Hotel Fire Tragedy. Boy Was Terrified. Rescuers Came Too Late
An examination yesterday of the damage done by the fire at the Wentworth Hotel in Lang Street, city, late on Monday night, disclosed that 20…
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A.L.P. Branch Under Fire "False Colors" Mayor's Belief
"I have yet to learn of the bona fides of this particular organisation. I believe that they are flying false colors," said the Mayor (Ald…
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FEARING another serious city hotel blaze, strong detachments of firemen were rushed to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Council News. Fire District
Board of Fire Commissioners informed the Council that it has been reported to the Board that the Council has decided to defer consideration of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Funeral of Fire Victim
Firemen who were at the Hotel Wentworth blaze on Monday formed a guard of honour at St. Jude's Church, Randwick, at the funeral service for William Redmond, a Sydney Grammar School boy, who lost his life…
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Two acres of sugar cane was destroyed by fire on W. Sackley's property at Uralba. The crop was not insured, and the cause of the outbreak it unknown…
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Many fires are caused through carelessness, and many are preventable. Many innocent lives are sacrificed every year through carelessness…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →S.M. Explains His "Hands in Fire" Decision
"ORDINARY CORPORAL PUNISHMENT FAILED TO CORRECT THEM, SO HE BURNED THEIR HANDS TO IMPRESS THEM AGAINST…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Question Fire at Casey Half-hour Barrage On Insurance CANBERRA
Labor members bombarded the Treasurer (Mr. Casey) with questions regarding the national insurance scheme for half an hour after the…
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ALBERT JENNINGS, 45, of Albion Street, Surry Hills, was badly burned in ah unusual accident at his home yesterday. Jennings, who is subject to epilepsy…
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Expressing the opinion that a spark might have fallen from a stove and caused the fire, the coroner, Mr. Elmer Jones, returned an open verdict at the inquiry into the fire which…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mystery Fire In Mail Box
LETTERS in a mall box at Central Railway Station were mysteriously set alight last night. Shortly before 11 p.m. brigades…
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LABOR members bombarded the Treasurer, Mr. Casey, with questions on National…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"A Wonderful Little Girl" Court Praise For Fire Heroine
"A wonderful little girl" was how the Parramatta Coroner. Mr. G. R. Williams, at Campsie to-day, described Veronica Emma McKenzie,…
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The inquest on William Redmond, 12, who was killed when he jumped from a window during the Wentworth Hotel fire, on September 19, will be held on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Girl's Courageous Attempt To Save Sister From Fire
WITH head bowed and both legs covered in bandages, Veronica Emma McKenzie, 15, told at Campsie Coroner's Court yesterday, how she had attempt to rescue her sister from their blazing home…
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DAMAGE in last week's fire at the Wentworth Hotel was not as extensive as first reports indicated Something like 20 rooms out of 200…
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A shed on the property of K. Dunne. Donald Road, containing a quantity of furniture and other household goods, was destroyed by fire. The fire brigade saved the…
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BRISBANE, Sun.--When flames were suddenly seen at the front exit of the Olympic Theatre, Winton, last night, several women in the audience became…
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Captain J. J. McKenzie, officer in charge of the Lithgow fire station, has been transferred to the relief staff. He will be succeeded by Mr. J. Holland, who is attached…
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