Fire Bones Case McKay and Talbot Charge Identity Admitted
WELLINGTON, (N.Z.), Thursday. HUNDREDS of people were unable to gain admission to the Auckland Police Court when Gordon…
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Fires & bushfires, 1939
677 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 17 of 34
N.Z. Bushfires Wellington (N.z.), This Afternoon
Grass fires are raging in Marlborough Province, and much damage is threatened. The situation in the Manawatu…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£2,000 BLAZE At Grafton GRAFTON
Damage exceeding £2000 was caused at Sawtook when a fire demolished three buildings in the main street at [?] a.m. to-day. The buildings…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Narrow Escape Asleep While Fire Raged SYDNEY
JOHN Margarat, aged 50, had a narrow escape from asphyxiation when a fire broke out early this morning in his grocer's shop…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aroused by Shouts Shop on Fire Grocer Escapes Suffocation Sydney, This Afternoon
John Margaret (50) had a narrow escape from asphyxiation when a fire broke out in a building in Booth-street Annandale, to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ballarat Fire Third in Few Months MELBOURNE Monda
A theory that a man with a grudge was responsible for a fire which caused considerable damage to the Sumshine Biscuit Co's store at Ballarat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Building Destroyed Blaze at Portland
A LARGE number of residents of Portland stood helplessly by last, week and watched a weatherboard shop and dwelling owned and…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →No Water House and Contents Destroyed in Disastrous Portland Blaze
A large number of residents stood helplessly by on Thursday night and watched a weatherboard shop and dwelling, in Williewa-street, Portland,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gaol for Fire Bug Nine Months For Boy of Seventeen SYDNEY
Convicted at the Parramatta Quarter Sessions last week on a charge of arson. Frederick Kelly (17), was to-day sentenced to nine months'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Relief
The Shire Clerk, Mr. F. Oliver, stated at Saturday's meeting of the Abercrombie Shire Council, that with reference to the bush fire brigades,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Culverts Expensive Work Near Trunkey Bush Fire Sequel
A decision to start work immediately on replacing temporary culverts on the Trunkey-Rockley Road necessitated by the recent bushfires…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Truck on Fire Blaze At Sodwalls
While the through western goods train was travelling from Darling, Harbor to Dubbo early on Saturday morning, truck of goods caught fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Bones Case Detective Leaves Sydney
DETECTIVE-SERGEANT Alford, who has been making inquiries in this State for the New Zealand police in connection with what has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Car on Fire Incident at Sports Ground Sydney
Tom Danvers' car ran off the truck hit the fence and then caught fire, last night in the speed car races at the Sports Ground…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nine 'Planes Destroyed Mysterious Fire on Aircraft Carrier London
It is reviewed that nine planes were destroyed on March 25 in a fire in the hanger of the aircraft carrier. Ark Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Culverts Expensive Work Near Trunkey Bush Fire Sequel
A decision to start work immediately on replacing temporary culverts on the Trunkey-Rocklcy Road necessitated by the recent bushfires…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victorian Bush Fires an Open Verdict Melbourne
An open finding was given by Mr. Tingate P. M at the conclusion of the inquiry into the deaths of 17 persons in bash fires at Mat[?]ek on January…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sydney Arcade Fire Man Acquitted and Re-charged SYDNEY
Paul Atelmikoff (34) was remanded for sentence at the Quarter Sessions today on charges of breaking into the shop of Mine. Josephin Pty. Ltd…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Open Finding. Bushfire Deaths Inquiry. MELBOURNE
An open [?]ding was given by Mr. Tingate, P.M. to-day at the c[?]sion of an Inquiry into the deaths of 17 persons in [?] bush[?] at Ma[?]lock on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Narromine Fire Wilful. Narromine
At an inquiry held into the fire which destroyed the Macquarie Stores on February 24. Detective Frankish said that there was no doubt that the…
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