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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires
275 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 14
The British bombardment continues at the western front, with greatest severity, battering the trenches and offensive works with amazing accuracy. The new method of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The "Petit Parisien" states: The Franco-British offensive was launched in a brilliant fashion. The British seized the enemy's first defences; the French, west of Peronne,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At a meeting of the War Service Committee at Ballina Mr. E. J. Stone drew attention to a case which he called disgraceful. The facts as related…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The most disastrous fire in the history of Mackay (Q.), occurred late on Sunday night in the main business area. The fire brigade did not arrive…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Renter's Chicago correspondent says: The American celebration of the fourth of July is becoming so sane that only eight deaths and two hundred injuries are reported, while fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A communique mentions that during the fighting on the right of the Dneister, the Germans, defending a village, received the assailants with liquid fire. Consequently, when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[?] The latest communique states: The Somme front is calm. The prisoners in the last few days exceed 1300. There is great artillery activity at Avocourt…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Paris communique says: We captured nine trenches between Marleux and Lamaisonette, and took 950 more unwounded prisoners. The night was calm north of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The correspondent of the "Morning Post" says the South Africans have just undergone joyous baptism of fire, where it may be said they greatly distinguished themselves. More…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reuter's correspondent at Athens says: The forest at Tatoi has been burning for several hours. The flames spread to the royal cha teau, which, together with the adjoining…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Government House was practically destroyed by fire last night, throughout the whole of three storeys. Despite desperate efforts on the part of the firemen, it was found…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr.Justice Edmunds has decided that the increase of 7s per week to fire brigade employees should operate from the beginning of September, instead of the beginning of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A French communique says the Germans, by a surprise attack under cover of fog, recaptured La Maisonette and Biaches. Our troops counter-attacked vigorously, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire destroyed a block of two-storey wooden buildings at New Plymouth, N.Z., this morning. Among the buildings wiped out were the Theatre Royal, A.M.P. Buildings,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A destructive fire broke out on the premises of the City Glass Works, Camperdown, shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon, the back part of the buildings being destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Reuter's correspondent at headquarters has reliably computed that the British artillery fired five million shells on the German positions during the last four weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The mail coach from Inverell caught fire yesterday at Brodie's Plains, six miles out. The mail bags were partially destroyed, and the coach considerably damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →About 2 o'clock this morning the fire stations rang out the dread alarm of fire, which proved only too true, for it was not long before huge flames of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The biggest fire for many years took place in Sydney at 2 o'clock this morning, when Stedman's large confectionery works in Clarence-street were totally gutted, while the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Minister for Education strongly resents a statement made at a suburban Council meeting, that half the school buildings put up by the Department would prove veritable…
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