Fires in Sweden
Mysterious fires have been breaking out in big Swedish plants, states Mr. Percy Elliott, a British…
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Fireman Injured in Fall. Blaze at Bottle Yard
While helping to fight a fire in a storeroom at the bottle yards of Butler and Norman Pty., Ltd., in Mandible Street, Alexandria, yesterday, Fireman Parker, of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Street Fighting In Italy Militia Fire on Worker Processions, Many Dead London
Fresh outbreaks of rioting in Italy are reported by many news sources. A huge crowd, armed with knives and pistols, fought with Fascist militiamen in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bushfire Prevention. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—The recent rains have caused a tremendous growth of grass in this district, and should February and March come in dry and warm there will be a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires Cheek Nazi Help
A series of huge fires have occurred in Swedish industrial plants trading with Germany, says Mr. Percy Elliott, who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plan For 10,000 Fire Spotters
The Government would arrange for 10,000 fire spotters to protect city buildings if enemy planes ever raided Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Whistle New Warning in Fire-bomb Raids London
Britain last night introduced a new whistle call to warn of fire-bombs. The authorities declare that it is the most effective alarm yet…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →20,000 Fight Fire Bombs On London LONDON
German warplanes made a heavy fire-raid on London last night, the first night raid since January 19. Heavy formations penetrated the city's defences and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Undertaker's Premises
Fire brigades from Burwood. Leichhardt, Ashfield, and Stanmore, under Officer Rodney, made a good save last night when a fire broke out in the funeral parlours of T. J. Andrews,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Malice Verdict on House Fire
WEST WYALONG, Friday. -- The District Coroner (Mr. H. Kaye) returned a verdict today that a house owned by Monty Hart, a bookmaker…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kirkwood Trio. Golfers and Boxer. Fire Destroys Prized Clubs
Joe Kirkwood, the Australian trick-shot golfer, and his two sons are still keeping the name very prominent in American sporting…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Derna Victory Epic Australians Under Heavy Fire Rush Strongholds LONDON
The heroism of the Australian and British troops who took Derna in face of terrific rifle, machine-gun and shell fire, is an epic of warfare…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →House Set on Fire. Evidence of Use of Kerosene. West Wyalong
The District Coroner, Mr. H. Kaye, returned a finding that a house owned by Mr. Monty Hart, a country bookmaker, and occupied by Mr. David Casey, a…
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Fire-fighting trucks abandoned when enveloped in flames from fires started in the big German raid on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trapped by Factory Fire
Hugh Harford, of Longworth Avenue, Point Piper, was trapped by fire on the first floor of the factory of Water Heaters, Ltd., Belvoir Street, City, last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →She Plays with Fire Dorothy Dix -- Copyright
Dear Dorothy Dix, I am a young married woman with a daughter 12 years old, and am separated from my husband, I have…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire Bomb Hazards. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Incendiary raids over London have proved how difficult it is to deal with fire-bombs on pitched and irregularly shaped roofs, even in the presence of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Japanese Outrage at Shanghai. Matshed Set on Fire. SHANGHAI, Feb. 3. (A.A.P.)
Two Japanese at 3 a.m. to-day are alleged to have commandeered a British-owned taxi, thrown out the Chinese driver, and driven to the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Spirit of England. If We Die, We Die to Save Life. Thoughts Under Bomb-fire
[Writing during a mass German bombing attack, Professor Hancock, formerly of Adelaide University, and now Professor of History at Birmingham University, in a letter to a friend in Australia, gives a vivid impression of the ordeal to which the city was subjected,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Bomb Damage in London — Pictures by Clipper Mail — Italian Bombs Miss H.m.s. Ark Royal
These pictures, which arrived yesterday by Clipper mail, show damage caused to London by fire bombs, the latest form of terror to be unleashed by the Germans in their assault on Britain. Above: Wrecked buildings and debris in the old street of Aldermanbury. Right: Only a shell remained of this building after a fire-bomb raid…
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