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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1907

203 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 11

The Murwillumbah Fire

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 1 October 1907 · page 5

Carpenters and other tradesmen are arriving daily, and the labour market threatens to become glutted. The demand so far is more than supplied. Only temporary…

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Proposed Fire Brigade

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1907 · page 1

Sir,—Re your leader in last. Tuesday's issue upon the Fire Brigade, it has often struck me that the towns on this river and others are far behind the…

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The Murwillumbah Fire. Some Incidents

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1907 · page 4

Sunday the 15th of September will be known in the history of the Tweed as Black Sunday. A cow was roasted to death in…

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FIRE! (To the Editor of the "Argus.")

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

Sir,--I notice that Alderman Bawden stated, at the Council's meeting on Wednesday, that "it would probably be news to most people to hear that…

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Bush Fires. Dwellings Burnt at Bonville

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 4 October 1907 · page 5

The bush fires reached serious proportions during the past few days, but were partially quenched by the rain on Wednesday evening. The…

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Fire Brigade

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 4 October 1907 · page 4

Sir,—Before the Murwillumbah fire had oscurred, the absolute necessity that existed for an efficient fire brigade in our town was pointed out. The unfortunate and…

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The Murwillumbah Fire

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 4 October 1907 · page 4

Carpenters and other tradesmen are arriving daily, and the labor market threatens to become glutted. The demand so far is more than…

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Organising Fire Brigades

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 5

The new Local Government Act Provides for— (a) The organisation of bush fire brigades in a shire, for the prevention or mitigation of bush fires; [?] the establishment and maintenance of…

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Fire on a Steamer. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 October 1907 · page 3

The steamer Turakina, eight days out from Auckland to London, has put into Wellington with her cargo on fire. The Turakina belongs, to the…

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Steamer's Cargo on Fire

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 October 1907 · page 5

On Sunday week, when the N.Z. Shipping company's steamer Turakina was 557 miles south-west of the Chatham Islands, 1000 miles from Wellington, bound for…

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Fire at Bonville. TWO [?] [?]

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 8 October 1907 · page 2

On Tuesday morning last a disastrous fire occured at Bonville about nine miles from Coff's Harbor on the Harbor-Bellingen road,…

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Walking Through Fire. a Wonderful' New Asbestos, Suit

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 October 1907 · page 2

Science lins Just turned over to the uses of civilisation an invention designed to remove from everyone1 tho terror of fire. To any one who has this device in their room…

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Fire Brigade

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 4

Sir,—I have read with considerable interest several letters on the proposed Fire Brigade for Maclean. I am a wages man myself. If the place of business I work at were destroyed…

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Financing Fire Brigades

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 5

The basis upon which country five brigades are supposed to be financed is a contribution od one-third by the Government, one third by the Municipality and…

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A New Fire Hose

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 11 October 1907 · page 6

A new form of five hose shown at the recent electrical exhibition at Olympia was rolled on a circular reel capable of revolving on a centre bearing fixed to the wall…

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Fatal Fire at Lismore

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 October 1907 · page 9

LISMORE, Friday.—At noon to-day M'Dermott's bulk store, near the firm's premises in Woodlard-st., took fire. Owing to the inflammable nature of some of the…

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Fire at Maclean

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 October 1907 · page 2

On Wednesday morning Maclean had another narrow escape from a big fire, and another warning of the urgency of providing fire-fighting appliances. A…

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Fire on a Wharf. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 October 1907 · page 3

A fire broke out in the lines store on Huddart Parker and Co.'s wharf in Sussex-street last night. Considerable damage was done to two floors…

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Bush Fires

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 15 October 1907 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon bush fires were raging in full force out Boambl way. For about a mile on each side of the road and some…

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The Secret of the "Fire-walk."

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 October 1907 · page 3

During a recent visit of Professor Henry E. Crampton, of Columbia University, to the South Sea Islands for the purpose of biological exploration and collection, he as…

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