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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1915

311 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 16

Fire in Sussex-street

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 September 1915 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday. -- A fire broke out early this morning in a section of McDonald's Building, in Sussex-street, occupied by Messrs. A. E. Turner and Co., furniture…

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North Coast Fires

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 September 1915 · page 7

The insurance companies have had a series of reverses during the last few weeks. By Saturday's train to Sydney Mr. E. W. Bell, of Messrs. Bell and Herron, fire claim…

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Fire at Dunkley & Davis's. Coronial Inquiry

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 25 September 1915 · page 2

An inquiry into the circumstances attending the outbreak of fire at Dunkley and Davis's store premises on the 12th inst, was conducted by the…

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Energy of the Kaiser. Summary Dismissals of Commanders. Only Fit for Fire Logs

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 September 1915 · page 5

PETROGRAD, Friday.-- The ''Ruskoyeslovo'' states that the Kaiser is displaying remarkable energy in attending meetings everywhere. Night reviews of troops are continual. He…

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The Dorrigo Fire

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 September 1915 · page 2

An inquiry into the circumstances attending the outbreak of fire at Dunkley and Davis's store premises on the 12th inst., was conducted by the Coroner (Mr. F. J. Stennett) in the…

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South Grafton Fire Station

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 September 1915 · page 4

Contractor W. Robertson expects to complete the new fire station at South Grafton within, three weeks. His contract of £804 15s 9d was signed on July 7th, and extends till…

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The Santa Anna Fires. Caused by Asphyxiating Gas. the Captain's Story. Naples, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 September 1915 · page 3

The commander of the steamer Santa Anna, which caught on fire in the Mid-Atlantic, while carrying 1600 Italian reservists and passengers from…

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Graphic French Stories. Impetuous Infantry Advance. Terrible Effects of Artillery Fire. Germans Gibbering Idiots. Pleading for Mercy. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 September 1915 · page 3

A number of French soldiers, wounded in the Champagne battle, have arrived at Paris, covered with chalky mud They state that the infantry…

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Fire on the Sant' Anna

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 September 1915 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday.--It is reported from Naples that the commander of the steamer Sant' Anna says the explosions were due to asphyxiating gas. Forty passengers were…

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The Dorrigo Fire

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 1 October 1915 · page 4

An inquiry into the circumstances attending the outbreak of fire at Dunkley and Davis' s store premises on the 12 th inst., was conducted by…

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Escape From Germany. Thrilling Adventures. by the Man Who Invented Liquid Fire

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 October 1915 · page 3

The exciting and romantic story of escape and adventure, which appears below, is yet another proof that truth is indeed stranger than fiction (says the London "Evening…

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Fire on Island Steamer

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 October 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.--Owing to a tin of naphtha exploding, a fire broke out on the island steamer Makembo, lying at the Central Wharf, this morning. Only slight damage…

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Italy and Austria. Austrians Wasting Ammunitions. Fire Shells Into Own Trenches Rome

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 October 1915 · page 3

A communique states: "The enemy have wasted an enormous quantity of ammunition on the Isonzo front and their firing is so bad that some of their…

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Bush Fire at Lane Cove

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 October 1915 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.--Two hundred acres of bush off Mars road. Lane Cove, were destroyed this afternoon by fire. The flames got to within about 200 yards of the…

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Fire at Clarence River Timber Co.'s Mill

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 October 1915 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in the residence of Webber Bros., managers of the Clarence River Timber Company. The fire was first noticed by Mr. Webber at 3.30, but…

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Fire in Warehouse

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 October 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--A fire was discovered this morning on the ground floor of the premises of Yeo and Company, hardware mer-…

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A Fire [?] Cheque

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 6 October 1915 · page 3

Mr. A. M. Draper's Bannockburn dairy herd put up a magnificent performance for August—one that will take beating by any other herd in the…

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Bulgars Fire on Roumanians. Bucharest

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 October 1915 · page 3

A Bulgarian patrol opposite Zimmitzy, on the Danube, on Tuesday, tired 20 shots at Roumanian fishermen in Roumanian waters. None were…

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Fire at South Grafton. C.R.T. CO.'s Mill Damaged

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 October 1915 · page 4

A fire, the origin of which is unknown, broke out in the residence of the manager of the Clarence River Timber Company's sawmill,…

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Bush Fires

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 October 1915 · page 2

Considerable damage has been done on the Armidale side of the Nymboida by bush fires during the past two days. Fences and culverts were burned out in all directions, and…

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