Thieves fire shots at taxi
After two men held up and robbed a taxi-driver in Carillon Avenue, Newtown, last night, they fired two shots at…
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Boy fire hero has gala day
John Williams, 14, who escaped death on Friday by leaping 10 feet to a fire-escape ladder 60 feet above the ground…
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Two N.E.S. wardens had fire-fighting practice yesterday when the house separating their homes in Middle Head Road, Mosman, caught fire…
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A £30,000 fire early today gutted Junors Pty., Ltd., general store. Much of the damage…
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KYOGLE, Saturday.—Damage estimated at £30,000 was caused by a fire which gutted the general store of Junors Pty. Ltd., Kyogies largest…
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Bushfire damage for the year 1941-42 was an all-time low, Chief Secretary Baddeley said yesterday. Damage was estimated at £200,000,…
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BOSTON.--At least 10,000 people were killed in American fires during 1941, according to the National Fire Protection Association…
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Estelle Williams, aged 14, who has died as a result of burns suffered in the Foveaux- street fire last…
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Estelle Williams, 14, of Riley Street, Surry Hills, who suffered burns in the factory fire in Foveaux Street on Friday, died yesterday in St. Vincent's…
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The Japanese are using a new 1201b. incendiary bomb, containing many rubber pellets the size of pigeons' eggs…
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The Duke of Windsor (Governor-General of the Bahamas) joined fire-fighters combating a nine-hour blaze in the heart of…
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Estelle Williams, who was rescued from the factory fire, at Surry Hills on Friday, died in hospital from shock during the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Second Smashing Raid Made on Bremen Big Fires Again Started Bombers Down" Nazi Fighters
LONDON, Monday.--Friday night's 1000-bomber raid on Bremen, second largest German port, was followed up on Saturday night by another big attack…
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LONDON, Monday.--Friday night's 1000-bomber raid on Bremen, second largest German port, was followed up on Saturday night by another big attack…
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LONDON, Monday.--Friday night's 1000-bomber raid on Bremen, second largest German port, was followed up on Saturday night by another big attack…
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LONDON, Monday.--Friday night's 1000-bomber raid on Bremen, second largest German port, was followed up on Saturday night by another big attack…
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LONDON. Monday,--Friday night's 1000-bomber raid on Bremen, second largest German port, was followed up on Saturday night by another big attack…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coroner's Winding: Big Wool Fire Caused by Two Children
The City Coroner (Mr. Oram) found today that a fire which caused £10,339 worth of damage in the woolpacking and storing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coroner's Finding: Big Wool Fire Caused by Two Children
The City Coroner (Mr. Cram) found today that a fire which caused £10,339 worth of damage in the woolpacking and storing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wardens Fight House Fire Sudden Real Test For Equipment
North Shore firemen paid tributes on Saturday to the ability of Mosman N.E.S. warden and members of the A.I.F. who…
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