Infant Burned to Death. Petrol Sets House on Fire. Christchurch
Thomas Parsons, the infant son of a Public Works employee at Cromwell was burned to death on Friday night. The child was in bed with two other…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fires & bushfires, 1938
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Trapped By[?] Fire. Mother and Child Perish. Narrandera Tragedy. NARRANDERA
Mrs. Dorothy Jean Gash, about 30, and her youngest child, Stanley Gash, 2½, were burned to death when trying to escape from a burning building about…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →News Of The World From Daily Telegraph Correspondents Japanese Marines Fail Island Landing Repulsed Despite Warships Fire Raiders Nearing Shanghai: Guns Hidden In Rags HONGKONG
AN attempt to land Japanese marines on Ballast Island, south-west of Macao, was defeated by the Chinese. The attempt was made under cover of a heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bullets, Not Fire Cottage Deaths Search For Slayer NARRANDERA
Satisfied now that Mrs. Jane Maria Gash, 31, and her two-year-old son, Stanley, were shot before their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Yard
A panel of fencing was damaged when a fire occurred in a patch of grass in the back-yard of Mr. L. J. Chapman's home in Fifth-avenue, Auburn, last…
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Fire broke out in the store of Woolworths, Ltd., in Pitt Street, near Market Street, city, early this morning. A cleaner found some paint and other goods ablaze, and, with a…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire in City Arcade
Fire which broke out in machinery controlling an escalator at Her Majesty's Arcade city, last night, was quickly extinguished by brigadesmen…
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DETECTIVES EXAMINE CLUES FOUND during their search yesterday at Morundah, near Narrandera, in the ashes of the cottage fire in which Mrs. Jane Gash, 31, and her two-year-old son, Stanley, died. A post-mortem revealed that they had been shot…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at St. Mart's Store
A lock-up shop at St. Marys, tenanted by W. H. Waterson, was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. Mr. Waterson, a returned soldier, has two…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Stop Press Fire in City Store
A fire in the rear of Woolworth's store was extinguished by brigadesmen before serious damage was done at the corner…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fairfield's Fire Brigade Permanent Men Wanted
The necessity for the conversion of the existing volunteer Fire Brigade to one consisting of at least two permanent firemen was stressed…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →"Most Modern" Parramatta Fire Station Near Completion
Firemen state that Parramatta's re-constructed fire station, which is nearing completion, will be the most modern in New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Petrol Poured on Floor Fire was "Maliciously Caused" Son-in-law Denies Threat
That he had threatened to "fix" Michael Angelo Camenzuli, owner of a brooder-shed at Wentworthville, which was damaged by fire on April 23, was denied by his son-in-law, Joseph Camillero, before the Parramatta district coroner yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Tragedy Clues Point to Murder Theory That Thief Shot 2 Victims MORUNDAH
IT IS STRONGLY BELIEVED THAT MRS. J. MARIE GASH, 31, AND HER CHILD, STANLEY, 2½ WERE MURDERED HERE EARLY LAST SATURDAY MORNING…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Suspected Murder. Fire Tragedy. Death of Mother and Son. Child Heard Reports. by Our Special Representative. Morundah
Discoveries made by detectives to-day strengthen the theory that Mrs. Jane Maria Gash, 31, and her son Stanley, 2, who were shot through…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Women Mourn for 79 Dead Tragic Scene After Mine Explosion Prayers At Pit-Top While Fire Rages Below LONDON
Pitiful scenes are being witnessed at Markham colliery, near Chesterfield, where 79 miners were killed by explosion and fire early this morning. Forty-five of the victims lie in galleries through…
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A cottage in Werrington Road, Werrington, occupied by Mr Ray O'Brien, was completely destroyed by Are at middav to-day. Nobody was in the…
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PRIDE OF THE FORCE. The Fire Brigade's new 100ft all-steel Morris-Magirus turntable ladder. Just put into commission. (See picture--…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Granville
A five-roomed weatherboard cottage in John Street, Granville, was badly damaged by fire last night before the flames were subdued by fire brigades from Granville, Parramatta, and…
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A deputation was heard at the last meeting of Sutherland Shire Council concerning action proposed to be taken with regard to the excessive fire…
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