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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1904

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RUSSIA v. JAPAN. The War Cloud. Japanese Gunboat Opens Fire. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1904 · page 3

THE consensus of opinion among St. Petersburg correspondents is that Russia's attitude towards Japan is influenced by the reports…

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Last Might's Gables. Great Fire-In Baltimore. 600 Houses Destroyed. (From Reuter's Company.) London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 5

A tremendous fire occurred at Baltlinore, where a wholesale dry goods warehouse and seventy other business houses were destroyed within two hours. Despite the…

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Another Great Fire. Damage Estimated at Twenty Millions

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1904 · page 5

ANOTHER disastrous fire outbreak occurred in Baltimore (U.S.A.). The conflagration originated in a soft goods warehouse, and so swift…

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Great Fire in Baltimore. Damage Estimated at Twenty Millions

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 5

CABLES report a disastrous fire in Baltimore (U.S.A.). The conflagration originated in a soft goods warehouse, and so swift were the flames in their progress that within two hours…

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The Baltimore Blaze

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 4

We hear frequent expressions of surprise at the enormous success-u fire usually, makes of its progress in America. The Baltimore blaze was no exception to the rule, and it…

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A Novel Fire Escape

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 7

Many are the fire escapes which have been invented, but the latest is, perhaps, one of the strangest, as it is certainly one of the most ingenious, yet devised. It demands a…

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Bush Fires. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 February 1904 · page 3

Many bush fires are raging in the interior, and already extensive damage is reported…

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Disastrous Fire. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 February 1904 · page 3

A disastrous fire occurred at Perth yesterday. Several large business premises were gutted and the post office had a narrow escape…

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A New Bush Fire Implement

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 3

The "National Farmer and Stockgrower" says:— A new weapon with which to fight bush fires has just made its appearance, consisting of a chain mat, covered…

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Local and General. The Baltimore Fire

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 2

Baltimore, situated in Maryland, stands on the banks of the river Patapsco, and in regard to population is the seventh city of the United States. It is noted for the fine architecture of its…

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Destructive District Fires

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 6

ON Friday last, bush and grass lives were general throughout the State, and the Richmond River district was not without its serious losses…

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Bush Fires

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 February 1904 · page 2

Bush conflagrations threaten to be unususlly disastrous this year. The growth of grass that is maturing or withering from the dry weather is so heavy from the…

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Bush Fires. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1904 · page 3

An extensive bush fire is reported from Beggan Beggan Station in the Cootamundra district. Several thousand acres of grass have been…

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Grafton Fire Brigade

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 February 1904 · page 5

The Grafton Fire Brigade Board has been notified by the Under Secretory (Chief Secretary's office) that the papers in connection with the dedication of portion of…

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Editorial Brevities. Sustained Fire

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 February 1904 · page 4

If one lesson more than another is plain from the Russo-Jap war it is that nothing can equal, or withstand, the effect of a well sustained shell fire where the gunners…

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Russo-Japanese War Reported Russian Reverse. Japs. Capture 4 Russian Torpedo Boat Destroyers. Russians Fire on and hit a British Steamer. Relations between England and France Injured. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 5

The correspondent of the New York Herald at St. Petersburg says that an outpost engagement took place on the Yalu River. The…

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Japanese Attempt to Set Fire to Russian Warships. In Port Arthur Harbour. Japanese Lost Four Battleships and Two Transports. LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 5

A Russian transport, with war stores for the Far East, on touching at Colombo, was recalled to Odessa. According to Russians, three supposed…

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Another Big Fire. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 February 1904 · page 3

A great fire at Rochester, America, has destroyed three acres of the business section of the city. The damage is estimated at £1,400,000…

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Russo=Japanese War Reported Japanese Defeat Not True. Japs. Make Two More Attacks on Port Arthur. English Humanity once more Displayed.---Russians again fire on British Ships. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 February 1904 · page 3

The third attack upon Port Arthur by the Japanese has been confirmed. Russian accounts of the…

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Fighting Fire in Corea

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1904 · page 6

The land where they think least about a house on fire is perhaps Coron. When sevoral dwellings are in danger, however, even the Coreans think it time to bestir…

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