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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires
15 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers
IN our last issue we were merely able to mention that a destructive fire had occnrred at South Brisbane carly on Monday morning, which resulted in Mr. Blakey's foot-factory,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ANOTHER destructive fire occurred at Auckland on May 5th. A block ov wooden buildings in Queen-street, from the foot of Wakefield-street to the Pacific-Hotel, was burned…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →FROM half-past nine o'clock on Wednesday night to eleven, the Mersey, between New Brighton and Tranmere, presented one of the most remarkable sights that has been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →STRANGE to say, while the brigade men were at work pumping water on the burning block at Pyrmont, a report came that another fire had occurred on the Sydney side. Mr. Bown…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →PYRMONT was the scene of a large fire yesterday (Sunday) morning. Shortly before twelve o'clock sparks were seen coming from house in John-street, off Harris-street, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →BY the politeness of the proprietors of the Newcastle Chronicle, we are in receipt of an extra, issued on Thursday last, giving an account of the fire which took place in Bolton-street, Newcastle, at three…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The announcement that the E. and A. Mail Company's steamer [?]leddah, which left Sydney for Melbourne early on Wednesday morning, with part of her original cargo, was on fire in her fore compartment, was circulated throughout the city on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire broke out in Sussex-street, this (Saturday) morning. Assistance came to hand immediately, and by the strenuous efforts made it was quickly subdued. The amount of damage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The mail steamer Mikado arrived at 10.30 a.m. This Day, Thursday, she brings the news of the annexation of the Fijian Group to England…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The R.M.S. Pera, with the English mails, VIA Suez, arrived at Adelaide at midnight on Monday, and sailed for Melbourne at eleven o'clock on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A FIRE, resulting in the entire destruction Of Mr. Pettigrew's extensive mills in William-street, broke out about half an hour after noon on Sunday. About 9 o'clock on the morning of that day, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ON Saturday night and during Sunday rumours were extensively circulated through Sydney that a most destructive fire had occurred in Goulburn, and it was asserted that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An exhibition of a fire-resisting dress took place in the Friendly Societies' Gardens on Monday afternoon, when, according to announcements, M. Victor Becker, surnamed "the Fire King,"…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Merri Merri correspondent of the Dubbo Dispatch writes:--A tremendous bush fire has been raging in the north-east for the past four or five days or nights, burning some of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BETWEEN the hours of eight and nine o'clock on Monday night, flames were noticed to be issuing from Messrs. Booth and Taylor's timber yard, at the head of Johnson's Bay…
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