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Mid North Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1938

139 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 4 of 7

Tank on Fire

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 August 1938 · page 5

Members of the Glen Innes police force could hardly believe their ears when on Saturday, 24th ult., a resident came to the station, in the heavy rain,…

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Fire in Snowstorm. Chalet Burnt. Long Tramp Through Snow

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 August 1938 · page 3

The Chalet, a large wooden building at Charlotte Pass, near Kosciusko, was totally destroyed by fire early Monday morning and 66 member of the…

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Big Loss by Fire. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 4

Fire this morning destroyed a building in Trafalgar-street occupied by the Newtown Dyeing and Bleaching Co. Stocks of silk valued at £8000…

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£8000 Fire at Coff's Harbour

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 4

Damage estimated at £8000 was done by a fire which broke out m a block of business premises known as Buckler's Buildings, at the…

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Block Gutted by Fire. Coff's Harbour Blaze

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 2

A fire which broke out shortly before midnight on Saturday, destroyed a block of shops, known aa Buckler's Buildings, in the main street of Coff's…

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Current Topics £8000 Fire at Coff's Harbour

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 2

Damages estimated at £8000 was done by a fire which broke out in a block of premises known as Buckler's Buildings, at the intersection of…

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Coff's Harbour Fire £8000 Damage Wen Six Shops Burn to Ground

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 6

Damage estimated at £8000 was done by a fire which broke out in a block of business premises known as Buckler's…

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Seen In Time. Fire In Butcher's Shop

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 23 August 1938 · page 2

At the week end a fire occurred at the butchers' shop of. Messrs. Gibson and Skinner, Wingham, owing to an electric motor owing wrong. Luckily…

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Fire

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 27 August 1938 · page 7

A man was running businesswards when a policeman prevented him from crossing the road as vehicles approached…

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Fire at Walcha. Royal Hotel Destroyed

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1938 · page 2

The Royal Hotel at Walcha, a two-storeyed brick building in Fitzroy-street, was completely destroyed by fire at about 4 o'clock on Sunday…

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Influenza the 1918 Pandemic Millons Died Disbase Spread Like Bush Fire

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 4

Influenza is prevalent just now. This article on a distressing subject, which recalls the great pandemic of 1918-19, when seven million persons died in…

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Fire at Cundle

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 3

At 5 o'clock on Monday morning a fire broke out at Cundle, and destroyed the truck and shed belonging to Mr. Wright before anything could be…

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Wingham Volunteer Fire Brigade. Meeting To Reorganise

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 6

A meeting to reorganise the Wingham Volunteer Fire Brigade was held at the business establishment of Mr. A. Worthing on Tuesday night last…

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Blue Mountains Bush Fire. Radio Station and Homey Menaced

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 7 September 1938 · page 2

A big bushare is raging at Wentworth Falls, where 2KA transmitting station and several cottages are seriously menaced…

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[?] by Fire. Two Fires on Richmond

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 7 September 1938 · page 3

The promises of the "North Coast Beacon" newspaper at Ba[?] were destroyed by fire early on Sunday morning and the machinery and…

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Tinonee Post Office Fire Reply to Coroner's Rider Regarding Fire Brigade

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 7 September 1938 · page 4

Mr. P. H. C. Flett, District Coroner at Taree, has received the following letter from the Under Secretary, Department of the Attorney-General and of…

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Terrible Air Crash. 10 KILLED: 25 Injured. Three M Holoes Set on Fire. London, Sept. 4

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 7 September 1938 · page 2

Ten persona were killed and 25 injured and three houses were set on fire when an Air Force plane crashed on a residence in Dunholme Road,…

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Recent Fire at Tinonee

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 10 September 1938 · page 5

In connection with the recent rider he added to the finding in connection with the inquest on the fire which destroyed the post office building at…

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Tuncurry Fire at Sawmill

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 14 September 1938 · page 2

At about 8.30 p.m. on Friday a fire occurred in the engine room of John Wright and Co's sawmill at Tuncurry, adjacent to the shipbuilding yard. The…

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Fire Underneath Engine. At Messrs Wright & Co.'s Mill

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 14 September 1938 · page 4

At 8.30 o'clock on Friday night a fire broke out underneath the engine at Messrs John Wright and Co's mill, near the shipyards, Tuncurry…

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