Hot Words Sharp Exchange At Fire Bde. Inquiry
A sharp exchange between the chairman and representatives of the men and the board marked yesterday's proceedings of the inquiry by the Parliamentary…
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Fire Peril Neglect Timber Mans Charge MELBOURNE, Wed
CONDITIONS near the mill in the Rubicon Forest, where 28 died in bushfires, had been allowed to become…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Inquiry Clash. Chief Officer's Evidence. Recreation Question
Giving evidence yesterday before the Parliamentary Select Committee on firemen's hours, Chief Fire Officer Mr. C. D. A. Richardson said that all…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Pearls Thrown in Fire. Nurse Thought They Were Beads. Auckland Acquittal. Auckland
A 19 years old probationary nurse, Elizabeth Ellen Goodhue, was to-day found not guilty of the theft of a £265 pearl necklace, which, it was…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →15 Who Died "Could Have Been Saved" No Refuge, No Phones At Fire-Menaced Mills MELBOURNE
The lives of 15 men who perished in the bush- fire which destroyed Fitzpatrick's mill in the Matlock Forest on January 10, could have been saved if there had been a dugout at the mill, a timber-worker told…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Set Fire to House for Insurance In Financial Difficulties Baker Claims Wife Tells of Nightmares Moree
From the Quarter Sessions dock, Harold Ernest Glen, 24, said today that he had tried to burn his house to get the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bushfire Deaths. Coroner Begins Inquest. Vivid Accounts. MELBOURNE
Evidence given to-day at the inquest on 28 persons who lost their lives in bushfire in Victoria between January 10 and January 13 showed…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Payment for Fighting Bushfires. Lithgow
Mr. Hamilton Knight, M.L.A., will interview the Forestry Commission regarding payment of men who, it is stated, were called out by the Commission to fight the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hampered by Smoke Furniture Destroyed In City Blaze
Furniture valued at £150 was destroyed by fire in Bear and Co.'s used furniture store, Parker Street, City, last night. Firemen had to fight through blinding…
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The value of air patrols in detecting bushfire outbreaks is evidenced by recent experience on the southern tablelands…
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NARROMINE, Thursday.--The home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Herring, who are expected home from holidays tomorrow, was destroyed by fire at 3 a.m. today…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire in Frock Shop. Cootamundra
A fire, which broke out in Mrs. E. costelloe's dress salon, destroyed all the stock and fittings. Little damage was done to the building. The brigade prevented the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Church Hall Burnt. Fire at West Ryde
The hall and Sunday school of the Baptist Church in Victoria Road, West Ryde, a large wooden building, was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon, but two pianos and 50 chairs…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Storm Damage Claims Not Eligible for Fire Relief
Claims in respect of losses to property suffered in the cyclonic storm which occurred some time before. the recent bushfires in New…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →No Clue to Origin of Victorian Fires One Outbreak Devastated Many Districts MELBOURNE
Mystery still enshrouds the cause of the fires last month which took such a terrible toll of human lives in the Toolangi and Rubicon-Matlock areas. Evidence at country centres has been concluded without…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Deaths Avoidable Plea For Dug-outs At Inquest
MELBOURNE, Thurs.—If there had been a dug-out at Fitzpatrick's mill, in the Matlock Forest, on January 10, the lives of 15 men who perished in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aid to Fire Sufferers Communist Proposals To Government ADELAIDE
The bush fires are over, but homes and farm buildings are still charred wrecks, farmers must put up their fences again,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victorian Fire Deaths. "No Compulsory Dugouts." Inquest Evidence. Melbourne
Victorian sawmillers are not legally compelled to provide safety dug-outs in bush areas, but before the recent disastrous bushnres the Victorian Forests…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Bushfire Relief Fund. £10,000 from Lord Nuffield. QUEENSTOWN (Tas.)
Lord Nuffield, who is on the Ulysses on his way to Australia, has contributed £10,000 to the Bush Fire Relief Fund. The Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons,…
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It is announced that the Lyons government will advance £19,000 in the way of relief to the sufferers from the recent bushfires…
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