Two Persons Burned Woman's Clothes on Fire SYDNEY
When fumes from petrol she was using caught slight and set fire to her clothing, Doris Marsh, 30, of Kellot-street, Darling-hurst, was severely burned. Konnoth…
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Fires & bushfires, 1933
880 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 30 of 44
New Fire-proof Suit
A fireman wearing a new fireproof suit to make a "rescue" during tests in Paris. — The suit is made of special flame-resisting…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Camp Fire Ball Meeting Held To-day
The Newcastle Camp Fire Ball is to be held on September 26 at the Town Hall. The Governor (Sir Philip Game), who is Chief Scout of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Camp Fire Ball Governor to Attend Committee Appointed
There was a good attendance at the public meeting in the Reception Room of the Town Hall, called by the Mayoress of Newcastle (Mrs. W. M. Shedden),…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →No Fire! Smoke-filled Shop Firemen Were Mystified
A shop filled with smoke—and no trace of any fire. This was the mystery that confronted firemen from Headquarters and Newcastle East stations last night when…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Alien Lawyers For Reichstag Fire Trial Defence LONDON
The Reichstag Fire Trial Defence Committee in London states that the only accredited counsel for the defence will be foreign lawyers,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Breaks Out in Munition Dump Panic Results in French Village Paris
A panic has been caused among the inhabitants of Lille by an outbreak of fire in a big subterranean munitions depot in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Reichstag Fire Defence of Prisoners Foreign Counsel Committee Seeks Support (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, August 16
The Reichstag Fire Trial Defence Committee in London seeks support for its proposals for an international delegation to attend the Leipzig tribunal and the defence…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Small Fire at Lambton
The walls and ceiling of one room were damaged to the extent of £50 by a fire which occurred in the premises of Mr. Whitcham, of Percy-street, North…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Trial That Lasted Thirty-two Days Ten Fire Conspirators Convicted Jury Exempt for Life London
After 32 days' hearing—the longest in the history of the Old Bailey—the previous longest being 23 days—10 of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Paris Fire Reveals Spy System Communist Documents Paris, August 18
As a result of suburban fire, a widespread Communist espionage system was revealed. The fire broke out while man was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gigantic Frauds Obtain Fire Insurance Gang Sentenced Longest Trial at Old Bailey (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, August 19
After a trial hasting 32 days—the longest in the history of the Old Baley—10 persons accused of complicity in gigantic fire insurance fraud were yesterday convicted…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Alarm System Equipment on Orient Liners
The Orient Steam Navigation Company, Limited, have recently equipped six of their vessels with the latest Magnet fire alarm system. This system, which has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Conspiracy Significance of Trial Disaster Averted London, August 20
The special correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says "The full significance of the fire conspiracy trial is only now being revealed. In the opinion of leading…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Grass Fire
Cook's Hill and Newcastle East Fire Brigades were called to a small grass fire in Barker-street, off Tyrrell-street, Newcastle yesterday afternoon. The blaze was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Nazis Refuse Inquiry Reichstag Fire London
The German Relief Committee in London announces that the German Government has refused all requests for an International…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fused Wire Cause of Fire Neutral Bay Blaze Sydney
The fire which destroyed portion of the Royal guest house, Neutral Bay, last night is believed to have been caused by sparks from a fused wire…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Clothes on Fire Woman Badly Burned SYDNEY
Margaret Mitchell, 30, of Byrne-street, Rozolle, was badly burned about the legs and body when a spark from a copper set alight to her clothes in the laundry…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Indian Riot Police Fire on Villagers Five Persons Killed Calcutta, August 23
Five persons were killed and 50 injured in a riot at Killianwalla, a village in the Lyallpur district of the Punjab, between the Kharral and Belochia,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Three Trapped Fire in Boarding-house Man Overcome Thousands of Pounds Damage SYDNEY
A man who was overcome by fumes, and three other persons who were trapped on the top floor, had a narrow escape from being seriously burned when a fire…
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