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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1915

311 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 16

Fires

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 November 1915 · page 2

The staff of the Experiment Farm were busily engaged on Friday and Saturday in keeping back the bush fires, which were raging on the Common and Aborigines…

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The Fire Fiend

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 November 1915 · page 3

The whole district for 50 miles around is being laid waste by devastating bush fires. These were raging on Sunday at Iluka, Mororo,…

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Great Fires at Seattle. Foodstuffs for Allies Destroyed. Seattle

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 November 1915 · page 3

The investigation in reference to the half million dollar fire which swept a length of 700 feet of the pier, the home of the Blue Funnel Line, seemingly…

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Bush Fires

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 November 1915 · page 4

The conflagrations that ravaged the bush of late have been responsible for enormous losses, particularly to the stockowners. They have laid bare the cattle walks and even the…

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Disastrous Fires. The Distriot Swept

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 3 November 1915 · page 2

The fires that here spread a pall of smoke over Coffs Habor have been the most disastrous in the history of the district, which has…

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Fire Commissioners' Board. Resignation of Hon. F. Flowers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 November 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Hon. F. Flowers, M.L.C., has resigned from the position of chairman of the New South Wales Fire Commissioners' Board. The position…

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The Balkans Situation. Servian Arsenal Captured. Nish Forts Under Fire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 November 1915 · page 5

BERLIN, Monday.--It is officially stated that Austro-Germans captured Kraguyevatz, containing the Servian arsenal. An unofficial despatch from Sofia states…

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State Parliament. the Fire at Grafton. Inferior Chaff

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 November 1915 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--In the Assembly, Mr. Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Lands whether his attention had been drawn to a statement by Mr. Campbell, secretary…

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Bush. Fires

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 4

Daring the past week bash fires have been very prevalent, many ! farmers having some very narrow escapes from being burnt out. Tho…

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Bush Fires

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 8

The bush fires are beginning early this year, and serious outbreaks are raging on the Richmond River and in other northern districts of the State (says the "Telegraph.")…

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Destructive Fires. Damage Runs Into Thousands of Pounds

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1915 · page 2

The fires that occurred in the district during the latter part of last week were the most, disastrous in the history of the Dorrigo. The damage that…

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Disastrous Fires. Dcrrigo District Sweft. Maharatta Mill's Narrow Escape

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1915 · page 2

Last week end the bush fires assumed an even more serious aspect, and on Thursday the flames swept over a huge area, threatening…

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The Bush Fires. Ulong Mill Burned. Coff's Harbor

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 November 1915 · page 3

Ulong mill has been burned down, and the Ashton mill -- both on the Eastern Dorrigo -- had a very narrow escape…

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Fire at North Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 November 1915 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.--A fire occurred in a tent at North Melbourne which resulted in whole family being burnt. George Cole, aged 18 months, was in the tent at the rear…

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French Liner on Fire. German Treachery Suspected

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 November 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--A fire broke out in the coal bunkers of the French liner Rochanbeau in mid-Atlantic. The vessel is returning to Halifax, although the…

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Fire Extinguished. Liner Going on to France. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 November 1915 · page 3

The captain of the French liner Rochambeau, on which a fire was discovered in the coal bunkers while the vessel was crossing the Atlantic, has…

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Another Fire at Sea. More German-american Foul Play. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 November 1915 · page 3

A fire broke out in the coal bunkers of the French liner Rochambeau in mid-Atlantic. The vessel is returning to Halifax, although the captain…

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Disastrous Bush Fires

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 November 1915 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Bush fires are raging all over the Glen Innes district, and miles of fencing have been destroyed. A number of stock are reported to have…

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A Destructive Fire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 November 1915 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--A fire broke out early this morning at the large business establishment of Hodgson, Limited, at Ash[?]eld. The section of the premises in which…

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Dorrigo Bush Fires. Twenty Homes Destroyed. Widespread and Heavy Loss

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 4

Much has already been published of the awful bush fires which have swept and re-swept over the Dorrigo district, but even yet not half the horrors…

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