Armidale Fire Second Victim Buried Business Suspended Armidale
Business was again suspended in Armidale this afternoon, while a great crowd attended the funeral of William Robinson, second victim of the tragic fire on…
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Fires & bushfires, 1932
743 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 38
Greta Underground Fire Sealing Off to Cease To-day
The work of sealing the cavities and other surface openings to smother the fire in the underground mine workings at Greta will cease to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Captain's Story "Fire Spread with Frightful Rapidity" PARIS, May 19
The report of the master of the George Philippar (Captain Vicq) has been published by the Minister of Marine. It says—…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Steamer Fire "No Alarm Was Given" Serious Charges Missing Reduced to 50 (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, May 19
A message from Aden says it is expected that there will be serious disclosures at the inquiry into the fire which destroyed the French liner…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Japanese Transport Fire in Shanghai Harbour SHANGHAI, May 22
The Japanese army transport Bombay Maru, caught fire in the harbour this morning, a few hours before troops were to have embarked prior to returning to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Armidale Fire New Line of Inquiry Business Protected Armidale
Although there were no marked developments during the week-end in the special police investigations into the Armidale explosion, in which two men lost their lives,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Public Aroused Fire on French Vessel Inquiry Demanded Paris, May 21
Public opinion throughout France is gravely disturbed by the steamer Georges Philippar tragedy. There is an insistent demand for a most…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greta Fire Sealing Off Workings Another Step To-day
Unless some unexpected devolpment occurs, the work of sealing off the old underground mine workings from the railway, will be started to-day. The fire in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Liner Fire Inadequate Warning Leaky Lifeboat British Survivor's Story (Australian Press Association.) DJIBOUTI (Italian Somaliland), May 22
A British survivor of the ill-fated French liner Georges Philippa emphasises the deplorably inadequate warning that was given when the fire broke out on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fuse Starts Blaze
Fusing of wires in the home oh Mr. David Johnstone, Main-road, Cardiff, yesterday afternoon started a blaze to which Cardiff fire brigade was called out…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Early Morning Blaze Cottage Destroyed at Stanford Merthyr
A five-roomed weatherboard cottage, owned and occupied by William Scurr, at Maitland-strcet, Stanford Merthyr, was totally destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Cottage at Tighe's Hill
Two rooms and the contents of a weatherboard cottage in Cottage Park-road, Tighe's Hill, were damaged by fire early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Team for Wagga Stockton Fire Brigade
The Stockton Fire Brigade has decided to send a team consisting of six firemen to the volunteer fire brigades competitions at Wagga Wagga, in October. For…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Big Fire Brigade Demonstration Newcastle Teams to Take Part Contests at Wagga
Nine Newcastle volunteer fire brigade teams are expected to [?] part in the big interstate demonstration at wagga in October…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greta Fires Transport Department's Operations No Danger to Track Sydney
Since the main Northern railway was threatened by the Central Greta colliery fires four weeks ago, the way and works branch of the Department of Transport…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Speer's Point Fire Inquiry Alleged Offer of £30 Story at Inquest
A witness alleged in the Newcastle Coroner's court to-day that an offer of £30…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Only a Joke" Said Owner Speer's Point Fire (Continued from page 1)
John Foster, miner, of Speer's Point, said that about 3 p.m. on the day before the fire he was playing quoits on the green, when a boy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Sun Stop Press Fire Inquiry
Remarking that there were suspicious aspects of the case, the District Coroner (Mr. Pickett) late this afternoon returned an open…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Costly Fire 10 Premises Destroyed BRISBANE
Damage to the extent of many thousands of pounds was caused by a fire which destroyed Tattersall's Hotel and nine nearby business premises in the business…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Burn Cottage "Payable Proposition" Grave Allegations Speers Point Fire Inquiry
Grave allegations were made before the Coroner (Mr. W. H. Pickett) at an inquiry held at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday into the destruction by fire of…
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