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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1910

254 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 13

Alarm of Fire

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 September 1910 · page 3

An alarm of fire was raised on Friday night, about 9.30, and caused a great stir in town. It was found that the outbreak had occurred in a barrel…

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Latest Wires a City Fire. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 September 1910 · page 3

A fire occurred at the Burlington Cafe, George-street, last night. A storeroom on the second floor was burnt out, while the dining rooms on the first…

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Fire in New Zealand. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 September 1910 · page 3

A boarding-house, of thirty-two rooms, and four adjoining residences, at Devonport (N.Z.) were destroyed by fire yesterday…

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Two Days of Lightning. Wandering Thunderstorms. Death and Fire

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 9 September 1910 · page 3

A remarkable series of wandering thunderstorms raged throughout the South of England and on parts of the Continent early in the week (said…

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American Battleship on Fire

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 September 1910 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—The United States battleship North Dakota has put into Lower Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, with her coal bunkers on fire and 75 of the crew…

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Fire In the City. Splendid Save by Brigade

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 September 1910 · page 2

An outbreak of fire occurred on Friday evening in the large grocery warehouse of Messrs. W. C. Douglas, general merchants. 53 and 55…

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Bush Fires at Winton. Big Area Devastated. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 September 1910 · page 3

Disastrous bush fires are raging at Winton (Q.), where a big area has been burnt and 30 sheep were found roasted on Wyora Station…

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Big Fire in Russia. Thousands Homeless. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 September 1910 · page 3

By a destructive fire at Haritzyu, Russia, thousands of people have been rendered homeless. Great timber yards are threatened…

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LATESTCABLES Forest Fires. VANCOUVER

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 5

Forest fires have destroyed White Rock, together with many farmhouses, thirty mi,es south of Vancouver…

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The Forest Fires. a Sensible Teacher. London, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 September 1910 · page 3

Fifteen thousand acres' were swept by the recent forest fires in the States of Montana and Idaho. A female teacher at Bellingham…

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Disastrous Fire. on Mr. Doepel's Droger. Heavy Losses

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 23 September 1910 · page 5

One of the most disastrous fires ever known in this district occurred on Sunday morning last when a fire broke out on Mr. F. Doepel's droger…

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A Mother's Heroism. Children Rescued From Fire. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 September 1910 · page 5

A case of heroism comes from Newtown, near Ballarat. A house occupied by a man named Griffin, who was away at the time,…

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Fire at Bellingen

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 September 1910 · page 7

A destructive fire broke out in a cargo of lime, drapery, groceries, carbide, flour, sugar, chaff, cement, hardware, and sundries, lying on a punt at Bellingen wharf,…

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Fire At Bellingen Wharf

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1910 · page 3

EARLY on Sunday morning a most destructive fire broke out on board Mr. F. Doepel's stearn punt, lying at Cahill's wharf. The punt had…

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Fire in a Dwelling House

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 September 1910 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—At Melbourne a fire broke out in the dwelling house of Mr. Griffin, which was totally destroyed. Two members of the family, Daniel…

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Fire Brigade

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 2

The secretary of the local Fire Brigade movement (Mr. H. C. Kiddie) reports progress as follows:—The Fire Brigade Board,…

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Fire in the City. Extensive Damage Done. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 October 1910 · page 3

Symonds' furniture warehouse in caught on fire last night and extensive damage was done. The back building and its contents…

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Great Fires in America. an Appalling Calamity. Millions of Dollars Damage Terrible Loss of Life. Vancouver, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 October 1910 · page 3

There are great forest fires in Northern Minnesota and Western Ontario. Two towns, Beaudatta and Spooner, have been destroyed…

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Latest Wires Another Picture Show Fire the Usual Panic. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 October 1910 · page 3

A fire occurred at a picture show in Balmain last night owing to a spark from the electric carbon igniting the film. The flames shot up and…

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Forest Fires in Ontario

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 11 October 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Great forest fires are raging in northern Minnesota and western Ontario. Property worth millions of dollars has been destroyed…

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