Fire at Walgett Three Shops Destroyed Sydney
Damage estimated at £6,000, was caused at Walgett this morning in a fire which gutted a, block of three shops…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1939
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Bush Fires Claims for Relief Melbourne
The number of applications by bush fire victims for relief totalled 1500 when the time for lodging claims expired. They represent claims amounting to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Victims Claims Total £400,000 MELBOURNE
Applications by bush fire victims for relief totalled 1,500, when the time for lodging claims expired. They represent claims amounting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sergeant on Holidays a Trip to the South Through the Bush Fire Districts
Sergeant Southern and his wife and family returned to Coonabarabran last week after spending a month’s holiday on motor tour…
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After having held an inquiry into the cause of recent fires in Gilgandra, Mr. R. G. Cookson, P.M., found that Albert Edward Ewers, 19, had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heroic Policeman Rescues Cafe Owner In £5,000 Blaze At Walgett
A brave rescue was carried out by a Walgett policeman early on Tuesday. Breaking into a fire-gripped cafe,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Walgett Fire—Dubbo Detective Detailed
Det. Sergt. G. E. Frankish, officer in charge of the Dubbo Police District C.I.B. Office, left by car on Tuesday for Walgett, where ho will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wanted Some Excitement So Started Grass Fires Melbourne
Raymond Joseph Wright, a labourer, was sentenced to four months' imprisonment on each of the four charges of having…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →He Started Grass Fires Because He Wanted Excitement Melbourne
In admitting in the Mansfield Police Court that he had ignited grass fires, Raymond Joseph Wright, laborer, said that he had done so because he was lonely and wanted to create some excitement…
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A message from Melbourne this morning stated that rain had set in steadily and from appearances it was likely that the fall would occur in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Burroway Good "Save" by Brigade
The Narromine fire brigade received an urgent call on Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. to attend a fire at Burroway station, owned by Mr. T. M…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gilgandra Fire Inquiry---Youth Committed For Trial Coroner Records Finding That Albert Edward Ewers Maliciouly Destroyed Chelmsford Hall and Set Fire to Murphy's Store Alleged Statements by Ewers That He Was the Cause of a Series of Fires in Gilgandra
Statements alleged to have been made and signed by Albert Edward Ewers (19) were tendered during the evidence at the Gilgandra Coroner's Court on Thursday last, when Mr. R. G. Cookson, P.M., held an inquiry into the recent fires in Gilgandra. The statements alleged that Ewers admitted going to the Park, and there gathering…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another Fire House and Contents Destroyed Occupants Escape in Night Attire
A house, together with its contents, owned and occupied by Mr. Clarrie Smith and family, and situated in Lower…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Careless Use of Fire Ewers Sentenced to Two Months Gaol "Gould Have Co[?] Thousands of Pounds"
"It was the worst period of the year, and may have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage. It is an offence that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victorian Bush Fire Claims. Sydney
Melbourne.—Applications by bush fire victims for relief totalled 1500, when the time for lodging claims expired. They represent claims…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at "Burroway." Destruction of Shed Full of Chaff. Fire Brigade Saves Valuable Hay
Working under extreme difficulties against flames which had spread over the whole of the building, the Narromine Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Inquest Adjourned MANSLAUGHTER Suspicious Circumstances Coroner's Comment Melbourne, Friday night
Stating that the person who had caused the fire might yet find himself charged with manslaughter, the City Coroner…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Fire in Queensland Brisbane, Friday night
Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused by fire in Millaa Milaa, North Queensland, yesterday. All of the buildings detsroyed were of wood, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Fighting Demonstration 100 Brigades at Katoomba
A demonstration of the methods used to fight bushfires, in which over 600 men from all parts of the State will participate, will take place…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£150 Damage by Fire Tottenham Man's Misfortune
Prompt action on the part of a night watchman saved Mr. D. Gladhby's Sawmill at Tottenham from total destruction when a…
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