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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1914

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

Another Sydney Fire. Timber Yard Gutted. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 3

A big fire destroyed the timber yards of Bums and Co- at Pyrmont early this morning. The flames spread rapidly through the dry…

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Big Blaze at Moree. Whole Business Centre Threatened. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 5

A big fire in the business centre of Moree occurred between 6 and 7 o'clock last night, when the shops and dwellings' occupied by Jas…

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Late Wires. The Fire Fiend. Sydney Factory, Consumed. £20,000 Damage. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 5

A fire which originated amongst some oilskin coats at S. Weingott and Co's, oilskin factory at the Glebe this afternoon resulted in the total…

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Bathurst Fire Brigade

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The complaint of the Bathurst Council that the local Fire Brigade refused to turn out to a fire outside the boundary was referred to the…

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[?] fire. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 2

A fire [?] night destroyed several thousand p[?] worth of valuable machinery in the electrical workshop connected with Father Shaw's…

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Fire!

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 January 1914 · page 2

A fire occurred in a bedroom on the first floor of the Methodist Parsonage, Fry-street, shortly after midday yesterday, whereby a wardrobe…

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Outbreak of Fire

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 8

Shortly after; midnight on Sunday, a fire was discovered in one of the bedrooms of the Methodist. Parsonage in Fry-street. It was quickly extinguished by buckets of…

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Fire !

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 4

At 7.50 on Wednesday night, another small fire broke out in Grafton; this time in a ten-roomed, three-storied brick building opposite…

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Another Sydney Blaze. Sussex Street Again. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 3

Another fire occurred in Sussex-street last night and a portion of the premises owned by R. H. Gordon were gutted. Slight damage was…

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The Fire Fiend. Coal Mine Alight. 100 Men Affected. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 3

A serious fire occurred at the East Greta Coal Coy's number one tunnel, East Greta, with the result that the poppet head and screens were totally…

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Fire at Tenterfield. Four Buildings Burnt. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 2

Four buildings were destroyed by fire at Tenterfield early yesterday morning…

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Fire Brigades Board

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Under the existing law the Board of Fire Commissioners is restricted, in its expenditure of loan money. This considerably hampers the…

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Fire at Salvation Army Home

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—A fire broke out at daylight at Taringa, one of the suburbs of Brisbane Three women lost their lives, and a number received more or loss serious…

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Big City Blaze. £45,000 Damage. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 5

Another big city fire occurred at 10.30 last night, when Snow's Limited drapery emporium at the corner of Liverpool and Pitt-streets was…

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More Fires. Drapery Store Gutted. £7000 Damage. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 5

The drapery premises of R. G. Eak[?]n, of Wollahra, were completely gutted by fire this morning. The damage is estimated at £7000 and…

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Fifth Furniture Fire. Adelaide's Record. Adelaide, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 5

The fifth Adelaide fire in a furniture warehouse within the past six weeks occurred at midnigh't last night, when the upper premises…

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Big Fire in Sydney

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The damage done to Snow's drapery emporium in Pitt-street, which was destroyed by fire, amounts to £50,000…

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Bush Fires. Devastation on the Hunter. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 February 1914 · page 3

Bush fires are still raging in the Raymond Terrace District. Homesteads have been destroyed and miles of fencing. Thousands of acres of…

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Serious Bush Fires

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Raymond Terrace has experienced severe and widespread hush fires. Miles of fencing and thousands of acres of grass were burned. The…

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Fire at Tenterfield

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 7

Following the fire on Boxing Day— then stated to be the largest in the history of Tenterfield-another still larger occurred on Tuesday. Originating in a brick general…

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