Rich Widow Dies in Fire
INNISFAIL, Friday. -- A rich Yugoslavian widow, said to have been so afraid of death that she would not walk along a…
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Greek Truce Hopes High Left Wing Seeks 'Cease Fire' Pact
LONDON, Thursday.--The Greek crisis is ending and hopes of an early truce are bright, messages from Athens state. E.A.M. (National Liberation Front) delegates…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bushfires Aid Erosion
Recent bushfires, by destroying humus and perennial grasses, are laying the foundation for very extensive erosion, says Mr. H. E. Messer,…
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ABUSILFIRE window exhibit showing special pumping equipment manufactured in N.S.W. is being staged at Neck and Kirby's store…
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Carpets, lounge suite, and bedclothes, valued at £60. were destroyed when a fire broke out in Winchester Flats. Stafford-street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fortresses blaze trail to Germany
These Flying Fortresses leave vapor trails behind them, high above the clouds, as they speed towards Germany to attack the railway marshalling yards at Coblenz…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous N.Z. fire and train wreck
Express derailed: Passengers had a miraculous escape when two carriages of this express plunged over a 15-foot bank and four others were derailed near Oio, North Island. The derailment was caused by a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →U.S. warship set on fire by Jap bombers
NEW YORK, Sat. (A.A.P.). -- American warships which softened up the beachhead at Lingayen Gulf (Luzon Island) had to withstand a fierce dive-bombing attack by Jap planes,…
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Continued on Trove, page 8 →Airman Gets Medal For Fire Rescue
MELBOURNE, Monday.--The George Medal has been awarded to Wing Commander J. N. Davenport, D.S.O,, D.F.C., of Blakehurst, New South Wales,…
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Should dry grass on vacant land at Water-street, Lidcombe, catch fire on a windy day, there would be no hope of saving three nearby weatherboard…
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CHICAGO, Wednesday.-- Fourteen persons perished when fire swept the ancient five- storeyed General Grant Hotel,…
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CHICAGO, Wednesday.-- Fourteen persons perished when fire swept the ancient fivestoreyed General Grant Hotel,…
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CHICAGO, Wednesday.-- Fourteen persons perished when fire swept the ancient fivestoreyed General Grant Hotel,…
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CHICAGO, Wednesday.-- Fourteen persons perished when fire swept the ancient fivestoreyed General Grant Hotel,…
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CHICAGO, Wednesday.-- Fourteen persons perished when fire swept the ancient fivestoreyed General Grant Hotel,…
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CHICAGO, Wednesday.-- Fourteen persons perished when fire swept the ancient fivestoreyed General Grant Hotel,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Japs Fire On Each Other In British Submarine Attack
LONDON, Tuesday.--Japanese warships fired at each other when attacked by a British submarine in the Straits of Malacca (between Sumatra and Malaya)…
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Not alone on the field of battle, 'Midst horrors that cannot be told, Where death is a friendly foe, Alike to the weak and the bold…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Damages Ship, Wharf
A ship and a wharf were seriously damaged by fire yesterday at an Australian port The fire, which is believed to have…
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