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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires
76 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 4
Mr. See does not approve of the present unrestricted sale of firearms. He thinks that a gunsmith should no more have the right to sell sudden death in this way than a chemist to sell…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Mayor of Forbes recently brought under the notice of the Minister for Works the practice among travellers and others of camping and lighting fires underneath and in close proximity…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ON Tuesday an inquiry was held in regard to the fire by which Mr. J. B. Fennessoy's house at Shark Creek was destroyed on the 5th April. The inquiry opened at the Court House at 9. a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Perhaps the saddest circumstance resulting from a bush fire is one which occurred in Wippipeg, Canada, in June last year. Benjamin Spencer ploughed in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A disastrous fire occurred at Kalgoorlie (W.A.), resulting in the destruction of £13,000 worth of property…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A fire occurred on board the ship Mount Stewart, lying alongside the wharf, but was extinguished after doing considerable damage. The outbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →About three o'clock yesterday morning the premises in river-street, Maclean, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Brereton and family as a fruit shop, fancy goods store and residence, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. H. BRERETON writes that our report was incorrect in stating that Miss M'Kinnon was the first to give the alarm in connection with the fire on Monday morning, as the fire was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Wagga Fire Brigade Station, a weatherboard structure was burnt to the ground at 4 o'clock on Friday morning. The losses sustained are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire vat Fortitude Valley, near Brisbane, destroyed several business premises and damaged others…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →AT Shellharbor a somewhat curious occurrence took place over a week ago in the shape of a paddock catching fire underneath the surface. From particulars it transpires that while a swamp…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ON Monday last some fishermen lighted a fire on part of Mrs. Joseph Kempnich's farm, North Arm, presumably to boil a billy of water. They left the fire burning, and a little later it spread…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ROBERTS' biscuit factory at Auckland (New Zealand) was destroyed by fire yesterday. The damage is estimated at £10,000. Incendiarism is suspected…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →My turn chaps, alright here goes! About twenty-five years ago I had a a bit of a farm an' a few pounds mother left me, an' I was a bit loud,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There is indignation in London with the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, respecting the circumstances attending the loss of life at a fire, and which reveals an amount of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At a well-attended meeting last evening of the members of the Grafton Fire Brigade, it was resolved, after general discussion, to rescind a resolution passed last week, with reference to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting of the Board was held on Saturday: present Messrs. G. H, Varley (chairman), S. See (Mayor) and T. Page (secretary). The latter reported the credit balance at £120 3s 10d…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Full Court delivered its reserved judgment in the matter of Vaughan v. Webb. This case arose out of the fire at the Palace Emporium in the Haymarket. Sydney, a year ago. Joseph…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The work of suppressing the fire on board the steamer Aparima at Albany proved very difficult. The vessel has now settled down on the harbour…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An immense factory fire has occurred at Tontcoin (France), the damage extending over an area of 2600 metres. The loss is estimated at three million…
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