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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1909

218 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 11

Fire Engines Out of Date

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 January 1909 · page 6

A New York correspondent writes to a London paper on October 23rd:—The death-knell of the modern fire engine was sounded to-day when the new high-pressure…

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Latest Telegrams. South Coast Bush Fires. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 5

Bush fires are raging in the districts surrounding Eden. On Monday, Eden was enveloped in smoke, and the thermometer recorded 101 in the shade…

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Bush Fires

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 5

Bush fires are ranging in various parts of the country, and heavy losses are reported, 'The express train from Sydney to Melbourne passed through some miles of…

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Bush Fires

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 5

Bush fires are ranging in various parts of the country, and heavy losses are reported. The express train from Sydney to Melbourne passed through some miles of…

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Bush Fires

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 10

Latest particulars from the scene of the bush fires confirm the gravest fears of the Yass people. The mountains beyond Little River are a seething miss of flame,…

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Bush Fires

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 10

Latest particulars from the scene of the bush fires confirm the gravest fears of the Yass people. The mountains beyond Little River are a seething mass of flame,…

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Fire at Brisbane

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 10

About 3.20 a.m. at Brisbane on Tuesday a disastrous fire occurred, an outbreak being discovered in Rothwells, Limited, Edward-street. In a few minutes the building was…

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Fire at Brisbane

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 10

About 3.20 a.m. at Brisbane on Tuesday a disastrous fire occurred, an outbreak being discovered in Rothwells, Limited, Edwardstreet. In a lew minutes the building was…

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Britain Stirs the Fire

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—The "Neue Freie Presse," of Vienna, in an extraordinarily bitter attack, declares that Britain pretends to be peaceful, but stirs the fire at…

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Britain Stirs the Fire

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—The "Neue Freie Presse," of Vienna, in an extraordinarily bitter attack, declares that Britain pretends to be peaceful, but-stirs the fire at…

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Latest Telegrams. Big Fire at Lismore. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 January 1909 · page 5

A destructive fire broke out this morning on the premises of the Richmond Timber Company at South Lismore. In less than an hour the…

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Fire at Lismore

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 8

At about 2 o'clock on Saturday morning a fire broke out in the sawmill of the Richmond River Co., South Lismore, and resulted in the total destruction of the…

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Fire at Lismore

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 8

At about 2 o'clock on Saturday morning a fire broke out in the sawmill of the Richmond River Co., South Lismore, and resulted in the total destruction of the…

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Fire!

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 2

Mr. Anderson's workshop in Coff's Harbor was the scene of burry and bustle on Monday but for a few minutes, the cause being the Call of…

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News by Wire. Grafton, Thursday. Big Fire

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 2

A most disastrous fire broke out in Prince-street shortly before two o'clock thin morning, doing damage to the extent of fully…

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Destructive Fire in Grafton Business Places Destroyed

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 4

Another disastrous fire occurred in Prince-street, in the very centre of the business portion of the city, early on Thursday morning, by which several buildings were…

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Destructive Fire in Grafton Business Places Destroyed

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 4

Another disastrous fire occurred in Prince-streat, in the very centre of the business portion of the city, early on Thursday morning, by which several buildings were…

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"The Examiner" Established 1859. Grafton: Saturday. 10th January. the Fire

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 4

The disastrous fire which occurred during the early hours of Thursday morning inflicts a severe loss, upon the community. Not only are a number of established…

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"The Examiner" Established 1859. Grafton: Saturday, 16th January. the Fire

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 4

The disastrous fire which occurred during the early hours of Thursday morning inflicts a severe loss upon the community. Not only are a number of established…

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Another Fire Lesson

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 January 1909 · page 2

During the past week Grafton has had its second escape within a few. months. from an appalling disaster, Had a strong wind chanced to be…

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