Victim of Cafe Fire Dies in Hospital
GOSFORD. Thursday.-- Mrs. Bridget Foster (62). severely burned in a fire at the Diamond Cafe, Woy Woy, on the night of April 2, died in…
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Bush Fire Emergency
The Bush Fires Emergency Committee has written to Bexley Council, intimating that an Order had been made in pursuance of National Security Regulation…
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Rescued by his father from a fire which burnt a house and destroyed part of a mutton-bird rookery on Dog Island, in the…
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WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thursday.-- Four lives were lost in a fire which destroyed four large buildings in the centre of the city today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire-proofed Suits and Frocks for 76
FOR 76 only, a man's suit or woman's frock can be made fireproof in case of incendiary bombing. An exclusive formula to fireproof…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Koepang Raiders Start Big Fires CANBERRA
Flying through an intense anti-aircraft barrage at a height of only 1500 feet, the RAAF…
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A blazing 40ft. launch drifting on the Harbor last night ran against a wharf and set it on fire. The launch caught fire after an…
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Within five minutes of an alarm yesterday six fire brigades arrived at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital…
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DETECTIVE-SERGT. WILSON, of the C.I.B. Arson Squad, and police from Newcastle and Maitland, are investigating a fire during the…
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Fire destroved portion of a building occupied by the St. Vincent's de paul Society in King Street, Netwown, last night. The premises are used as a…
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MAYMYO (Burma), Sunday.--All correspondents reporting this peculiar war have found it hazardous…
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NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--The powerhouse and electric fan room at a mine on the Rothbury estate were burnt down this morning…
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AUCKLAND, Monday. -- A Melbourne short-wave message received locally last week linked the death of Mr. Walter…
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NEWCASTLE, Sunday.—Fire destroyed a power-house and engine-fan room at Old Rothbury colliery to-day, causing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →N.z. Prefers Water for Fire Bombs Our Own Correspondent
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Sunday. —Although the Australian public has been warned against using water in dealing with incendiary…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Ground Tactics Beating Jap Air Attacks Anti-aircraft Fire Is Real Threat at Darwin
ONE of the most remarkable developments of the Pacific war to date is the improved tactics of the American and Australian anti-aircraft defences. Now they are a real threat to any marauding Japanese…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Ground Tactics Beating Jap Air Attacks Anti-aircraft Fire Is Real Threat at Darwin
ONE of the most remarkable developments of the Pacific war to date is the improved tactics of the American and Australian anti-aircraft defences. Now they are a real threat to any marauding Japanese…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Ground Tactics Beating Jap Air Attacks Anti-aircraft Fire Is Real Threat at Darwin
ONE of the most remarkable developments of the Pacific war to date is the improved tactics of the American and Australian anti-aircraft defences. Now they are a real threat to any marauding Japanese…
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The Minister for N.F.S. Mr. Heffron, said yesterday that he was cabling to New Zealand for details of the methods used in New Zealand for dealing with…
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It took a world war to overcome the prejudice against women being allowed to take an active part in receiving official instructions in…
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