Missing Witnesses Present To-day Speer'spt. Fire Explosion in Morning Boy's Evidence
Witnesses who were absent from the inquiry into the burning of a house in Barford-street, Speer's Point…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1932
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£12,000 DAMAGE Big Fire Menaces Byron Bay Store Completely Gutted Byron Bay
The whole town of Byron Bay was menaced by fire to-night when the general store of F. G. Gibson in Main-street was completely gutted and the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gave False Fire Alarms
By sending nine false alarms to local fire brigades, William Wright, a 19-years-old labourer, cost the Victoria Fire Brigades Board £37/19/. Evidence to this…
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Remarking that there were suspicious aspects in the case, the District Coroner (Mr. Pickett) returned an open verdict late yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Speers Point Fire Open Verdict Returned
After hearing further evidence yesterday in connection with a fire in Barford-street, Speers Point, on March 21, the District Coronet' (Mr. W. Pickett), in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Stockton Camp Fire Ball
The Mayoress (Mrs. G. W. Dalby) presided at a meeting of the Ladies' Committee of the Boy Scouts' Troop held in the Council Chambers. The Secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Abolition Demanded Gas and Liquid Fire in War GENEVA, May 31
The Select Committee of the Disarmament Conference passed a resolution demanding the abolition of all chemical and bacteriological weapons, flame projectors…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Next? Fire Brigades' Demonstration Plans for This Year
Mr. W. H. Beare, the director of the fire brigades demonstration to be held at Wagga Wagga in October, said last night that if a good representation were…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Greta Mine Fire
Sir,—Nothwithstanding the amount of work carried out in connection with the filling in of the open vents; fumes are still issuing from them, with special…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fused Wires Blamed for Fire Early Morning Blaze at Cook's Hill
Fire brigade officials believe that the fusing of the wires in a motor truck garaged underneath a two-storey house in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Narrow Escape Woman Dreamed of Fire Cook's Hill Fire Brigade Makes Good Save
A woman's dream of fire and her ultimate escape from a burning building was the strange feature of an outbreak of fire at 100 Darby-street, Cook's Hill, late last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Running Fire From Crowd Ald. Skelton at Adamstown
A constant fire of interjections was kept up at the meeting of Mr. Skelton, U.A.P. candidates for Hamilton, at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rioting Spreads Hindu-Moslem Strife Troops Fire on Crowd Calcutta, June 6
The age-old religious antagonism of Hindus and Moslems, which flared into rioting in Bombay, shows signs of spreading to other centres. The latest…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Camp-fire Election Meeting
The United Country Party candidate for Dubbo (Mr. G. Wilson) had an unusual election meeting early yesterday morning. After addressing a number of meetings…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Launch on Fire Owner Has Narrow Escape Dived Overboard
Constable Martin, of West Wallsend, had a narrow escape when his launch caught fire on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Launch on Fire Eye-witness's Story (Continued from Page 1)
"The launch was just passing under Watkins Bridge on its way down to Speer's Point," said an eye-witness, who was standing on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Car Catches Fire
A car, believed to be the property of a traveller, was slightly damaged by fire at the Railway Garage, at the intersection of Watt and Scott Streets, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire on Punt in Harbor Gas Cylinder Catches Alight
A mild sensation was caused on Market Wharf this morning when a gas cylinder on a Public Works punt caught fire at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Might Mean Loss of Life" Thefts From Fire Alarm Boxes Brigade Warning
Fire authorities take a serious view of recent thefts of telephone receivers from fire alarm boxes in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on Lighter
A gas cylinder on a Public Works Department lighter caught fire at one of the jets while it was moored near Market Wharf yesterday morning. Fearing an…
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