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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1908

193 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 10

Fire at Darling Harbor. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 April 1908 · page 4

The premises and stock of Biddell Bros., manufacturing confectioners. Lackey-street, Darling Harbor, were considerably damaged by fire and…

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Appalling Railway Smash. Victorian Trains Collide. Afterwards Catch Fire. Terrible Loss of Life. Sydney

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 5

News has just been received of a terrible railway collision at Braybrook Junction, near Melbourne. The Bendigo express crashed into…

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Latest Telegrams Big Fires. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 2

Caniph[?]ll's large furniture ware house in [?]lare[?]-street, was to tally destroyed by fire early this morning. Enormohs damage has…

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Great Fire in Victoria

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—A fire occureed at Sheep Hills, near Warracknabeal (Vic.) yesterday morning, which practically demolished half the main street…

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Disastrous Fire in Sydney. Furniture Warehouse Gutted

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—At an early hour this morning a fire was discovered in the furniture warchouse of W. W. Campbell and Co., in Clarence and Kent-streets…

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Big Fire in Sydney. Warehouse Completely Gutted

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 8 May 1908 · page 5

At an early hour on Monday morning a fire was discovered in the furniture of W.W. Campbell and Co., in Clarence and Kent[?]…

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Disastrous Fire in Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 4

At an curly hour on Monday last week a fire was discovered in the furniture warehouse of W. W. Campbell and Co., as briefly…

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Grafton Fire Brigade

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 May 1908 · page 4

Deputy-Superintendent Sparkes, of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, is at present in Grafton and to-night the members of the Grafton Fire Brigade…

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Big Fire in Madrid. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 May 1908 · page 5

A fire in the working classes' quarters of Madrid, (Spain) has destroyed 200 houses, rendering 300 families homeless…

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The Fires of Rebellion

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 13

LONDON, Thursday.—Cordinal Logue, Archbishop of Armagh, in an interview, said: "I see signs in Britain of certain dissolution…

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Grafton Fire Brigade

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 3

Deputy Supt. Sparkes has been visiting centrcs. on the North Coast, and made an Inspection of the Brigades at Casino and Lismore. He came to Grafton this week,…

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Fire at Swan Creek

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 3

On Thursday the Coroner held an Inquiry as to the origin of the fire at Swan Creek; by which a tent and belongings, the property of Thomas Leonard, was destroyed…

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Fatal Fire in Melbourne

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 13

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A factory in which the manufacture of fire kindlers is carried on in the City-road, South Melbourne, was destroyed by fire yesterday morning…

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Fire at Casino

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 May 1908 · page 4

"Holloway's Imperial Hotel at Casino," says the Lismore "News," "very nearly suffered destruction on Sunday last, owing to the carelessness…

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Ship on Fire. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 May 1908 · page 5

A fire broke out to-day in the cargo of the steamer Ionic, lying at the wharf, at Wellington (N.Z.), loaded for London. The fire apparently occurred among…

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Grafton Fire Brigade Unsatisfactory

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 May 1908 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Inspector Sparks, of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, who visited the Northern Rivers on behalf of the Government and the Fire Brigades Board, says…

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Lessons From the Fire

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 4

It was reported from Sydney on Monday that Deputy-Supermtendent Sparkes, of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade,who a few days ago officially…

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Incidents of the Fire

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 5

All who witnessed the fire admit that the saving of Powell's premises was little short of miraculous. Mr. McCann is trying to arrange…

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Disastrous Fire in Grafton £10,000 Damage. a Good Save

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 5

Between the midnight hour and 1 o'clock yesterday morning a fire was discovered in Mr. M. M'Cann's Trade Palace in Prince-street. The ringing…

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Big Fire at Grafton. £20,000 Damage Done

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 5

GRAFTON, Thursday.—A disastrous fire broke out in Prince-street yesterday, doing extensive damage. The three extensive premises of…

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