Charges of Lighting Fires. Melbourne
Clarence Marriner, of Apollo Bay, who pleaded guilty in the Beech Forest Police Court to-day to a charge of having lit fires in the open air in a…
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Open Findings. Fires in City and Country
The Acting City Coroner, Mr. Wood, found yesterday that a fire at two factories at Zetland on January 3, which caused £44,000 damage, was of accidental origin. Mr. Wood…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Rang Taxi, Got Fire-Engine
A woman in Thompson Street, Drummoyne, rang for a taxi yesterday. A few minutes later a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →April Fire Back in Work
Trainer M. Griffiths has placed in work again his hurdle horse, April Fire, who has been spelling for some time. Griffiths has received a 14.2 certificate…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Don't Believe It— That The Sun Puts Out Fires
MANY a housewife who has occasion to light a fire when the sun is shining into the room will draw the blinds in order to prevent the rays…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire in Mail Box at Central
A fire in a large letter-box off the main assembly platform at Central Railway Station was quickly extinguished by fire brigades early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pilot Fails with Fire-sticks. Blistered Hands
Captain A. Reyers flew the Dutch Lockheed airliner from Cloncurry to Sydney yesterday with blistered hands. He suffered the injury when he unsuccessfully tried to make fire with…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Hot on Fire Lighters' Trail Melbourne
Further prosecutions for starling recent bush fires will probably result from the inquiries still being made by police, detectives and forestry…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Children's Terror Fire in Home Escape Into Street
Awakened by choking clouds of smoke from a fire in their home, believed to have been started…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →When His Fire Is Out—he's Out! Chief Becomes Invisible Man
Ovamboland is the Black Paradise of south-west Africa. In this section of the dark Continent there are no policemen,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →"Fatal Fire Lit to Burn Scrub" Manslaughter Charge May Follow, Warns Coroner Melbourne
The person who started the fatal bush fire at Toolangi on January 8 may yet find himself charged with manslaughter. So said the City Coroner (Mr. Tingate) when he adjourned, at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Deaths During Bushfire. Manslaughter Charge Possible. MELBOURNE
The possibility of a finding of manslaughter was mentioned by the Coroner, Mr. Tingate, P.M., at Healesville, to-day, at inquests into the deaths…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Air Check on Bushfires. Prompt Reports. Pilots Assist Country Volunteers. Moss Vale
A look-out for bushfires by pilots of airliners flying between Melbourne and Sydney, undertaken recently at the request of Nattai Shire Council, has…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Aid for Bushfire Sufferers. Cooma
The Dalgety police patrol estimates that the recent bushfires damaged property and destroyed stock to the value of £17,887. The Jindabyne police patrol estimates a total…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Joke Wins £5 a Week For Life Bushfire Inquiry Shields Forestry Department
THE VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO APPOINT A ROYAL COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE THE BUSH FIRES IS ENDORSED BY EVERYONE IN THE STATE. But people with first-hand knowledge of the fires are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Midnight Picnic Vogue On Sorrento Back Beach Melbourne Letter How Younger Sets Help With Bush Fire Relief MELBOURNE
A view of life here from day to day is like a set of miniature pictures, each complete in itself and apart from everything else. At the King's rehearsals are in full swing for "ldiot's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Nuns Rescue 35 Babies From Hospital Blaze Melbourne
Wrapped in blankets, 35 babies, some only a few days old, were carried from St. Joseph's Foundling Hospital tonight while fire roared through the mothers' dormitory and nurses' qaurters and threatened the nursery…
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Reproductions of ancient cannon with modern adaptions were formidable exhibits in the Juvenile Court…
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An open-air band concert was given last night by a police brass band, consisting solely of native players, under a European bandmaster, in aid…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FIRE on the Hearth By Eleanor Atterbury
THIS, Willa decided, was just like being a bride all over again. A home of her very own--a nice brick-and-stucco…
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