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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1921

624 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 23 of 32

Fire at Lowanna. Two Houses Totally Destroyed

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 October 1921 · page 1

A disastrous fire occurred at Lowanna on Tuesday night when the residence of Mr. Claude Stanley Wilson was totally destroyed, also another building of five…

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Fire at Lowanna Incendiarism Suspected. Damage Totals £3000

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 October 1921 · page 2

About 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday night a Mire broke out in Mr. P. S. Wilson's residence of 8 rooms at Lowanna. There is complete mystery as to how the…

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South Grafton Fire Outbreak in Spring Street. Brigade's Good Work

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 October 1921 · page 2

A fire broke out in the residence of Mrs. Latter, Spring street, South Grafton, last night. The local Fire Brigade received the alarm at 8.10…

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South Grafton Fire. Damage to a Residence. Thought It Was Rubbish Burning

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 October 1921 · page 4

A fire occurred in file residence of Mrs. Latter in Spring street South Grafton, at about 8.15 o'clock last night, but was extinguished by the combined efforts of…

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Fire at Lowanna

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 15 October 1921 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at Lowanna on Tuesday night, when the residence of Mr. Claudo Stanley Wilson was totally destroyed, also…

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Fire at Northcote. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 October 1921 · page 5

Severe damage was caused at the Northcote Felt Hat Manufacturing Company's, buildings and stock by a fire which broke out in the drying room. The flames…

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Big Fire at Waterloo Box Factory Destroyed. Damage Estimated at £50,000. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 October 1921 · page 5

A fire destroyed the Redfern Box Factory in Phillip street, Waterloo last night, and caused damage estimated at over £26,000…

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Big City Fire Redfern Box Factory Destroyed. Damage Over £50,000. Firemen's Hard Task. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 October 1921 · page 2

A fire destroyed the Redfern Box Factory, Waterloo, last night, causing damage estimated at over £50,000. The blaze was one of the most difficult the…

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Fire Inquiry. an Open Verdict

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 October 1921 · page 2

Before Mr. A. H. Parkes, Coroner, at the Court House yesterday, an inquiry was bond acted into a fire which damaged wooden premises in Spring street,…

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South Grafton Fire. Inquiry Held Yesterday. Open Verdict Returned

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 October 1921 · page 1

At the Courthouse, Grafton, yesterday, before Mr. A. H. Parkes, P.M., all inquiry was conducted into the fire which occurred recently at the residence of Mrs. Latter,…

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Fire at Glenreagh. Sawmill Totally Destroyed. Employment Seriously Affected

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 October 1921 · page 1

A fire completely destroyed the sawmill owned by Johnson Bros at Glenreagh early yesterday morning. The property was an extensive one with large stocks of…

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Sawmill Burnt Out. £5000 Blaze at Woolgoolga

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 October 1921 · page 2

A rumor was current in Grafton on Wednesday night that Messrs. Johnson Bros.' sawmill at Glenreagh had been burnt to the ground earlier in the…

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A Sydney Fire Suburban Picture Theatre Burnt. £8000 Damage. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 October 1921 · page 2

The Butterfly Picture Theatre at Lewisham (Sydney) was destroyed by fire at midnight, the spectacle being watched by thousands of people in…

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Politicians As Fire Fighters

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 October 1921 · page 2

Messrs. R. Sproule, M.L.C. (Solicitor-General), T. J. Swiney, M.L.A., and a party who were returning from Ballina on Sunday afternoon had an…

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Upper Silesia. German Forces Fire on Polish Villages. Brussels

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 October 1921 · page 5

The Polish Legation states that according to a telegram from Beuthen, the German self-defence forces are preparing to enter the western part of the plebiscite…

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A Barque on Fire. Abandoned at Sea. Lifeboat Attacked by Sharks. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 October 1921 · page 5

Further particulars regarding the abandonment of the Italian barque Monte' Bianca in the Pacific show that when it became evident that the vessel was doomed…

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Arrested Under Fire. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 October 1921 · page 2

The two prisoners, Digby and McEntee, who escaped from Adelaide a week ago. were recaptured to-day under sensational circumstances. The men, who were on a…

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A City Fire Pitt Street Blaze Last Night. Good Save by Brigades. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 3

The sky was illuminated for several minutes to-night by a fire which broke out in the rear of the premises occupied by Pitt and Vickery, paint and…

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Fire in Sydney. Four-storied Building Gutted. Firemen's Narrow Escape. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 3

A big fire broke out in the city to-night, and a four-storied building was gutted in a building which had no outlet to a street, but was hemmed in by tall buildings in…

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QUEENSLAND Abolition of the Council a Fatal Fire. Miners' Wages Reduced. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 October 1921 · page 3

The Legislative Assembly to-night adjourned till November 23. During the usual end-of-the-session speeches Opposition members took occasion to make a…

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