Fire Bugs Still At Large In Narromine Another Outbreak Saturday Night. Ram Eases Tension. Police and Detectives Still at Work
Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1939 · page 1
With seven fires or attempted fires in nine days the tension in Narromine is eased only by rain, as the elusive fire-bugs continue their work, despite the constant vigilance of detectives, police and residents. Residents have been afraid to leave their homes to go out of a night. It is a particularly trying time for all, especially the women and children. Nobody knows what to expect next…
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The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 5
Sixty-six people — men, women and children — lost their lives in the terrific bush fires which raged throughout victors. Many others are in hospital result of the fire — suffering from burna or from exhaustion an collapse caused by days and nights of fighting with the flames. Bush fire acres in Victoria are outlined in white in this map. Figures underneath names of towns indicate the number of deaths reported since January 13. Twenty-one deaths previously reported at Rubicon, Narbethong and Toolangi are not shown…
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The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 8
The sixth fire in Narromine in five days resulted in the gutting of the town's newest general store —the Macquarie Stories—in the…
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The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 8
Great excitement was caused on Thursday of last week, when it became known that a fire had broken…
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The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 3
Complete mystery surrounds the cause of a fire which destroyed seven aeroplanes in the Ansett hangar at Essendon Aerodrome…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →N.Z. Fire Mystery Victim's Bones Exhumed Insurance Company's Request
The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 1
Wellington (N.Z.), Thursday. On February 12, Gordon Rupert McKay, of Sydney, was alleged to have been burned to death in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Follows Munitions Explosion Japanese City in Danger Tokio
The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 1
Many casualities are feared as a result of an explosion of munitions in a warehouse on the outskirts of Osaka. After the explosion fires spread…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →NARROMINE Police Still Busy On Fire Mysteries General Rain Throughout District Bowling Notes
The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 6
The police are working hard to clear up the mystery of the outbreaks of fires last week, but so far have been unsuccessful…
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The Western Herald · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 4
Up till last Sunday eight fires had occurred in Narromine for the week. Amongst the places burned was the Macquarie Stores, when…
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Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 1
It is now six days since the last outbreak of fire in Narromine, and the nervous tension of residents is easing off…
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Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 1
Detectives stated to-day that they have no reason to change their original line of investigation into the Narromine fires…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Narromine Council Tribute to Police Work During Fire Scare Effort to Have Local Force Strengthened
The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 3
A warm tribute to the work of the police during the recent fire scare, when a number of outbreaks culminated with the…
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The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 11
When a leter was received by the Macquarie Shire Council from the Lord Mayor's Bush Fire Fund, in Sydney, asking for…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →NARROMINE Fire Mysteries Police Still Investigating Sister Small Farewelled
The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 6
Although it is almost a fortnight since an attempt was made to set fire to a building, the police are not relaxing their efforts to clear up the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →TRANGIE Move To Form A Fire Brigade Largely Attended Many Volunteers
The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 6
A public meeting was held in the School of Arts on Tuesday night to consider the formation of a fire brigade at Trangie. There was a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Red Tape" That Cost £50,000 Victorian Fires
The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1939 · page 1
Government "red tape" was responsible for losses estimated to be between £40,000 and £50,000 in the recent Victorian bush fires…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sensational Turn In New Zealand Fire Mystery Case Man Arrested - Charged with Ghoulish Crime Sequel To Reported Death of Gordon McKay Police Action Follows Discovery in the Waikumete Cemetery Wellington (N.Z.)
The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1939 · page 1
Police investigation into the reported death of Gordon Robert McKay (43) in a fire at Piha, near Auckland, early last month, provided a startling turn of events to-day, resulting in the arrest of James…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wanted to See ‘Antics of Firemen’ Sequel to Gilgandra Fires
The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 7
In the Dubbo Police Court on Monday, Albert Edward Ewers (20) was sentenced to two years hard labor on one charge and twelve…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pictures in the Fire What Are Yours Like?
The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 5
What pictures do you see in the heart of a cheerful winter fire? Recall them, and you will have a key to your character. For that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wanted to Watch Firemen Young Man Gaoled for Arson Sequel to Recent Outbreaks of Fire at Gilgandra
Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 1
That he had deliberately set fire to a building so that he could watch "the antics of the firemen" was a statement alleged to have been made to the police by Albert Edward Ewers (20), who, in the Dubbo Quarter Sessions on…
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