Vital Information Man May Possess N.Z. Shack Fire Mystery Sydney
Although reticent on the matter, it was revealed by the Sydney Detective office to-day that extensive inquiries are being made in N.S.W. for a certain…
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Fire Starts in Two-year-old Twins’ Room at Rutherglen Contents of Cottage Destroyed
A fire which started in the room where Mr. Mad Mrs. E. Strahan’s two-year-old twin children were sleeping, destroyed the contents of a cottage in…
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Sir,—Wodonga branch of the Country Women’s Association wishes to thank those who so generously responed to our bushfire relief appeal by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Horse's Tail Causes Fire
When a man was charged at Eurea Court last week with dangerous use of fire, It was stated that a fumigator was being used, and when the lid was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Liner Damaged in Fire St. Nazaire, March 9
A fire, which lasted for three hours this morning, damaged the liner Pasteur, which is being built to replace the Atlantique, which was destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fires in Victoria Strong Criticism by Shire Wodonga Council Wants Evidence Taken in North-East
A letter containing strong criticism of responsible authorities in connection with the recent bush fires came before Wodonga Shire Council on Wednesday,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shack Fire Mystery Gordon McKay Made Money Profitable Experiments Sydney
Gordon Robert McKay, aged 43. whose reported death in a fire in a shack at Piha (N.Z.), early last month is being investigated by the police…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bullet Explodes in Fire. Seriously Wounding Girl Sydney
While Miss Edna Healey, aged 18, was stoking a fire under a copper at Paramatta yesterday, a bullet exploded, seriously injuring her. How…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Startling Turn to Fire Shack Mystery Missing Man’s Friend Arrested. a Grave to Be Empty. Big Sum in Insurance Involved; No Sign of Grandson, Robart McKay Wellington (N.z.)
Police investigation into the reported death of Gordon Robert McKay, 43, of Sydney, in a fire at Piha early last month, provided a startling turn of events to-day, resulting in the arrest of James Arthur Talbot on a charge of having improperly interfered with human remains…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Thieves Sob Safe of £50 and Set Fire to Building Wellington (N.z.)
Blowing open a safe at the premises of an auctioneer in North Palmerston on Friday night, burglars set fire to the building. The men secured £50…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →School Residence Destroyed by Fire at Barnawartha
The State School residence at Barnawartha was destroyed by fire on Sunday afternoon. A chair and a small table were the only articles saved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Commissioner’s Visit New Station Inspected Service Medal for Fireman Whitlock
In the course of an extensive tour of inspection of country brigades, during which they also visited the country fire brigades demonstrations at Katoomba (N.S.W.) and Ballarat (Vic.), the Board of Fire Commissioners of N.S.W. visited Deniliquin on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“Set Fires to Watch Antics of Firemen” Young Man’s Alleged Admission Dubbo
Evidence that he started a fire so that he could watch the antics of the firemen was given by Albert Edward Ewers, aged 20, to-day when he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →McKAY Returned Home? Police Search Goes on N Z. Fire Mystery Sydney
A report that Gordon Robert McKay, aged 43, whose death was reported in a fire at Piha (New Zealand) last month had been seen- in Sydney since…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Henty Red Cross Help for Bush Fire Relief
At a meeting of the Henty branch of the Red Cross Society held on Tuesday the chair was taken by the president (Mrs. T. L. Selk)…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →An Australian Girl Abroad Sydney has Better Taxis than London A City With No Shower Baths Thinks Australia Famous for Bush-fires and Kaolas
This is, without doubt, just about the coldest place on earth, with the possible exception of the North and South Poles Yes, even with your freak…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Source of Motor Fuel Charcoal From Bush Fires Guarantee in Wartime Melbourne
As a safeguard against a shortage of petrol in war-time, Professor Burstall (Engineering School, Melbourne University) has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Destroys Stables Wellington (N.z.)
The racing stables of O. Cox, well known trainer, were destroyed by fire at Havera, but his string of racehorses was saved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →“More Fires in Time of Prosperity” Sydney
Fire insurance companies made large profits in the depression years, but had to pay out big sums for fires which occurred in prosperous years,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Another Arrest in N.Z. Shack Fire Mystery Wellington (N.z.)
The Piha shack fire mystery reached its climax to-night outside a house in Parnell, a suburb of Auckland, with the arrest of a man alleged to be…
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