East Kempsey Fire
About six o'clock Tuesday evening a barn belonging to Mr. O. Keena was destroyed by fire and with it some harness and farm machinery, also 70…
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Fires & bushfires, 1933
81 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 3 of 5
Heavy Loss Through Fire
Mr. L. McKenna was the loser of nearly one hundred bags of maize in a fire which demolished his barn about six o'clock on Tuesday last. Mr…
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A beautiful woman of mystery, condemned by her husband's father to live in a tropical outpost. Here is a drama, here is conflict of emotion…
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Joseph H. Barber, charged with leaving a fire in the open before it was properly extinguished, pleaded not guilty…
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About 10 o'clock on Saturday night, May 6, visitors to Newee Greek Halt dance saw a fire rapidly increasing in volume about…
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Joseph Barber and Sydney Baker were charged with leaving a fire before extinguishing same at East Kempsey…
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A fire which threatened two motor lorries and a car occurred in Messrs. Gray and Sons yard in Albert Lane, Taree, at 4.45 a.m. on Saturday. It…
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How easily a fire can be started was shown a few days ago, when the sun's rays, shining on a bottle of water, set fire to the upholstery…
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How easily a fire can be started was shown on Sunday morning at Coff's Harbor, when the sun's rays, shining on a bottle of water, set fire to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Current Topicc. Horses Roasted in Fire
Trainer Alf Inkpen's luck, which was just beginning to change, for he won a race at Newcastle on Saturday, underwent another reverse early…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rome Burns Again. De Mille Sets Fire to Film Set in "Sign of the Cross."
History's most famous conflagration was repeated recently when a man turned on a gas valve. Before the fascinated eyes of hundreds of workmen…
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About 11.15 on Saturday night Mr. J. P. Mooney, of Dumaresque Island, was awakened by Messrs Waller, Unicomb and Copeland and informed that…
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A disastrous fire occurred at Burrell Creek . on Wednesday morning last. June 28th, 1933, at an early hour. A barn and hay shed—with all they…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Fire. £1000 DAMAGE. Mr. J. P. Mooney's Big Loss
About 13.15 on Saturday night Mr. J. P. Mooney, of Dumaresque Island, was awakened by Messrs Waller, Unicomb and Copeland and informed that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Fires. MR. F. S. Martin Has Loss of £400
A conjoined has shed and coin barn and contents, the property of Mr. F. S. Martin, Burrell Creek, were completely destroyed by fire, first noticed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →More Farm Fires Mr. F. S. Martin Loses Barn Cottage Destroyed at Oxley Island
The past week or so has been productive of an unusual run of fires in this district. In our last issue we referred to the destruction of Mr. Fred Cummins…
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On 23rd June Kempsey Fire Brigade was inspected by Mr. H. M. Webb, Mr. H. Beare (4th Officer), Mr. Roulston, and Senior Fireman Campbell, the…
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On Tuesday night last, a little after 10 o'clock, a fire broke out in Boyce Street, Taree, resulting in the total destruction of Mr. Robert Geary's…
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At Valla, on Tuesday morning last, a motor engine which he was cranking back-fired and caused Mr. Fred. Wood a painfully broken…
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For the first time for some years the Taree Fire Brigade was called out on Tuesday night to attend a fire. The unfortunate victims were Mr. and Mrs…
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