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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1923

421 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 22

Fire on the Bulga

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 July 1923 · page 4

The house of Mr. E. C. Cooper, of the Bulga, some 28 miles from Wingham, has been totally burnt but. The family did not have the to get fully…

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Fire at Waterview. Dwelling House Destroyed. Returned Soldier's Bad Luck

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 July 1923 · page 4

In the early hours of yesterday morning the dwelling house occupied by Mr. W. C. Kemp, a returned soldier, with his wife and child at Waterview about six…

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Service Car Destroyed by Fire

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 4

On Tuesday afternoon Messrs. Robinson Bros' service car running between Glen Innes and Grafton was destroyed by fire. While descending the…

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Disastrous Fire. Byron Bay Sawmills Destroyed

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 1

Montgomery's sawmills at Byron Bay were torally ocstroyed by a fire, which broke out about 10 o'clock on Wednesday night. There was a large stock of…

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Yamba Fire. Two Men Charged. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 4

Forrest Claude Wallwork and Thomas William Wallwork were charged before Dr. P. E. Corlis, J.P., at Maclean Court, this afternoon with that they did at…

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Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 August 1923 · page 4

A small fire occurred last evening about five o'clock at the premises occupied by Davison and Co., butchers, of 137 Prince street Grafton. Owing to…

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Fell Into the Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 August 1923 · page 4

A railway worker at one of the Leigh camps fell into a fire the other evening and was burnt about the back. He was brought to the Dorrigo hospital…

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Fire at Bilambil

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 August 1923 · page 4

Mr. Robinson's stores and residence at Bilambil were destroyed by fire at about 10.30 o'clock on Wednesday night. Nothing was saved, the inmates being in…

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QUEENSLAND. £20,000 Fire at Blackall. Brisbane Show Opens. State's Coal Production. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 August 1923 · page 5

Damage estimated at £20,000 was caused by the worst fire in the history of [?] on Sunday afternoon, when, in half an hour, the whole of the…

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House Destroyed by Fire. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 August 1923 · page 5

A fire totally destroyed a seven-roomed weatherboard cottage at Waitara on the North Shore line early this morning. The family escape from the burning…

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Another Fire at Byron Bay

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 4

Another outbreak of fire occurred at Byron Bay in the early hours of Thursday morning. At 1 a.m. it was discovered that Martin's billard room, in Johnson…

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A Bankstown Fire. Coroner's Inquiry. Strong Comments. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 August 1923 · page 5

The Parramatta Coroner held an inquiry to-day into the fire which destroyed the residence of Percy Silence at Bankstown on Sunday, June 17…

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QUEENSLAND. Sugar Agreement Immigrant's Incendiary Act. Fire on Steamsr[?]. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 August 1923 · page 3

A young, fresh faced immigrant named William. Litchford (16½), pleaded guilty at the Supreme Court to-day to setting fire to the steamship Gayundah on July…

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Fire in Bunkers. Norwegian Steamer Damaged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 August 1923 · page 4

A fire in the bunkers of the Norwegian steamer Neils Neilson, after burning fiercely for eight hours, was finally got under control this morning. The plates…

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£10,000 Damages. Big Fire in Adelaide. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 August 1923 · page 5

The premises of the South Australian Milling Company, at Port Adelaide, were burnt to the ground this morning. The damage is estimated at £10,000…

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City Fire. Three Floors Blazing. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 August 1923 · page 3

Shortly after 2 a.m. this morning a fire broke out in a building in George street between Martin Place and Hunter street. Three floors were blazing…

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Forest Fires. French Towns Threatened. Paris

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 August 1923 · page 5

Troops have been called out at Nice, Grasse, Antibest, and St. Raphael to fight violent forest fires on the Esterel division which are devastating the…

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Fire in Boot Shop. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 August 1923 · page 5

A boot shop in Military road, Mosman, was severely damaged by fire early this morning. The occupants, John Black and his family, were awakened by the…

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Hotel Fire. Three Killed, Nine Missing. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 August 1923 · page 5

There were heartrending scenes at Huntsville (Ontario) when a fire destroyed a summer hotel, containing one hundred and fifty guests…

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Yamba Fire. Ocean View House Coronial Inquiry "I Know Nothing About It." Evidence Part Heard. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 August 1923 · page 4

The inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the fire at the "Ocean View" boarding house, Yamba, which was destroyed by fire on the night of July 15,…

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