Minister's Statement. "Senate Playing with Fire." Canberra
A statement on the Government's attitude was made to-night by the Assistant Minister for Industry (Mr. Holloway). Referring to an attack on the Government…
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"Senator Pearce Playing with Fire" Holloway's Slashing Attack Terms Senate Leader "Bitter Turncoat" Government and Watersiders Nats.' Broken Pledges Canberra
THE Assistant Minister for industry, Mr. Holloway launched a slashing attack on the Senate Opposition leader's Sir George Pearce, to-night, following the latter's speech in reference to the waterside workers preference…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Country News, Inquiry Into Fire. Cessnock
An inquiry wns held by the district coronet (Mr. W. Johnson) into the cause of a firr at, the home of Mrs. May Moodle, who said she suspected a man living in Newcastle for having…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Home Destroyed by Fire. Family Escapes in Night Attire. MELBOURNE
A fire destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Gwynne, at Maffra, last night. The family was awakened by a neighbour, who saw the flames, and they escaped in their…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Dash to Save His Family Fire Hero Averted a Tragedy Blind Search Child Thrown to Safety Melbourne
What may easily have been a terrible tragedy was averted at Maffra by the heroism and resource of Mr. C. M. Gwynce,…
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London, Saturday.-- Thousands of Turks and Greeks, mostly women at up all Thursday night, awaiting he end of the world (says the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Putting the Home Fire Out Chatswood Blaze Was at Fire Station
Chatswood Fire Brigade last night received an extremely urgent call to put out a blaze--at Chatswood Fire Station! Just as the officer-in-charge, seeing the…
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A fire broke out in Fieldings' garage, Mort'sroad, Mortdale, late last night. Many petrol and oil drums were destroyed and numerous car accessories were damaged…
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LES. HOLDEN, well-known Pilot, and Dr. HAMILTON who assisted when the Gipsy Moth plane caught fire at Mascot airdrome yesterday…
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In the centre of the group is Mr. Percy Whetion, fatally burned in the plane fire at Mascot Aerodrome yesterday. He is seen talking to I…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Good Save Fire at Hurstville
Working rapidly last night, firemen cut away portion of the gallery Boor of the Queen's Theatre, Forest- road, Hurstville, and so prevented…
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All that remained of William Stokes' Gipsy Moth airplane after a petrol explosion in the hangar at Mascot Airdrome yesterday. (See story Page 5.)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Unoccupied House. Armidale
For the second time within six months a seven-roomed unoccupied house, owned by Sergeant Pye, of Lismore, was badly damaeed by fire early this morning. When the brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire at Aerodrome. Machines Damaged; Man Fatally Burned
A man was fatally burned and two Gipsy Moth aeroplanes were damaged, one badly, in a fire which broke out in a hangar at Mascot Aerodrome yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →By Blowlamp Cause of Fatal Fire 'Plane Destroyed Second Machine Damaged
Percy Whetton (40), of Bell-street, Maroubra, a motor-driver employed by the Vacuum Oil Co., suffered fatal burns…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Man Becomes Human Torch When Plane Catches Fire Petrol Explodes in Mascot Hangar Blow-lamp Nearby Was Cause Victim May Not Live Owner Helps
Enveloped in petrol fames, which exploded while he was filling the tank of an air-plane at Mascot Airdrome…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Victim Was Living Torch Clothes Soaked with Burning Petrol Blazing Man Rushes Out of Hangar at Mascot Efforts to Smother Flames Would-be Rescuers Use Coats and Rugs: Gypsy Moth 'Plane Consumed
Horrified crowds at Mascot aerodrome yesterday afternoon saw a man rush from a smoking hangar, and, with his clothes blazing from head to foot, throw himself, screaming and writhing, on the ground…
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Shortly before 10 p.m. on Sunday, Mortdale and Hurstville fire brigades were called to a fire in the motor service station of Messrs. P. and W[?] Phelan at the corner of…
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Two destructive fires are reported from country centres. The premises of Wright Bros., drapers, at Dalby, were destroyed by fire at about 5 a.m. to-day. The damage is…
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Remains of the machine owned by Mr. W. Stocks, which caught fire in a Mascot hangar, fatally burning Mr. P. Whetton…
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