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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1918

288 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 15

Fire at Coutts' Crossing. Soldier's Home Destroyed. a Chance for the Sunshine Girls

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1918 · page 2

On Saturday night last Sergt. A. A. Mackay's home at Coutt's Crossing was completely destroyed by fire, it will be remembered that Mr…

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The Fatal Sydney Fire

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1918 · page 2

Despite the closest scrutiny of the debris in Charles Himmelferb's shop, gutted by fire early on Friday morning of last week, in Sussex-street,…

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Catholic Church at Laidley. Destroyed by Fire. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 June 1918 · page 5

Shortly before 1'o'clock this morning the Roman Catholic Church at Laidley was totally destroyed by fire. The flames had a good hold when discovered, and the…

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The Fatal Sydney Fire

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 3 July 1918 · page 3

Despite the closest scrutiny of the debri in Charles Himmelferb's shop which was gutted by fire quite recently in Sussex-street, Sydney,…

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Big Melbourne Fire. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 July 1918 · page 2

A large are broke out at the rear of the Base Hospital, South Melbourne, this morning. The actual damages was not very extensive. The outbreak was due…

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Intense Artillery Fire

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1918 · page 2

An American communique reports intense recipient artillery fire to the north-westward of Chat[?] Thierry. We repulsed three raids…

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Fire at Harwood

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 July 1918 · page 4

What may have resulted in a serious outbreak of fire occured at the residence of Mr. Les. Eggins, of Harwood, on Wednesday night last. It appears that after…

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Fire at Harwood

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1918 · page 9

We learn that there was a narrow escape from the outbreak of a possibly serious fire at the residence of Mr. Les. Eggins, at Harwood, on the…

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Grass Fire at Liverpool. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 2

A grass fire broke out at Liverpool yesterday, and endangered the Army Medical Corps camp. Two tents were burnt out, and the…

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Fire at Liverpool Camp. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 2

A grass fire at Liverpool Camp,besides destroying several acres, burnt, out two tents together with their contents. A number of patients were removed, to a…

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Copra on Fire. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 July 1918 · page 3

A cargo of about 500 tons of copra caught fire last night, aboard the store hulk Gleaner, which was moored at Sheehy's wharf, Gore Bay, and the vessel…

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Sussex Street Fire. the Inquest. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 July 1918 · page 4

The inquest concerning the Sussex street fire was resumed to-day. Charles Himmelferb described how his wife woke him, saying there was a fire…

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Fire and Water

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 July 1918 · page 2

A fire station, costing £2000, is about to be erected at Coff's Harbor, but as far as can be ascertained no provision has yet been made for a wafer supply. At…

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Woman's Terrible Death. Clothing Catches Fire. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 July 1918 · page 3

Edith Moe. 30, a married woman, residing in Lyndhurst street, Richmond, died in the hospital to-night as the result of terrible burns caused by her clothing…

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Fire in Sydney. Railway Tarpaulin Works. £20,000 Worth of Damage. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 July 1918 · page 2

At about 5.30 this afternoon a fire broke out in the tarpaulin works connected with the railway workshops at Eveleigh. By the time the brigades…

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Fire in a Clothing Factory. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 5

Considerable damage resulted from a fire which broke out last night in a building at the corner of Kelly and Mountain streets, in the city. The promises were…

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Fire at Rappville

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 2
Also in The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser

On Monday morning between 4 and 5 o'clock a fire broke out in some wooden buildings at Rappville and caused considerable destruction. The post office,…

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Fire at South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 July 1918 · page 4

At 12.30 a.m. the yesterday the custodian of the South Grafton School of Arts discovered a blaze in a shed at the rear of the premises and immediately gave the…

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Big Fire at Fez. Greatest Disaster of Century. Thousand Shops Gutted. German Incendiaries Suspected. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 July 1918 · page 5

One of the biggest disasters or the century befel Fez, when a great fire destroyed 9000 square yards of the centre of the commercial quarter, gutting a…

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