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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1911

228 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 12

Riot in Bombay. Troops Fire on a Procession

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday,—There was a disturbance in Bombay on Thursday which it is feared will result in serious trouble. Lately there has been acute disagreements…

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"Railway" Fires. £50,000 Compensation Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 3

Fifty claims totalling £50,000 have been preferred against the Railway Commissioners in connection with the bush fires last year…

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Western Bush Fires Enormous Damage Lone. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 5

The bush fires in the Wentworth district have been mastered. Enormous damage was done. One station lost 20,000 acres of…

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Tremendous Push Fires. a Front of Forty Miles

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 3

Bush fires of an extensive character have been sweeping the south-eastern corner of Riverina between Eastern and Gol Gol, extending a…

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Fire Board Inquiry. Some Serious Charges. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 5

Mr. Walter Edmunds, the Royal Commissioner, commenced his inquiry to-day into the Fire Brigades Board. The irreguarities alleged include:…

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A Fatal Fire (Man and Two Children Perish. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 5

A terrible fire occurred at Boulder, Kalgoorlie, last night, a house occupied by Patrick Dowd and family, being burnt to the ground…

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Fire in a Factory. Girls' Narrow Escapes. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 5

The accidental overturning of a can of turps on a gas ring caused a fire at the factory of Graham Bros., George Street, Camperdown (Sydney),…

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A Royal Commission. Fire Brigades Inquiry

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Acting Judge Edmunds, sitting as a Royal Commission, commenced as inquiry into matters in connection with the administration of the…

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Fire at Coraki. Half the Town Destroyed

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—About 3 o'clock this morning at Coraki the fire which broke out yesterday, and which has swept away half of the town, was quelled…

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Fire at Coraki. I[?] Damage Done

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 2

We take the following from the "Northern Star," Lismore, of Saturday:— The quiet village of Coraki was…

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Abandoned on Fire. the Crew Safe

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 4

A wire was received in Sydney on Friday morning stating that the steamer Parisiana, long overdue from New York to Melbourne, has been…

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Latest Wires Fire Brigades Inquiry. Further Evidence. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 3

The Royal Commission inquiry into the administration of the Fire Brigades Board was continued today. The Chairman (Mr. Walter Edmunds)…

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Fire Brigade Commission

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—In connection with the Fire Brigades Board inquiry, the President of the Board of Fire Commissioners said the result of the…

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Destructive Fire. Coraki Suffers Heavily

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 2

The most disastrous fire ever experienced in the history of the town of Coraki took place daring the early hours of Friday morning. More…

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Fire at Lismore. Bakery Destroyed. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 5

Beckman's bakehouse at South Lismore, was destroyed by fire early this morning. A batch of 500 loaves and a quantity of flour were also…

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Big Fire at Coraki. Half the Town Destroyed

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 2

The most disastrous fire ever experienced in the history of the town of Coraki took place during the early hours of this morning. More than…

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Fire at Coraki. CORAKI

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 3

CORAKI early yesterday morning was the [?]ene of the mostdevastating conflagration which has ever occurred in its history, by which the…

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Recent Coraki Fire. Total Losses £11,000

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 3

The assessor, Mr. E. W. Bell, of Messrs. Woodruff and Bell, of Sydney has been on a visit to Coraki the scene of the recent…

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Fighting It with Fire. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1911 · page 3

Another physician died of plague at Peking, a native. Dr. Jackson (26), the Presbyterian Mission to the Chinese doctor,…

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Disastrous Fire. Valuable Tapestry. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1911 · page 3

A fire at the residence of Prince Kocharby, in St. Petersburg, destroyed a gallery in which were tapestries valued at £25,000…

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