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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

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Trree Houses Burnt Fire at Coolangatta Woman's Heavy Loss. Tweed Heads

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 4

A fire occurred early this morning which destroyed three furnished houses at Kirra, Coolangatta. Two were owned by Mrs. A. Althause, a local resident, and the thir[?]…

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Fire at Coff's Beach Refreshment Rooms Burnt. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 1

The refreshment rooms at Park Beach, owned by Thomas Jordan, were destroyed by first last night. The buildings were insured for £200 in the Australasian…

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Local and General Fire at the Creek

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1925 · page 2

During the week Mr. T. J. Jordan's refreshment Ktosk at Park Beach (Coffs Creek) was destroyed by fire the origin of the outbreak…

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Fire in Lismore

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 June 1925 · page 2

E. W. Mackay's offices, Molesworth street, Lismore, were severely damaged by fire on Saturday morning. When the brigade arrived at the scene about 1.15…

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Hotel Destroyed by Fire

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 June 1925 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at Kew, Camden Haven River, on Thursday night, about 8 o'clock, when the Royal Hotel and contents, owned and occupied by Mrs…

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Destructive Fire at Mullumbimby

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 June 1925 · page 2

Riverview, the well-known residence on the banks of the Brunswick River, was totally destroyed by fire at 5.20 on Friday morning. Riverview was one of the most…

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Fire at Ultimo Damage Estimated at £10,000. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 June 1925 · page 4

A fire occurred this morning on the premises of the Victory Lubrications Oil and Grease Manufacturing and Importers, Limited, Ultimo…

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Harwood Cane Fire

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 3

A fire broke out in a field of thirteen acres of two-year-oid cane, the property of Mr. Dugald Black, at Martin's Point on Thursday afternoon last. When the…

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Two Fires Suburban Schools Ablaze Brigades' Good Work. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 2

Two fires, the cause of which is a mystery, broke out in two different school buildings on the North Shore line to-night. Both were severely damaged…

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Lismore Fires

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 4

For the third successive night a fire broke out in Lismore on Sunday night, he scene being Mr. Frank Sackett's six roomed cottage in Catheart street. The…

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Big Fire in Killara. Abbotsholme College Damaged. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 2

A fire which occurred at Killara last night destroyed the whole of the rear portion of Abbotsholme College, including the dormitories…

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£50,000 Fire Blaze in Melbourne. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 4

A fire in a four-storied building in Flinders Lane caused considerable damage to the building and stocks of E. Rice, haberdashery manufacturers, L. B. Fels…

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Police Fire on Mob

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 5

The strike is spreading, and all the foreign mills are now involved, also telephones, waterworks, the municipal electricity department, and some foreign…

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Fire in Sydney. Old Landmark Damaged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 6

A fire occurred early this morning at the old taxation, building, George street North, city. The flames were soon got under control, but not before the roof…

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Exciting Incident at Maclean Tar Pot Catches Fire. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 3

An accident, which might have terminated in serious results occurred this morning (Thursday), in River street, Maclean. For some days the municipal employees…

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Managers Fire on Rioters

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 5

The Japanese managers yesterday fired on the rioters, wounding five. When the crowd attempted to seize a Japan-China cotton mill at Pootung across the Huangpu…

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Fire in Melbourne. Heavy Damage. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 2

Premises in Flinders Lane, Melbourne, occupied by several firms of warehousemen and importers were partly destroyed by fire last night…

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Conflagration Recurs Fire Brigades Recalled. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 3

Fire brigades had just returned to their respective stations at an early hour on Saturday morning after fighting a fire in a three-storied brick building in…

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Fire at Brunswick Heads

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 4

At 2.45 a.m. on Thursday last the residents of Brunswick Heads were aroused by the ringing of the Church of England bell. Both Mr. Newberry's and Mr. C…

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Fifteen Fires in a Month

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 June 1925 · page 4

No fewer than 15 outbreaks of lire occurred in Rockhampton in May. One was in a store and dwelling at North Rockhampton. Six were grass fires. Another broke out in a creeper and the…

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