Pelican Island Hotel Destroyed by Fire Lodger Succumbs to Burns
On Sunday last at approximately 3.50 a.m., Mr. Harry Walsh, licensee of the Pelican Island Totel, Jerseyville, was awakened to discover…
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Fires & bushfires, 1942
131 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 3 of 7
Jerseyville Fire. Pelican Island Hotel Destroyed. Mr. Samuel Elliott Dies From Injuries Received In Blaze
About 4 a.m. on Sunday morning Mr. Harry Walsh, licensee of the Pelican Island Hotel, at Jerseyville, was aroused from sleep by heat and the…
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The crew of a North Coast Company ship lying at the wharf did valuable work in preventing the spread of die fire to adjoining buildings, those most…
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About 4 a.m. on Sunday morning Mr. Harry Walsh, licensee of the Pelican Island Hotel, at Jerseyville, was aroused from sleep by heat and…
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The Pelican Aland Hotel, Jerseyville, Macleay River, was destroyed by fire last Sunday morning. Samuel Elliott, aged 56, a boarder, was so…
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In continuation of the western offensive, the R.A.F. last night heavily bombed Hamburg, and, at hugh there was much cloud, our heavy bombers…
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Mr. and Mrs. George Walsh and family suffered a great loss in the early hours of Thursday morning last, when the house they occupied on…
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While playing in the yard at the residence, Wide Street, West Kempsey, on Wednesday, Kevin, the six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John…
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A fire on Tuesday in the roof of Mary Immaculate Roman Catholic Church, Manly, gutted the interior of the building causing extensive…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →When Crops Are Fired Getting a Blaze Under Control
Methods of fighting fires in farm crops are discussed in a pamphlet issued some time ago by the British Ministry of Home Security. Naturally…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Fighters of Britain's Air Force
Every British air station has its squad of specially trained fire-fighters. Their quickness to act, and act correctly in an emergency, may well be the means of saving lives in plane crashes. Asbestos suits enable them to approach very near to blazing machines. In this picture a…
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Exhaustive inquiries by the police into two fires at the wool works of F. W. Hughes, Pty., Ltd., at Botany on Sunday night, have led to the…
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New Zealand news from Wellington says that New Zealanders have changed their tactics of fighting fire bombs as the result of elaborate tests made…
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William H. Stringer writes as follows of the war dog:— There he goes — 60 pounds of strength, speed, and intelligence—…
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Allied planes were over the Japanese base at Rabaul at dawn yesterday. Large fires were started in a military camp and on the…
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At the conclusion of a coronial inquiry held at Kempsey Court House on Saturday morning last, Mr. N. L. Parker, District…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coronial Inquiry. Jerseyville Hotel Fire. Open Verdict
At Kempsey Court House on Saturday last the District Coroner. Mr. N. L. Parker, J.P., held an inquiry regarding the fire which destroyed the Pelican…
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Fireman Michael Laurence Griffin, 34, of Daceyville, was killed when 200 tons o fsteel collapsed while he was working on the ground floor of…
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Coastal batteries at Newcastle opened fire at an object off the coast to-night. While searchlights swept the…
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There is usually something to be thankful for, says Y.Y. in "The New Statesman." I realised this anew when I read that coal is to be rationed and…
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