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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1866

10 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers

Alarming Fire at Messrs. Hill and Co.'s Furniture Warehouse

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 2 January 1866 · page 3

ON Thursday evening at about half-past six o'clock, a fire, which threatened wholesale destruction, broke out in the top story of Messrs Hill and Co's warehouse in King-street, next door but one…

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Alarming Fire at Messrs. Hill and Co.'s Furniture "Warehouse

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 2 January 1866 · page 3

ON Thursday evening at about half-past six o'clock, a fire, which threatened wholesale destruction, broke out in the top story of Messrs Hill and Co's warehouse in King-street, next door but one…

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Great Fire at Otago. Thirty-three Houses and Shops Burned

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1866 · page 4

THE Otago Daily Times of the 5th March, contains an account of a terrible and destructive fire which took place in Dunedin the previous night, and which resulted in two hotels, a boarding-house, and fully…

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Great Fire at Otago. Thirty-three Houses and Shops Burned

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1866 · page 4

THE Otago Daily Times of the 5th March, contains an account of a terrible and destructive fire which took place in Dunedin the previous night, and which resulted in two hotels, a boarding-house, and fully…

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Calamitous Fire, with Loss of Life, on the Ballonne River. (From the Correspondent of the Maitland Mercury.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 30 October 1866 · page 3

WITH feelings of the deepest sorrow, I now write to record the following melancholy catastrophe, which occurred at Curriwildi, Ballonne River, upon the evening of Tuesday, the 2nd instant, and which will…

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Calamitous Fire, with Loss of Life, on the Ballonne River. (From the Correspondent of the Maitland Mercury.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 30 October 1866 · page 3

WITH feelings of the deepest sorrow, I now write to record the following melancholy catastrophe, which occurred at Curriwildl, Ballonne River, upon the evening of Tuesday, the 2nd instant, and which will…

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The Queen v. Matthews. Careless Use of Fire Prevention Act. to Tub Editor of the Examiner

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 13 November 1866 · page 2

SIR,—I had not intended to refer to the conduct of our worthy Subflnspector of police, who faithfully endeavoured to fulfil his duty in the above mentioned case; out as some of the evidence given…

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Original Correspondence. Our columns are open to all writers who refrain from the use of virulent language or personalities, but we are not responsible for opinions expressed. the Queen v. Matthews. Careless Use of Fire Prevention Act. to the Editor of the Examiner

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 13 November 1866 · page 2

SIR—I had not intended to refer to the conduct of our worthy Sub Inspector of Police, who so faithfully endeavoured to fulfil his duty in the above mentioned case; out as some of the evidence given…

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Fire on Board, and Scuttling of the Ship John Duthie

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 25 December 1866 · page 2

As the report, in Thursday's publication, respecting this unfortunate accident was necessarily very hurried, we give fuller particulars. The John Duthic, Captain Phillips, arrived at Sydney, from London, after a…

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Fire on Board, and Scuttling of the Ship John Duthie

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 25 December 1866 · page 2

As the report, in Thursday's publication, respecting this unfortunate accident was necessarily very hurried, we give fuller particulars. The John Duthie, Captain Phillips, arrived at Sydney, from London, after a…

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