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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires
324 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 17
"Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd says that German aeroplanes on the north front have dropped messages thanking the Russians for their fraternisation, which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An alarm of fire was given about 3.50 a.m. yesterday by Mr. E. E. Schafer at the local fire brigade station. The brigade, with commendable promptitude,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The grass in the north end of West Wand Park caught alight yesterday afternoon, and spread to the fences. The Grafton Fire Brigade was called out, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ricket and Thorpe s art furniture factory Rockdale, together, with its concepts, was totally destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage is estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The officers and crew of the steamer Waitotara, which was destroyed by fire in mid-ocean, have arrived in Sydney. They escaped from the burning, wreck in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yesterday three outbreaks of fire were reported in South Grafton. The first took place early in the afternoon, and originated in Mr. McKittrick's paddock…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rioting was renewed when three fires were started at noon in the negro quarter. The flames got beyond control owing to a high, wind, and a general…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AMSTERDAM, Saturday Night. The riots have been renewed. The strikers molested the artillery. A crowd of workers refused to disperse when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bennett and Wood's cycle establishment, Goulburn, was considerably damaged by fire this morning. Practically the whole of the contents was, ruined…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: We entered the enemy's trenches in the neighborhood of Nieuport, and inflicted severe casualties. We drove off…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Between last night and this morning no less than seven outbreaks of fire occurred in the home of Mrs. Fraser, Petersham, but on each occasion the flames were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A U boat torpedoed without warning the Norwegian steamer Konghookan off Arcothon, and shelled the lifeboats. Only three escaped out of a crew of 25…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The steamer Chilka bound from Madras to Rangoon, was abandoned on fire. There were 1700 on board, and it is feared there were many fatalities…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A big fire took place at Inverell early this morning. The "Argus" office, including the whole of the plant and machinery, valued at about £3000, and also…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A disastrous fire at Levuka (Fiji), destroyed two large stores. The fire is still raging. The estimated amage is about £30,000, including 1000 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An extensive fire has broken out at Levuka (Fiji), where large stores and copra sheds have been destroyed. The fire is still burning. The damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A false alarm that the pit was on fire caused the men working in the Pelaw Main pit to suddenly rush out. There was tremendous excitement,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reuter's correspondent at French headquarters, describing the fighting north of Monthaut, says the Germans had brought up three divisions into line and in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire has destroyed a large ware-house at Trondhjem containing British goods intended for Russia, also the, Customs House with its adjacent stores…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Copenhagen message reports that a great fire is raging at Trondhjem. It broke out at four points, and destroyed goods in transit from England to…
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