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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

453 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 23

Fire at Alstonville

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 July 1925 · page 4

A butcher's shop owned by. Mr. J. A. Daley, and occupied by Mr. Furnell, who recently took over the business from Mr. J. A. Johnston, was destroyed by fire at…

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Science Institute Fire Valuable Records Damaged. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 July 1925 · page 5

A fire was discovered early this morning in a building in East Melbourne occupied by the Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry. The outbreak…

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Fire Destroys Lismore Landmark

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 July 1925 · page 4

A fire at Coleman's Point, Lismore, in the early hours of Friday morning destroyed a cottage owned by the trustees of the R.C. Diocese, of Lismore. It was one of…

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Fire at Dee Why. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 July 1925 · page 4

A fire which occurred at Dee Why caused extensive damage to three weatherboard cottages. The cause of the outbreak is attributed to children playing…

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£500,000[?] Fire Sis Warehou[?]s Destroyed. Va[?]couver

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 July 1925 · page 5

A message from [?] states that eight were injur[?] in a fire which destroyed six wareh[?]ses on the waterfront at Reg[?] across [?] hav[?] on Monday night…

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Coombar Fire Wharf Laborer Charged Magistrate Refuses Bail. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 July 1925 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day James Edward Coleman, 36, wharf laborer, was charged with having maliciously set fire on July 21 to the steamer…

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Big Fire at Bega Three Shops Destroyed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 July 1925 · page 5

As a result of a fire which broke out in the main street at Bega at an early hour to-day three shops were destroyed. The fire is thought to have originated at…

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Coombar Fire Accused Granted £200 Bail Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 August 1925 · page 5

Mr. Justice James in Chambers to-day granted hail in £200 to James Edward Coleman who had been remanded to the Corpner's Court on a charge of having set…

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Fire at Leichhardt Factory Totally Destroyed Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 August 1925 · page 5

The premises of the Standard Manufacturing Company, at Leichbardt, were totally destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Only the walls of the building were left…

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People's Palace Fire on Doorstep. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 August 1925 · page 5

Early this morning a man who, it is alleged, was under the influence of drink, called at the People's Palace, in Pitt street, Sydney, and demanded a room. He…

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Fire at Coff's Outbreak at Sawmill. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 August 1925 · page 5

At 5 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in Langley's mill near the saw sharpening gear. A good save was made with buckets of water. A quantity of…

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School Fire 200 in Building Children Remain Calm. Rylstone

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 5

Two hundred children were in the Rylstone Public School when a fire broke out in the building shortly before 10 o'clock this morning. The teachers…

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Fire at Nimbin

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 4

A fire broke out at Nimbin on Monday night last, at 7.30, completely destroying two houses situated in the main street. One house was owned by Mr. Morman…

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Fire at Sawmill

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 2

A small outbreak of fire occurred at Langley Bros.' sawmill, Coffs Harbor, early on Wednesday morning. The staff, police, and civilian…

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Terrific Explosion Fire Destroys Three Cottages. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 5

Three unoccuipied cottages were totally destroyed by fire at Freshwater last night. The outbreak was preceded by a terrific explosion the cause of which has…

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Coombar Fire Coroner's Inquiry Opened Wharf Laborer in Custody. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 5

An inquiry was opened by the Coroner to-day concerning the recent fire on the steamer Coombar. James Coleman, 38, wharf laborer, who…

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Coombar Fire Accused Man Discharged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 5

The inquiry into the cause of the fire, which broke out on the North Coast steamer Coombar while lying at the wharf at Sussex street on July 21, was…

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Wall of Fire Stream of Petrol Ignites. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 4

Following a collision between two motor cars a stream of petrol which poured from one of them became ignited and flames spread along the whole length of…

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Fire at Cinema Women and Children Kn Panic. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 5

Considerable excitement was caused at the Dandenong picture theatre on Saturday night when a film caught fire. Women and children become, panic-stricken and…

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House on Fire Mother and Child Rescued. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 August 1925 · page 5

While Alfred Burnside was on his way to work at Hobart he noticed a fire in the house of Mrs. Foster. He rushed in and rescued Dorothy Foster, aged five and a…

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