Great Fire at South Woodburn
A DISASTROUS fire broke out at South Woodburn about 3 o'clock on Monday morning. It started in Mr. Phipps' tobaoconist shop and spread rapidly on both sides, destroying Murray's…
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Fires & bushfires, 1901
76 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 4
The Commonwealth. the Sydney Demonstration. Details of the Procession. by Our Special Correspondents, From Late Files, and by Telegraph a Magnificent Pageant. the Scene En Route. a Blaze of Light and Color
To attempt to paint in words a picture of the scene in Sydney on Tuesday would indeed be an ambitious effort for any writer, the more so for one…
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FURTHER particulars of the fire at South Woodburn on the morning of the 31st December, by which Phipps' hairdressing saloon, fruit shop, Murray's hotel and billiard room, a saddlers' shop, Priddle's…
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I had departed into siumber, and was dreaming that rn colossal statne, entitled "A Grafton Policeman Facing the Bath," had been erected in Prince-street by the members of the Bowing Club,…
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Early an Monday morning two business premises in Prince-street were completely gutted, and three or four others damaged to a considerable extent, by the combined agencies of fire, water, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Fire at Grafton. Loss of Several Thousands of Pounds
ONE of the most disastrous tires over recorded in the history of Grafton occurred shortly after midnight on Sunday, when Moorhead's main and bulk stores and Harman's millinery…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Destructive Fire in Prince-street
THE cry of "Fire" that rang through Prince-street on Sunday night, or, to speak more correctly, early on Monday morning, was the prelude to one of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Recent Fire. Inquiry at Grafton
An inquiry into the cause of the recent fire in Prince-street was opened in the Court-hones yesterday before Mr. T. C. M'Kell, Coroner, and the following jury—Meesrs W. H. Waterhouse…
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On Friday an inquiry into the Cause of the recent fire in Prince-street was opened in the Court house before Mr. T. C, M'Kell, Coroner, and the following jury--Messrs W. H. Waterhouse…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Bush Fires. Terrifie. Cyclone in Melbourne. Sydney
A disastrous bush firs broke out at Mount Pleasant in South Australia yesterday, Hundreds of sheep, and largo quantities of grass and feneing were destroyed. Bush fires are also raging in various…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Bush Fires. Homesteads Burnt Out. Awful Loss of Life and Property. Harrowing Scenes
A TELEGRAM from Melbourne on Thursday stated:--Melbourne has been scorched up to-day by an insufferable heat, a heat which rose and buffeted…
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FURTHER disastrous bush fires are reported from the drought-stricken districts of this colony. The outbreak is probably due to the excessive heat. The farmers are the worst sufferers, many…
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The New Zealand Government is going to call for volunteers for a seventh Contingent for South Africa. A progress return of the stock in N. S. Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Country Devastated by Fire. Five Lives Lost. Melbourne
Bush fires throughout the State have ravaged most districts worse than a tornado. Valuable properties have been swept away, and numerous families rendered homeless, whilst several people have…
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A DISASTROUS fire occurred on Monday morning at Daniel Slade's produce store and private residence, Parramatta Road, Leichhardt[?]. The flames spread…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Orange Sensation. Incident at a Fire
A DREADFUL occurrence was reported from Heifer Station, five miles from Orange, on the Forbes-road, on Saturday afternoon, a fire having occurred…
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The terrible havoc wrought by last week's bush tires in Victoria, Tasmania, and New South Wales instances vividly the nature of the struggle which the settlers who "go on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in a Hat Factory
A BIG fire occurred between 1 and 2 o'clock on Tuesday morning at a hat factory in Ann-street, Surry Hills, occupied by a Sydney hat manufacturing company. The factory employed 120…
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A VICTORIAN farmer writes as follows to the LEADER:—"One of the neighbours has been very unfortunate in having his wheat and winnowers burnt two years in succession. On…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Armidale Show. A Girls' Fire Brigade
FROM the local EXPRESS'S report of the Armidale Show we extract the following:—The Continental on Wednesday and Thursday nights last must be classed as a huge success, and the promoters of this…
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