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LINERS GUARDED AT SOUTHAMPTON THREE BUILT IN BELFAST

... these ships by the Germans. FIRE IN CARRIER The crew of the 27,000 ton aircraft-carrier Victorious helped dock firemen to tackle a fire which broke out in the ship's boiler-room in Devonport dockyard on Friday night. The fire caused some damage but was ...

Published: Monday 11 March 1946
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 381 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

FIRES ON SHIPS AT LIVERPOOL

... FIRES ON SHIPS AT LIVERPOOL. MR. BARNES' STATEMENT Replying to Major Sir JOCELYN LUCAS (C., Portsmouth) and Sir WALDRONSMITHERS (C., Orpington), in the British Commons, Mr. BARNES said there were seven outbreaks of fire in ships in Liverpool docks during ...

Published: Monday 18 March 1946
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1136 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Eyes Right by the Royal Ulster Constabulary guard of honour at Victoria Barracks, Belfast,

... and a list of accommodation was RECENT BELFAST FIRE. INJURED MAN DIES. Mr. Williath Black, aged 40, whose wife. Mrs Nettie Black, and her 75- year-old mother. Mrs. Annie Smith. were burned to death in the fire at No. 7 Thorndale Avenue. Belfast. last Friday ...

Published: Friday 15 March 1946
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 463 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

'EXTRA GUARDS AT SOUTHAMPTON ON 12 BIG SHIPS. ARSON EXPERT BUSY. Dr. J. B. Firth, Director of the Home Office

... criminal investigation. He had given Dr. Firth full details of the outbreak of fire. FIRE ON CARRIER VICTORIOUS. Members of the crew and dockyard firemen battled last evening with a fire which broke out in the boiler-room of the 27,000 tons aircraft-carrier ...

Published: Saturday 09 March 1946
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 498 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

FIRE IN QUEEN ELIZABETH Troops may &uard sister ship DR. J. B. Firth, Home Office expert on arson and incendiarism,

... assist in guarding the docks. Promptitude by two of the liner’s crew prevented a much more serious outbreak. The fire started in a bathroom attached to the hospital, a temporarv structure used solely for Canadian troops. The whole of the dockside fire system ...

Published: Saturday 09 March 1946
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 308 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

DAY OF RIOTS IN EGYPT

... British for permission to guard British military institutions, the Egyptians contending that this was their duty. The rioting began with an attack on a British naval club. Crowds then set fire to a military police kiosk, and were fired on by British and Egyptian ...

Published: Tuesday 05 March 1946
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 259 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Britain’s January exports

... serve sentences, then began to assault their guards and to smash everything they could lay their hands on. They set fire to one of the stores. Most of the prisoners the block joined in the riot. The unarmed guards withdrew to the area around the main gate ...

Published: Saturday 02 March 1946
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 430 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LATE MEM'S NAZI WOMEN RIOT

... Are brigade was called to the Are and put out the Aames, while the prisoners were closely guarded in the middle of the camp. About 9 o’clock this evening guards had restored order. —Reuter. ...

Published: Monday 11 March 1946
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 144 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

many tons of bronze although each will weigh only about one ounce, writes the Lobby Correspondent of the Press ..

... 000 members of the Horae Guard, and 1.000. from the Civil Defence classes specified. About 123.000 nurses, members of the Fire Service, and police are getting their ribbons advance of the general issue. Some 300.000 from the Fire Service and 163.000 police ...

Published: Friday 22 March 1946
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 283 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ELASTIC AGAIN

... now be made for the Defence Medal, the Ministry of Home Affair, announced yesterday. Ex-member* of the police, Home Guard. National Fire Service and Civil Defence Service, who v * necessary qualification or three years’ service should complete the application ...

Published: Wednesday 27 March 1946
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 200 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Rioting in Yorks Military

... set fire to the building, and two N.F.S. units are in attendance trying to quell the lire and at the same time overpower the prisoners with hosepipes, The prisoners defy the soldiers outside the building to come and take . them. . Soldiers on guard outside ...

Published: Friday 01 March 1946
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 396 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

PORTADOWN FESTIVAL,

... caused when she come in contact with art electric fire. Her condition was stated this afternoon to be fairly comfortable. LUCKY FOR THIS GUARDS. A typist's mistake almost sent the Canadian Grenadier Guards—instead of another regiment—to Hong Kong 1941. ...

Published: Saturday 30 March 1946
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 386 | Page: 3 | Tags: none