Disastrous Fire. Tuesday Blaze in Kempsey
At 11.10 on Tuesday morning a'phone message to Kempsey Fire Station announced a fire in Mr. Harry May's joinery works in Smith Street, and…
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Fires & bushfires, 1939
168 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 7 of 9
Motor Car Destroyed by Fire. Driver Escapes After Gapsize
On Saturday night Mr. Arthur Sky. teacher of the school at Rocks Crossing, left Taree about midnight on the return journey to his home, and when…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Kempsey
On Tuesday last, about 11 a.m., a fire broke out in Mr. Harry May's joinery works, Kempsey, and by the time the fire brigade arrived the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Fire at Glenyarra. Two Hay Stacks Go Up in Smoke
On Wednesday last, 23rd August 1939, a destructive fire took place or Mr. w. J. Fotheringham's property, "Glenyarra," Bungay, near Wingham…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous" Fire. Tuesday Blaze in Kempsey
At 11.10 on Tuesday morning a 'phone message to Kempsey Fire Station announced a fire in Mr. Harry May's joinery works in Smith Street…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lorry Fire Inquiry by Coroner
At the Taree Court House on Wednesday the Coroner Mr. Hubert Flett, conducted an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the destruction of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Wipes Out Big Rabaul Store. Rabaul
After they had escaped practically undamaged in the serious volcanic eruption of 1937, the store of the big Pacific trading firm of W. R…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Kempsey Two Buildings Destroyed. Another Badly Damaged
About 11.30 a.m. on Tuesday, a small wooden joinery and cabinet making shop in Smith Street, Kempsey, the main business street, owned and occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Destructive Fire at [?]Arra. Mr. W. J. Fotheringham's Loss
On Wednesday last, 23rd August 1939, a destructive fire took place on Mr. W. J. Fotheringham's property. "G[?]enyarra," Bungay, near Wingham…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Camp Fire Ball
After another break of three weeks, dance patrons are to be catered for at the Camp Fire (in aid of Scout, funds) at the Belmore Hall, Taree, on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Camp Fire Ball in Aid of Scout Funds
After another break of three weeks dance patrons are to be entered for at the Camp Fire Bull, in aid of Scout funds, in the Belmore Hall, Taree, on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gloucester Shire Council Bush Fire Brigaded. Agreements for Copeland-Cobark Road. No Funds for Tar-Paving Queen Street
The co-operation of the Gloucester Shire Council was sought on Friday at its September meeting by the Department of Works and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Planes Cannot Catch Fire. with the R.a.f.'s New "Crash Switch."
A new device for aircraft, designed to prevent or put out fire in any emergency either during flight or on the ground, has been adopted by the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sentries Fire Shots. Man on Aerodrome. Incident at Mascott
Guards at the Kingsford Smith Aerodrome fired shots at a man they surprised near one of the hangars Friday night. The man escaped in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Camp Fire Ball
The first ball organised on behalf of the Taree Troop of Boy Scouts was held in the Belmore Hall on Tuesday evening, and although those present spent a very…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Camp Fire" Ball Aid Scout Funds
For (be first time since the inception of the Scout movement in Tares an adult ball and a juvenile ball hive been held in aid of the funds of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Planes Cannot Catch Fire. with the R.a.f.'s New "Crash Switch."
A new device for aircraft, designed to prevent or put out fire in any emergency either during flight or on the ground, has been adopted by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dog Gives Alarm. Lucky Escape From Fire
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lovell, of Kalang road, Bellinger River, had a narrow escape from being burnt to death when their cottage was destroyed by fire at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Camp Fire" Ball. Aid Scout Funds
For the first time since the inception of the Scout movement in Taree an adult ball and a juvenile ball have been held in aid of the funds of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Latest Telegrams. Sensational Fire Rescue. Sydney
Seven persons trapped by fire in a building in George-street, City, last evening, were rescued by firemen by means of ladders. Shops in the…
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