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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1867

16 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers

Destructive Fire at the Corner of George and King Streets

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1867 · page 3

SCARCELY had the engines returned from the fire at Redfern ere the bells of the city rang the alarm calling the firemen together for another and most destructive conflagration, which broke out shortly…

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Destructive Fire at the Corner of George and King Streets

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1867 · page 3

[?] had the engines returned from the fire at Redfern are the bells of the city rang thc alarm calling the firemen together for another and most destructive conflagration, which broke out shortly…

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Total Destruction of Commerce House by Fire

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1867 · page 2

ON Sunday morning last, about half-past three a.m., the residents of Prince-street, were aroused by the cry of " fire," being raised, and in less than half-an-hour, the blaze of light was sufficient to illuminate…

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Total Destruction of Commerce House by Fire

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1867 · page 2

ON Sunday morning last, about half-past three a.m., the residents of Prince-street, were aroused by the cry of "fire," being raised, and in less than half-anhour, the blaze of light was sufficient to illuminate…

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The Late Fire at Commerce House. [The Inquest—concluded From the Supplement.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1867 · page 3

EDWARD C. DAMAN recalled and examined by a JUROR [?] when the locks were put on, he marked the keys belonging to the front doors; the key in the back door lock produced could not have been removed…

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The Late Fire at Commerce House. [The Inqu[?]t —Concluded From the Supplement.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1867 · page 3

EDWARD C. LAMAN reallied and exnmined by a JUROR: when thE locks were put on, he marked the keys belonging to the front doors; the key in the back door look produced could not have been removed…

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Arrival of the English Mail. News to January 6Th. Dreadful Colliery Explosions—300 Killed—160 "Widows and 350 Orphans Left Destitute. the Tropical Department of the Crustal Palace Destroyed by Fire. Fenian Arrests—no Outbreak on the 1St January. (From the Herald.) Adelaide, Monday, 10 a.m

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1867 · page 3

THE mail steamer Alexandra, Cnptnln Brown, arrived off Gelneig, at 6 p.m. on the 10th, after a passage of 113 hours from the Sound. The dowaward trip was done in ninety-six hours. The Avoca arrived at the…

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Arrival of the English Mail, News to January 6Th. Dreadful Colliery Explosions—300 Killed—160 Widows and 350 Orphans Left Destitute. the Tropical Department of the Crrstal Palace Destroyed by Fire. Fenian Arrests—no Outbreak on the 1St January. (From the Herald.) Adelaide, Monday, 10 a.m

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1867 · page 3

THE mail steamer Alexandra, Captain Brown, arrived off Glenelg, at 6 p.m. on the 10th, after a passage of 113 hours from the Sound. The downward trip was done in ninety-six hours. The Av[?]a arrived at the…

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Who Set Fire to Commerce House?

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1867 · page 2

UNDER the above heading, we reprint, in extenso, an article from the Manning River News, on the subject of the late fire; the facts being so well-known, the matter requires no comment from us. We cannot…

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Who Set Fire to Commerce House?

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1867 · page 2

UNDER the above heading, we reprint, in extense, an article from the Manning River News, on the subject of the late fire; the facts being so well-known, the matter requires no comment from us. We cannot…

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Calamitous Fire and Loss of Six Lives. (From Bell's Messenger.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1867 · page 4

EARLY on Monday morning, March 11th, in the neighbourhood of Old Quebec-street, Oxford street, a fire occurred, by which six persons lost their lives and three others sustained serious injury. It broke…

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Calamitous Fire and Loss of Six Lives. (From Bell's Messenger.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1867 · page 4

EARLY on Monday morning, March 11th, in the neighbourhood of Old Quebec-street, Oxford-street, a fire occurred, by which six persons lost their lives and three others sustained serious injury. It broke…

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Fire in Pitt-street, Sydney. (From the Herald.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 1 October 1867 · page 3

ANOTHER very destructive fire occurred on Monday night in this city, resulting in the total destruction of several thousand pounds' worth of properly. The scene of the conflagration this time was the premises…

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Fire in Pitt—street, Sydney. (From the Herald,)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 1 October 1867 · page 3

ANOTHER very destractive fire occurred on Monday night in this city, resulting in the total destruction of several thousand pounds worth of property. The scene of the conflagration this time was the premises…

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Destructive Fire in Nelson, New Zealand. the Union Bank of Australia, and Nine Business Premises Destroyed. (From the Wellington E[?] Post, November 8th.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 3 December 1867 · page 4

WE are inddebted to the courtesy of Mr. G.Eliott Eliott, for the following telegram, which had been forwarded to the Postmaster-General, and which he kindly permitted us to copy—…

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Destructive Fire in Nelson, New Zealand. the Union Bank of Australia, and Nine Business Premises Destroyed. (From the Wellington Evening Post, November 8th.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 3 December 1867 · page 4

WE are Indebted to the courtesy of Mr. G. Eliott Eliott, for the following telegram, which had been forwarded to the Postmaster—General, and which he kindly permitted us to copy:—…

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