Fire Demonstration Lithgow in Running But No Major Prizes Yet
At the Fire Brigades demonstration being conducted at Katoomba, Lithgow volunteers yesterday competed in three events…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1939
677 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 34
Fire Bones Exhumed Gordon McKay Case Sensation in N.Z. £50,000 Insurance Claim Wellington (N.z.)
A FURTHER sensational development occurred yesterday in connection with the reported death of Gordon Rupert…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At Katoomba Fire Brigade Demonstration World's Record Created Lithgow in First Eight
Although the Lithgow team has not had spectacular successes so far at the fire brigades demonstration at Katoomba, it is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Halifax Fire Old Land Mark Destroyed HALIFAX(Novia Scotia)
A fire coupled with a 26 mile an hour wind destroyed an old landmark the Queen's Hotel and two other buildings and damaged a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →GORDON McKAY Inquiry in California Fire Bones Case Task for Pathologists
THERE was a further development in the Gordon Robert McKay case on Friday, when a message was sent to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →GORDON McKAY MYSTERY Fire Bones Human Police Reticent Wellington (N.z.)
Pathologists have definitely established that the bones recovered from the Piha shack fire are those of a human being, but they cannot…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Piha Fire Mystery. Human Bones. Are They George McKay's? Insured for £0,000. Wellington (N.z.)
Pathologists examining the bones recovered from the Pilis fire declare they arc those of a human being, but they cannot…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Bush Fires An Open Verdict MELBOURNE
The city coroner (Mr. Tingate) to-day returned an open finding at the conclusion of an inquest into the deaths of 12 persons who lost their…
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Mr. F. Oliver. Abercrombie Shire Clerk, said yesterday that no advice had yet been received, from the Minister for Works and Local…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Factory Fire Narrow Escape Or Employees Sydney
Forty employees, 30 girls and ten men, employed by the Cellulok. Products Ltd. narrowly escaped being overcome by flames and acid…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Bug at Orange Two Haystacks Destroyed ORANGE
At 9.30 to-night, a haystack on the properly of Mr. Davison, who resides about a mile find a half from the town was totally destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Bones Mystery Following Hut Fire Police Have Solution in Sight Sydney, This Afternoon
The N.S.W. police are making an effort to trace the whereabouts of "Mr. X." in connection with the Piha (N.Z.) bone mystery…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bushfire Victims. Coroner's Open Finding. MELBOURNE
The City Coroner (Mr. Tinga[?]) returned an open finding at the conclusion of the inquest into the deaths of the persons who lost they lives in…
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A letter was received at last night's meeting of the Bathurst City Council from the Glanmire and Walang Bush Fire Brigade, stating that at a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deliberately Caused Bushfire Outbreaks Allegation of Forestry Commission
The acting secretary of the Forestry Commission (Mr. G. W. S. Phillips) has informed Mr. H. Knight, M.L.A., who inquired…
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A letter was received at the last meeting of the Bathurst City Council from the Glanmire, and Walang Bush Fire Brigade, stating that at a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Victorian Fires Red Tape Entanglement Evidence at Inquest MELBOURNE
Evidence that red tape prevented men from fighting a serious outbreak was given at the bushfire inquiry today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Inquiry Witness. Blames Red Tape. MELBOURNE
Evidence that "red tape" had prevented [?] from fighting a [?] outbreak was given at the [?] inquiry to-day. H[?]lford [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bullet in Fire Explosion Injures Girl Domestic SYDNEY, This Afternoon
While Miss Edna Healey, a domestic, was stoking a fire under a copper at Parramatta a bullet exploded and the girl was flung heavily to the floor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.Z. Fire Mystery. Police Probings. McKay's Chemical "Find." SYDNEY
Gordon Robert Mckay, 43, whose reported death in a fire at [?] (N.Z.) early last month is being Investigate[?] by police,…
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