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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1907

203 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 11

Bush Fires

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 18 October 1907 · page 4

During the past week bush fires have been raging in different parts of the district, destroying large quantities of grass. On Sunday afternoon a destructive tire was burning…

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Fire Outbreaks

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 18 October 1907 · page 4

A fire, attended with fatal results, broke out at Lismore on Friday, in Mr. McDermott's bulk store. A storeman named James Connors, who…

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Country Fire Brigades. Where the Shoe Pinches

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 18 October 1907 · page 8

In our last Friday's issue we commented upon how country fire brigades were embarrassed through the insurance companies, taking advantage of a…

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Bush Fires in Queensland. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 October 1907 · page 5

Miles of country on the north side of the Flinders River, Queensland, have been devastated by bush fires…

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A Fatal Fire. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 October 1907 · page 5

The residence of Frank Goodman, a farmer, at Manildra, was burnt to the ground this morning. One of his daughters, aged eleven years,…

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Grafton Fire Brigade

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 October 1907 · page 4

The firemen, under Captain Kimpton, gave a demonstration on Thursday evening at the intersection of Prince and Fitzroy streets. The Mayor and a number of the…

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The Turakina Fire. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 31 October 1907 · page 5

At a Court of Inquiry into the recent fire on board the steamer Turakina at Wellington (N.Z.), (by which about £85,000 of cargo was spoilt)…

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Fire Brigade

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 1 November 1907 · page 4

A meeting for the enrolment of firemen is convened at the Shire Hall, Maclean, on Monday evening next. At the same time…

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Fire at Bellingen

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 November 1907 · page 9

BELLINGEN, Friday.—Considerable excitement was caused in Bellingen this morning when an alarm of fire was raised…

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Fire at Bellinger

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1907 · page 2

Considerable excitement was caused at Bellingen on Friday morning when an alarm of fire was raised. The ffre, which broke out…

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Fire in Bellingen. Serious Fire Narrowly Averted

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 8 November 1907 · page 2

An outbreak of five, which fortunately did not result in Any serious damage, occurred in Bellingen on Friday morning. The fire, which…

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From all Parts. Walking on Fire

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 November 1907 · page 3

The "Japanese Times" prints the following story:--The tobacco plantations of a certain village were constantly being robbed, and and as all efforts to find…

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A Disastrous Fire. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 November 1907 · page 5

A fire the most disastrous experienced in Canterbury (N.Z.) for the past 14 years, destroyed the big woollen mills at Kaipoi, together with a large…

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Grafton Volunteer Fire Brigade

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 November 1907 · page 5

Not long ago twofiremen at different times paid a visit to Grafton, and were shown over the city and firee station by Mr. Dellow. The first to travel through was…

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Disastrous Fires. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 November 1907 · page 5

A big fire has destroyed a store at Cin[?]innati (U.S.A.) and several persons perished in the flames, while many were terribly injured…

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Fire at a Broken-hill Mine. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 November 1907 · page 5

The poppet legs at the Broken-hill Block 14 mine were severely damaged by fire yesterday morning and 200 men have been temporarily thrown…

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Big Fire in Melbourne. Enormous Damage Done. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 December 1907 · page 3

A terrific fire broke out last night in the premises of Clark and Co. fancy goods importers, of Elizabeth street, Melbourne. The back of the…

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Big Fire in Melbourne. Sydney

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 3

A fire broke out on Saturday night in the back premises of Clark and Co., fancy goods importers, of Elizabeth Street, Melbourne…

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Great Fire in Melbourne. Estimated Loss £100,000

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.—A great fire, occurred in Melbourne on Saturday night, by which a large block of buildings in Elizabeth-street, near the General Post Office,…

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Fire on an Emigrant Ship

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 6 December 1907 · page 6

The Austrian steamer Giulia, from Trieste, arrived at New York on October 10, after a terrible experience in mid-ocean…

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