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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1918

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Great Forest Fires. Many Lives Lost Thousands of Refugees. Nine Towns Wiped Out. Vancouver, [?]

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 October 1918 · page 5

Cloquet, Minnesota, has been partly destroyed by a forest fire. There are 9000 refugees in Duluth and Superior City. Arnold and Hermantown and…

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Late Wires. Fire in Sydney. Barnes' Bacon Factory. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 October 1918 · page 2

Barnes and Company's bacon factory in Liverpool-street, city, was burnt but at an early hour this morning. Extensive damage was done…

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The Forest Fires. Several Towns Wiped Out. 298 KILLED; 100 Injured. Men, Women and Children Perish. Vancouver, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 October 1918 · page 2

Twenty-one towns have been wiped out by the rest fires in Minnesota. The death roll numbers 298 and the injured 100. There has been an…

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Fire in a Bacon Factory. Extensive Damage. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 October 1918 · page 5

At 2.30 this morning a fire was discovered in the bacon factory of C. Barnes and Co., Ltd., Liverpool street, city. On arrival the factory, which consisted of…

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Blue Mountains Bush Fires. No Serious Damage Yet. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 18 October 1918 · page 2

Bush fires are burning in the ranges, outside Katoomba. No serious damage has yet been done…

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Bush Fires. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 19 October 1918 · page 3

Bush fires are burning on the ranges outside of Katoomba. No serious damage is being done. Stated an good authority that the…

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Bush Fires in Suburbs and Country. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 19 October 1918 · page 2

Many bush fires were reported yesterday in the suburbs and country. The outbreaks are due to the excessive heat…

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City Edition. the Western Front. Civilians Driven Under Shell Fire. Hun Fiends' Latest Atrocity. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 October 1918 · page 3

The United Press learns that during the battle southward of Le Cateau the Germans drove a thousand aged men, women and children from St. Souplet…

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Terrific Grass Fire. Raging in the Barcoo District. Great Damage Done. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 October 1918 · page 5

A telegram from Blackall this afternoon stated that a terrific grass fire was raging in the district down the Barcoo River, a strong wind forcing the flames…

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Serious Bush Fires. Ravages in Queensland. Enormous Areas' Swept. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 October 1918 · page 3

A message from Blackall states that grass fires continue to ravage the pastoral country. Down the Barcoo several additional selections have been swept. A large…

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Late Wires Big Fire in Sydney. Sugar CO's Works Destroyed. Serious Consequences Feared. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 25 October 1918 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at the Colonial Sugar Refining Coy's Pyrmont works early this morning. It completely destroyed the building and…

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Telegrams. Fatal Fire. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 26 October 1918 · page 2

Three Maori children were burned to death in a whare. New Zealand. The mother also received injuries which will probably result in her…

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Queensland Fires. Enormous Devastation. Flames Still Spreading. Blackall

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 October 1918 · page 4

There is probably no previous record of such devastating fires in this part of Central Queensland as is being made this week. The destruction of grass and…

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Butter Factory Destroyed. Fire Caused by Lightning. Nanango

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 October 1918 · page 4

A disastrous fire occurred here to-night, when the Nanango Co-operative Butter Factory was totally destroyed by fire. During a storm at about 8 o'clock a flash…

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Disastrous Fire. Colonial Sugar Goy.'s Premises Destroyed. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 26 October 1918 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at the Colonial Sugar Coy., Pyrmont, early this morning. It completely destroyed the buildings and plant…

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Fire in Sugar Store. Building and Stock Destroyed. Immense Damage. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 October 1918 · page 5

Early this morning a fire was discovered in the sugar store at the Colonial Sugar Company's refinery at Pyrmout, as a result of which almost 3000 tons of…

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Big Fire in City. Great Loss of Sugar. Enormous Damage Caused. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 26 October 1918 · page 2

Early this morning a fire was discovered in the sugar store of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company's works at Pyrmont…

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Fire Brigades' Busy Day. Bush Fires in Sydney Suburbs. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 October 1918 · page 3

The Sydney and suburban fire brigades had fifty calls yesterday, when there were a considerable number of bush fires in the outer suburbs,…

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Grass and Bush Fires. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 October 1918 · page 4

Over seven acres of grass and bush which caught fire yesterday at Peakhurst were burning fiercely this afternoon, and desperate efforts are being made to save…

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Big Grass Fire

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 October 1918 · page 4

A big bush fire which had its origin somewhere about Ramornie on Sunday, was burning brightly about Waterview and at the back of the South Grafton…

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