Crouch whilst Fireman Frank Dorrle filled the onorous position as officer In charge, until Fireman Smith's arrival, in a most efficient manner. Francis was fairly In the tick of it and was ably support-ed by Firemen A. From that minute the firemen commenced to gain the ascendancy and they worked like Trojans. Tho force of water was rather indifferent for fully three-quarters of an hour from the commencement of operations, but the pumping station put on pumping appliances which speedily made their effect felt in an enhanced flow. Tho blaze started in the north-eastern corner of the building and it was not many minutes before it had obtained a stronghold. The father of the child, who is employed at Sullivan Bros, East Moree, was sent for soon after the outbreak, but when he arrived all earthly chance of saving the child's life had gone.

The poor woman could do was wash her hands and cry, 'Oh, my poor baby.'- It was a very sad sight and the poor mother's wails were heart rending. The mother was in a distracted state, and nothing coherent could be obtained from her. It was not till the building was in such a condition that it was on utter impossibility to enter the part where the baby was sleeping that the true whereabouts of the infant could be made known to the firemen and the civilians who might have been able to save its life. A sad feature in regard to the conflagration is the fact that it was responsible for the loss of a life, a wee child, aged 16 months, the daughter of Mr. It was a roomy structure and used prln-cipally as bedrooms in connection with tho hotel. this morning a fire broke out in a building at the rear of Tattersall's Hotel, in Frome-street. North Western Courier (Narrabri, NSW : 1913 - 1955), Friday 13 April 1917, page 2Īt about 3 a.m. Ģ4035/1897 NAM SING VICTORIA D B R / father GEORGE / mother CLARINDA M / district NARRABRI In April 1917 William and Daisy lost a child in a fire at Moree. The Nam Sing family used the surname Lee. Victoria was known by her second name Daisy. She was the daughter of George Nam Sing and Clarinda Smith.

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