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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1921

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

Prince of Wales. Illuminations in Calcutta. a Blaze of Magnificence. Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 December 1921 · page 5

The Prince of Wales popularity continues to be enhanced almost hourly by unrehearsed incidents. By stopping and taking notice of a large crowd of Bengalee…

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Starting a Grass Fire. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 December 1921 · page 5

William, Cook who was arrested on Thursday last by the Bathurst police in connection with an outbreak of fire on Orange Plains Station was brought before…

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Fire at Cronulla. Shop Destroyed. Volunteers' Useful Service. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 December 1921 · page 3

A fire at Cronulla at midnight destroyed a fruit shop and did damage estimated at £1200. A strong wind was blowing at the time and aided the…

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Set Fire to Grass. £12,000 Damage Done. Man Remanded. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 December 1921 · page 3

A Bathurst message says: William Cook was charged at Tottenham Court with setting fire to grasses and was remanded. The fire, it was stated,…

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Indian Rebels. Serious Riots in Calcutta. Police Fire on Mob. Many Wounded and Arrested. Lahore, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 December 1921 · page 3

A serious riot, confined entirely to the Hahommedan quarter of Calcutta, occurred between Mahomedans and Anglo Indians…

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