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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1914

228 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 12

Control of Fire Brigades South Grafton Council Divided

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 3

At Wednesday night's meeting of South Grafton Council at letter was received from Bowral Council, which asked Council to co-operate in an…

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Terrible Fires. Six Killed. 29 Injured. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 3

Latest particulars of the fire at the Athletic Club, St. Louis, state that six are known to be dead and unaccounted for, 29 are injured. The…

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Fire at St. Louis. the Building a Mass of Flames. Inmates' Leaps for Life

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 5

ST. LOUIS, Monday.—Terrible scenes were witnessed last night through a fire which broke out in the big Athletic Club block of buildings, and great loss of life…

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Fire

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 4

On the night of the 3rd inst., a six roomed house on a selection at Hydes Creek recently owned by Mr. Mr. Walker, was burned to the ground…

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Late Wires the Fire Fiend Bo[?] Factory Destroyed Horses Roasted Alive. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 5

A disastrous fire occurred in a box factory owned by T. Barrett, at Redfern, early this morning. The building, of wood and iron,…

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Another Fire

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 2

ON Sunday evening last the residence of G. L. Briggs was burnt to the ground. Briggs aud his boy left Dorrigo on the same afternoon…

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Disastrous Fire at Oregon

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—The water-front of Portland, Oregon, was swept by a fire, which burned over an area covering six blocks, and caused a loss of £200,000…

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Stables on Fire. Valuable Horses Roasted Alive

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A fire broke out at the stables of Mr. Wood, veterinary surgeon, at Caulfield, early this morning, and had disastrous effects. A…

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Training Ship Wellesley on Fire. Plucky Conduct of Boys

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1914 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—A fire broke out in the training ship Wellesley at North Shields yesterday. The boys were safely landed. Three hundred boys were in the…

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Fire at Cowra. Newspaper Burnt Out

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday Night. The local newspaper office at Cowra was burnt out this morning. The premises were insured…

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Sydney's Fires. Attempted Incendiarism. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 3

A determined effort was made last night to set fire to Oswald's Bonded and Free Stores in the city. The inch was wrenched off the door,…

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Disastrous Fire at Lismore

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 8

On Tuesday evening about 6.15 p.m. a fire broke out at Mr. E. L. L. Pembroke's house in Elton-street, Girards Hill, It seems that Sirs Pembroke hud prepared for…

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Fire at Lismore

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 3

A fire on Tuesday evening consumed the dwelling occupied by Mr. F. L. L. Pembroke, of Lismore, at one time on the literary staff of this…

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Fire Inquiry

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 2

An inquiry in connection with the recent Ore at Mr. Bradley's residence, was conducted by the Coroner, Mr. F. T. Stennet, in the Court House on…

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A Tran on Fire

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The tram from Marrickville to the city caught fire on top of the roof yesterday. Passengers becoming alarmed jumped out, many…

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Disastrous Fire. Great Damage Wrought. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 5

A fire is raging in the business centre of the town of Durham (North Carolina), and three blocks of buildings have been destroyed. Damage…

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Fire at Lawrence. Extensive Damage

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 3

Lowe's fruit shop billiard room and dwelling and the greater part of Short's blacksmith shop were destroyed by a fire at Lawrence at…

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Fire and Explosion

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—A fire broke out in Upper Hutt, twenty miles from Wellingliton (N.Z.), in a general store occupied by Benge and Pratt. The people hurried…

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The Northern Territory. Prof. Gilruth "Going to Blaze the Tract."

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 2

Professor Gilruth, the new Administrator of the Northern Territory, speaking in Sydney prior to his departure for Darwin, said that whilst…

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A Fireman's Fate. Drowned at a Fire. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 5

A fireman was working at a fire at a Liverpool warehouse, where tremendous quantities of water was poured in. The fireman was missing…

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