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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1910

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Big Fire in Sydney. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 May 1910 · page 3

Crilley's stables, a large livery establishment at Darlington, was gutted by fire this morning. The damage was considerable…

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A Fatal Fire

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 12 May 1910 · page 3

Early on Saturday morning a cottage occupied by Mr. and Mrs. McNovin, at Bald Hill, Brisbane, was completely burned to the ground. The building, which was a…

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That Fire-hall

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 12 May 1910 · page 7

A big fire-ball, followed by a clap of thunder that would have awoke Rip Van Winkle himself from his 20 years sleep in the Katskill mountains fell in front of…

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Maitland Fire Brigade

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 12 May 1910 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Though the members of the Maitland Fire Brigade have resigned and handed in their uniforms, they have agreed amonst themselves to give…

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Latest Cables. Bush Fires in America. Enormous Damage Done. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1910 · page 5

Dreadful bush fires are devastating the entire north-eastern part oi Minnesota, U.S.A. Several Villages are threatened, and the flames have…

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Coff's Harbor Fire Brigade

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 May 1910 · page 4

Some 23 residents responded to the advertisement in last issue to attend a public meeting at the School of Arts to form a fire…

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Devastating Bush Fires

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 9

LONDON, Wednesday.—A terrible, fire is devastating the entire north-eastern potion of Minnesota. Several villages are threatened. The flames entered the largest…

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Fire Brigade Disputes

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday—The Fire Brigades Board has decided to reinstate Sub-District Officer Phillips at once pending a full investigation of the trouble in the Maitland…

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Fire Brigades Conference

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 19 May 1910 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—At the Fire Brigades' Conference to-day, Ald. Allen Taylor (N.S.W.) favoured the concentration of central of country and…

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Fire in Adelaide. Aeroplane Destroyed. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 5

A fire occurred in a garv[?]sed from building in Currie-street, Adelaide, occupied as a livery stables, damage to the extent of £600 being caused…

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Control of Fire Brigades

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The inter-State Fire Brigades Conference was concluded yesterday. The next conference will be held in Adelaide in 1911…

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Destructive Fire

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 May 1910 · page 3

News was received to-day that the home of Mr. J. Malone, Swan Bay, Richmond River, was totally destroyed by fire on Saturday night. Mr…

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Fitzroy-street Fire. Coronial Inquiry

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 May 1910 · page 4

The District Coroner, Mr. A. J. Piesley, yesterday afternoon held an inquiry at the Grafton Court, House concerning the fire which took place on 27th April in a…

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Regent Grafton Fire. Coronial Inquiry

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 May 1910 · page 4

The Coroner, Mr. A. J. Piesley, P. M., held an inquiry at the Grafton Court House on Monday afternoon into the circumstances that on April…

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Fire on a Mail Coach. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 May 1910 · page 3

A fire occurred among the mail bags on the Cooma-Nimitybelle coach. The registered letter bags were saved, but four parcel baskets were…

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How to Prevent Bush Fires

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 26 May 1910 · page 8

At a sitting of the Inter-State Fire Brigade Conference, Major F. S. Marshall, Chief Officer of the Country Fire Brigades of Victoria, made a number of suggestions,…

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Grafton Fire Brigade

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 May 1910 · page 4

The members of the Grafton Fire Brigade are now esconsed in their new quarters, situate in Market Reserve, Prince-street. Captain Robert Brindle is in charge, and…

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Canadian Bush Fires

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 31 May 1910 · page 5

A fire extending for thirty miles in the Swan River territory, Manitoba, is in progress. At Tistilam village the Mackenzie Mann lumber camp and several mills…

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The Fire inquiry

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 2

The P.M. presided at the adjourned inquiry, held yesterday afternoon, into to the circumstances surrounding the fires that occurred some weeks…

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The Fitzroy-street Fire

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 2 June 1910 · page 2

The inquiry into the fire that took place at the old "Argus" office, Fitzroy-street, on 27th April was resumed on Tuesday afternoon at the Court House, before Mr…

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