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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires
216 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 11
The explosion at the Universal Colliery at Senghenydd, Cardiff, this morning shook the neighborhood, and was heard a long distance away. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two banksmen were blown to pieces by the explosion, and the machinery at the shaft was smashed to atoms, the cage being blown shy high. The full horror of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Through almost impenetrable clouds of coaldust the miners in the cast pit groped their way to the shaft. At nightfall relief gangs, after many…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →LONDON, Thursday.—Some of the survivors of the Volturno, interviewed at [?]otterdam, agreed that the fire was caused by an explosion of carbide of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The first shot in the State Liberal campaign was fired on Thursday night in ithe Chatswood Skating Rink, by the leader of the Opposition, Mr. Wade, before a large…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The fire at the Universal Colliery at Senngennhydd, Wales, has now been mastered, and the ventilatian of the mine has been improved. There…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—There was a destructive fire at Balmain last night, a factory being burnt out and three dwelling houses severely damaged. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Wednesday afternoon a fire orignited in W. Stark's saddlery, Coff's Harbor, and spread to W. Riley's bakery and a shop recently…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →For some two and a half year our town has been immence from the devaststing fire fiend, or [?] tically so. During that period a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT about 12.15 sum. on Monday morning, another disastrous fire occurred in Dorrigo, resulting in the complete demolition of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Monday.—Considerable damage was done by fire to the wire mattress and bedding factory of James Munro and Company, Elizabeth-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An outbreak of fire was discovered on Thursday night in the premises of Mr. J. Nichols, shaker and confectioner, at Rappville, and but for the unlimited assistance…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Just as a variety entertainment was concluding last night at the Theatre Royal the stage near the footlights caught fire. Fortunately…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shortly after 3 a.m. yesterday the firebell announced an outbreak, which was found to be at Mr. T. Willan's Freemasons' Hotel. Mr. Gunee, officer-in-charge at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The third Grafton fire reported in two days occurred yesterday after, noon, just after 5 p.m.; at the premises of the Grafton Dairy Co.,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Grafton Dairy [?] facstor had a narrow escpe from being burned to the ground on Thursday afternoon. Smoke was seen to be issuing from the roof of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Morphettville Post Office, South Australia, was entered by thieves, the safe blown open and the buildings set on fire. No particulars are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Spanish steamer Balines, with a cargo off rum, and cotton, caught fire, while bound from Ha[?]n[?] (Cuba) to Cadiz (Spain)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Magisterial inquiry on the late dieastrous fire was held on Friday before Mr. H. Malone, P.M. Evidence was given by witnesses and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →When [?]earing Melbourne on a voyage f[?]om Trieste the Austrian steamer Joser Agost Foheregeg caught fire…
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