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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1913

216 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 11

Sawmills on Fire. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 November 1913 · page 2

Pender Bros.' sawmills at West Maitland were burned this morning, but the firemen effected at good save. The damage amounts to…

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Late Cables. Fires at Sea. a Thrilling Experience. All Hands Rescued. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 November 1913 · page 5

The steamer Scotsdyke was abandoned at sea near the Isle of Wight, on fire. Her 30 passengers and crew were rescued by a British…

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Suspicious Fires

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 November 1913 · page 9

WELLINGTON, Friday.—An attempt was made to burn down the new railwah station building at Stockton. No damage was done. There is reason to…

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Ship on Fire in the Channel

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 November 1913 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday. —The battleship Ironduke resqued 30, of the passengers and crew of the steamer Scotsdyke while the vessel was burning in the…

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Late Wires. the Fire Fiend. Big Sydney Blaze City Warehouses Gutted. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 November 1913 · page 2

A disastrous fire early this morning broke out in the premises at 174 Clarence-street, occupied by Stuart Walker and Co. and Colsman…

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A Sussex-street Blaze. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 November 1913 · page 2

There was another fire two hours later at B. M. Corrigan and Co's., ship chandlers, Sussex-street. Three floors were wrecked by an explosion…

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Battleship on Fire

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 26 November 1913 · page 2

The battleship, Lord Nelson, narrowly escaped total destruction by fite at Gibraltar, through an overturned candle igniting some…

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Fire at the B.A.T. Mill

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 26 November 1913 · page 2

About 8 o'clock on Monday evening, the watchman at the local B.A.T, Co's mill sounded the fire alarm on the whistle, and brought…

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Big Fire In clarence-Street. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 26 November 1913 · page 2

A fire occurred in premises occupied by Stuart, Walker & Sons, 174 Clarence-street, early this morning…

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Disastrous Mine Fire. DAMAGE £10,000. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 November 1913 · page 2

A disastrous fire broke out at the Burra[?]a copper mines, the cause being sparks from the fire box of a wood drawing locomotive, the door…

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Two Successive Outbreaks of Fire

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 27 November 1913 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A fire broke out in the premises occupied by Stuart Walker, and Sous, and Colemane and Sons, 174 Clarence-street, carly on…

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Bush Fires. Paper Mill's Narrow Escape. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 November 1913 · page 5

A big bush fire was raging at the Lack of Randwick to-day and is still burning fiercely. Already over 200 acres of scrub have been destroyed…

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[?] fires in the West. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1913 · page 2

Bush fires raging in many districts in the district, caused by the [?] heat. The temparature at Coadobolin…

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Bush Fires. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 December 1913 · page 5

Big bush fires are raging in the Dubbo district, and farmers have lost heavily. An extensive bush fire is also…

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Fires at Breadford. Enormous Damage. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 December 1913 · page 5

A[?]fire at Bradford destroyed a pile of warehouses. The dama[?] amounted to £70,000. Similar fires have occurred during…

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Bush Fires

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 2

DURING the week, many bush fires have raged throughout the district. Yarrum Creek and Deer Vale were the chief scenes of conflagration…

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New Anecdotes of Mark Twain. His Version Of. "Presence of Mind" at a Fire. Mother a Real Humorist

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 12 December 1913 · page 7

A new three-volume biography of Mark Twain by Albert Bigelow Paine, has a fascinating store of anecdotes which illustrate the…

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Disastrous Fire on Ship. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 17 December 1913 · page 2

A disastrous fire was discovered early this morning on board the British India Cos steamer Janus, which was lying at Wooloomooloo…

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Big Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 December 1913 · page 3

A big fire occurred yesterday at Brooks, Robinson and Co.'s. glass merchants and house fitting manufacturers, South Melbourne. The…

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Disastrous City Fire. Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 December 1913 · page 3

There was an outbreak of fire in the hardware warehouse of McLauchlin, Stone and Co., in Kent-street, yesterday afternoon. The whole of…

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