Orontes Fire May Delay R.A.A.F. Return
LONDON, Friday.--The fire on the liner Orontes at Tilbury Docks yesterday may seriously affect the repatriation of…
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Jap Puppet Troops Fire on Koreans Clean Sweep ln Soviet Zone
LONDON.—Japanese forces, kept in power in Korea by US military leaders, fired on big Korean crowds who were carrying American flags to celebrate their liberation…
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MANY bush fire brigades are already organising efficiently to deal with outbreaks during the coming summer. Amaroo Shire Council is arranging…
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A large wooden building, with an iron roof, on the south-western corner of the Showground, near the Moore Park entrance, was swept by fire at…
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Fire on the salvage tug Tancred, which had HMAS Failie (250 tons) in tow, threatened to…
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Mails, parcels, and luggage for Coonamble and district were burned yesterday in a fire on a rail motor at Mogriguy,…
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Many city buildings would be death traps if fire broke out, said city building surveyor J. Rankin yesterday. Owners of the buildings, some of which…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dubbo mail train catches on fire DUBBO
The Dubbo-Coonamble mail, consisting of two cars, burst into flames at 10.45 am today, 1½ miles from Mogriguy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on Orontes
A London message reports that the liner Orontes caught fire while lying at Tilbury early on Thursday morning. After several…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A.I.F. Men Walked Into Jungle To Die Slaved by Bamboo Fires in Tropic "Inferno": Stories From Singapore
"Dante's, Inferno" was the name A.I.F. prisoners gave to a railway catting they hacked through a mountain of stone in Siam, Cpl. Jim Boyle, of Coburg, Victoria, said on his return yesterday with the first men from Singapore…
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PROPOSAL of the Board of Fire Commissioners to close 25 fire stations in the Sydney and Newcastle area next week, is strongly opposed…
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It has been announced that the U.S.A. Navy is using a new fire retarding paint. It is explained that this paint is different to the fire-retarding paint used on land such as has casein admixed in it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bigamist's Bravery Under Fire
Bravery under enemy bombing of an RAN petty-officer, who, the Crown said, had married twice…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Merrylands Shop
Damage estimated at £250 was caused by a fire which broke out in the freezing room of a butcher's shop in Merrylands on Friday. The shop is conducted by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Closure Of 23 Fire Stations
Board of Fire Commissioners announced today the closing down of 23 Sydney and suburban fire stations from Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Closing Fire Stations Many Protests
Strong opposition to the proposal of the Board of Fire Commissioners to close more than 20 fire stations in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pen Points From the People Fire Brigades
IF the Government is desirous of finding jobs for returned soldiers, why not transfer men to the Fire Brigades. From the end of this…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.--"Even King Solomon with the Queen of Sheba and King…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Merrylands Shop
Damage estimated at £250 was caused by a fire which broke out in the freezing room of a butcher's shop in Merrylands on Friday. The shop is conducted by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Closure Of Fire Stations Vetoed
The Acting Chief Secretary (Mr. Clive Evatt) today countermanded a direction by the N.S.W. Fire Brigades Commission ordering the closure of 23 metropolitan fire stations…
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