in War on Bushfires
SUCCESS in any attack depends on the preparedness of the equipment and the speed with which the offensive can be launched. This is probably more…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Green Summer Reduces Fire Hazard
THE recent heavy rain, resulting in a green summer on the Far South Coast, has reduced the bush fire hazard this…
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