High Court Appeal on Wool Fire Issue
Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd. was this week granted special leave to appeal to the High Court against the decision of the State Full Court…
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Demand Succeeds. Workers "Fire the Boss." Milwaukee, April 14
A "sit-down" strike of 115 employees of the Yahr Lange Drug Co. was settled when the sole demand of the strikers was met, by the resignation of the general manager, Mr. Fred…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Two Charges of Arson Fires In A City Building
The cause of three fires in Grace Bros.' Building last month was the subject of an inquiry of the City Coroner (Mr. Orma) to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →When Firemen Pray for a Fire to Come Along "So Quiet"
"Sometimes things are so quiet that the firemen pray for a fire to come along and break the monotony." The secretary of the Fire Brigades Association…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Today's News Of The World From Daily Telegraph Exclusive Correspondents British Women Under Fire Escape Death in Madrid 15 KILLED, 40 Wounded in 3-Hour Barrage Madrid
FIFTEEN people were killed and 40 wounded in a three-hour bombardment of Madrid yesterday. On a mission to Madrid to observe how women and children…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Lit Fires to See Smoke"
A detective told the City Coroner (Mr. Oram) yesterday that Ronald Morvill, 18, of Henson Street, West Marrickville, had admitted having lit…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Started Fires. Youth's Alleged Admission. Wanted Some Excitement
At a coronial inquiry yesterday into fires which occurred in an unoccupied part of Grace Brothers' building in York-street, city, on March 24 and 31, Detective-sergeant Delaney…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Electric Iron at Shop Police Evidence At Fire Inquiry
The discovery of what appeared to be blood smears on a back door and on jagged edges of broken glass panes was described at Burwood Coroner's…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Radiator Caused Fire
An overheated radiator set alight to the contents of a storeroom in the basement of the Lands Department Building, Bridge Street, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Blaze of Lights for Coronation Elaborate Planning in City When A 14-Day Sentence Will Mean Nothing Effect of Clemency
FLOODLIGHTING on a scale never previously attempted will make Sydney a blaze of light by night for the Coronation celebrations, the Minister-in-Charge (Mr. Dunningham) said to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Country Press Gleanings Fire's Strange Origin
A are broke out at the residence of Mr. T. Patterson, Limekilns Road, Bathurst, recently, as a result of the sun's rays being focussed through a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Picture Show Fire Lake Cargelligo
The Star Picture Theatre and dance hall were destroyed by fire to-day. The building was owned by C. T. Blacker and was leased to A…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Fire in School. Four Children Killed. Seventy Injured. London, April 21
Four children were killed and 70 were injured in a film fire in a school at Kilingi Noemme (southern Estonia). Flames blocked the exits and many children leapt from…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Proletarian Picture Book the Home Fires
They call it “Collingwood Coke.” At five o’clock when the boot factories are silent, ragged children pull their billy-carts up back alleys…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire--- and Water!
The factory furnace has to be kept burning, flood or no flood.-- A workman who stuck to his job when a soap works in Hunter-street, Waterloo, suffered during the torrential rain to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Will He Fire?
To find the answer to the question, "Will he fire?" you must attend the Cameo Theatre. The man with the gun is Larry Crabbe in a scene in Paramount's "Arizona Mahoney…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Furniture Factory Fire
When a quantity of spirit in the polishlngroom at the furniture factory of Edward Hill and Co., in Devonshire-street, Surry Hills, caught fire yesterday, an employee, William…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Theatre Destroyed by Fire
Damage estimated at approximately £2000 was caused by a fire which destroyed the Star Picture Theatre and a dance hall at Lake Cargelligo…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Child's Clothes on Fire. Serious Burns
Patricia Nelson, aged 4, daughter of Mr. J. W. Nelson, of Ancrum-street. North Sydney, was severely burned yesterday when her clothes caught fire, A neighbour, Mrs. Clayton…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →"Lit Fire to See Smoke" Malicious Damage Charge
He said he lit the fire to see some smoke and the sprinklers at work," said Detective-Sergeant Delaney, at the Central Police Court to-day…
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