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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1906

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The Broken Hill Fire. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 March 1906 · page 5

The fire at Broken Hill Proprietary Minn is causing more trouble than was at first expected. The men have all been withdrawn from the mine…

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Fire Extinguisher

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 8

On two evenings of last week experiments were made in River-street, Maclean, with a patent fire extinguisher, placed on the market by an American firm. The appliance is a copper…

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Fire Brigades' Demonstration

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 5

A meeting was convened for last evening in response to a requisition to the Mayor to consider the advisabil[?]y of holding a Fire Brigades demonstration at Grafton. The Mayor…

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Fire Brigade Demonstration

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1906 · page 8

A meeting, convened by the Mayor in response to a requisition, was held in the Council Chambers on Monday night for the purpose of considering…

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Grafton Volunteer Fire Brigade

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 March 1906 · page 5

At the monthly meeting of the Brigade, held at the Fire Station, 12 firemen were present, and Senior Fireman E. Powell presided. Correspondence was read from Mr. John…

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The Broken Hill Fire. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 4

The position in regard to the fire in the Broken Hill Proprietary Mine has assumed a more serious aspect, the fire fighters being baffled for the time…

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Fire on a Transport

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 12

While the transport Meade was lying, at the foot of Folsom-street, San Francisco, preparing to sail for Manilla with a thousand troops and supplies, fire was discovered in the hold…

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The Broken Hill Fire. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 5

Some men who went into the Proprietary Mine at Broken Hill wore overcome by the gases and had to be removed by ambulances…

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The Fire Fiend. Disastrous Conflagration at Ulmarra

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1906 · page 5

One of the largest and most destructive fires experienced on the Clarence in recent times occurred at Ulmarra in the earl[?] hours of yesterday morning…

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Fire at Ulmarra. Block of Buildings Destroyed. Damage Estimated at £5000

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 30 March 1906 · page 4

The most destructive fire that has ever occured at Ulmarra broke out early on Wednesday morning, resulting in the destruction of Brennan's Hotel, Retallick's store and…

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Great Fire at Ulmarra

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 2

Between 4 and 5 a.m., on Wednesday, the residents of Ulmarra were awakened by an alarm of fire, and soon the bright glare brought men and women to the scene of…

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Great Fire in Sydney. Whole City Block Destroyed. £200,000 Damages. Sydney, Saturday Morning

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 April 1906 · page 3

A great fire occurred in the city this morning. Messrs. Edwards Dunlop and Co's. warehouse, James Stedman's fine building and several smaller premises,…

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Great Fire in Sydney. Seven Buildings Ablaze

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 April 1906 · page 5

On Saturday there was a tremendous outburst of fire in the vicinity of Clarence and Kent streets at ten minutes to 2 o'clock. An enormous amount of damage…

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Great Fire in Sydney Damage, £200,000. SYDNEY

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1906 · page 2

Edwards, Dunlop and Co's., wholesale stationers and printers' furnishers, James Stedman's, wholesale confectioners, and several smaller premises extending from Clarence to…

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The Sydney Fire. Later Details

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 April 1906 · page 6

The big fire in Sydney on Saturday morning, by which a number of warehouses in the heart of the City were wiped out of existence, was the…

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Disastrous Fire

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 2

ON Saturday morning a wire readied us stating that a great fire occurred in Sydney that morning. Messrs. Edwards Dunlop and Co's warchouse james Stedman's fine…

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Fire Brigades Work

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 4

As was recently announced, the Volunteer Fire Brigade Association has decided to hold the next annual demonstration in Forbes. When the Grafton representatives…

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New Motor Fire Apparatus for London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 3

The second motor steam fire engine for the London Fire Brigade has just been put into service by Coat. Hamilton, R.N., the Chief Officer. The machine, which delivers 500 gallons…

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Grafton V. Fire Brigade

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 April 1906 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held at the station on Thursday night. Senior- Fireman Powell presided and about 12 firemen…

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Great Fire in Perth

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 April 1906 · page 5

PERTH, Saturday.—A fire which at one stage threatened to be the most disastrous ever seen in Perth, took place last night, when the bulk store belonging to Sargood,…

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