Battle of Pskov Nears End Fighting in Suburbs Retreat Railways Under Fire
LONDON, March 1 (A.A.P.).—Spearheads of the two Russian armies closing in against Pskov, fortress guarding the road to Latvia and Estonia, have…
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Miners Fight Bushfires
About 70 miners, including a number of Communists, went out to fight bushfires at Woolcara Station in the Captain’s…
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ANOTHER appeal is made by the N.R.M.A. to motorists to take some thought in the matter of bushfire prevention. The association cites…
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Advices received by the last English mail report that it is stated that in the 10 years between 1933 and 1943 about 55 per…
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NEW YORK, Thursday.--If Mrs. Aileen Ott, mental hospital attendant, recovers from a dose of sleeping tablets she has taken, police…
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Hundreds of miles of valuable fencing has been destroyed by recent bushfires in New South Wales. This picture was taken soon after a bushfire had swept over a large area of pasture land in the Yass-Canberra district recently…
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ADELAIDE, Friday.--Five little boys, all under six years, set fire to a factory within 100 yards of the City Watchhouse. They broke into the premises…
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MELBOURNE, Friday--A fire in a railway truck filled with pressed straw was extinguished in 15 minutes early today, but it was more than…
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MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Damage estimated at thousands of pounds was caused early last night when fire destroyed part of the porcelain…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.--A fire in a railway truck filled with pressed straw was extinguished in 15 minutes early today, but it was more than…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The total of the 1,326 claims received by the Victorian Bushfire Relief Committee is £1,194,31[?]. Only 24 per cent[?] of…
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ADELAIDE, Friday.--Five boys, all under six years of age, are alleged to have set fire to a city building on Wednesday…
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MELBOURNE. Saturday.--Several hundred naval ratings from Flinders base and a large number of airmen who were in…
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Railwaymen at Campbelltown are convinced there is a hoodoo on the local railway yard. On Tuesday two trucks travelling at…
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LONDON, Saturday. --Hannern Swaffer, well-known journalist writing in the Daily Herald. says that when someone asked a cafe-keeper…
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LONDON, Saturday. -- Hannen Swaffer, well-known journalist, writing in the Daily Herald, says that when someone asked a cafe-keeper…
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LONDON, Saturday. --Hannen Swaffer, well-known journalist, writing in the Daily Herald, says that when someone asked a cafe-keeper…
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Profit of Colonial Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. amounts to £65,816 for the year ended December 31, against £70,138 for…
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LONDON, Monday.--R.A.F. Mosquito bombers last night disrupted fire-fighting attempts to quell a ring of fires in Berlin. They concentrated their attacks on areas…
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LONDON, March 7 (A.A.P.).—German long-range guns opened fire across the English Channel in bright moonlight last night, sending two…
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