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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

453 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 15 of 23

Fire at Yamba

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 4

An unoccupied four-roomed weather board cottage at Yamba, owned by Mrs. Austin, of Villiers street, Grafton, was totally destroyed by fire early yesterday…

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Fire at Tyalgum

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 August 1925 · page 2

A five-roomed house on the Pinnacle road, Tyalgum, was completely destroyed by fire about 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning. The property on which the…

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Sensational Evidence at Fire Inquiry

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 August 1925 · page 4

The District Coroner (Mr. W. Davidson, J.P.), held an inquiry at Mullumbimby on Wednesday last into the circumstances surrounding the fire which destroyed the…

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Grass Fire Menaces Church Building

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 August 1925 · page 4

The destruction of the Presbyterian Manse at Casino was threatened on Thursday afternoon when a fire broke out in the heavy body of dry grass on the…

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£10,000 Fire Old Man Badly Burnt. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 August 1925 · page 5

A disastrous fire, which caused damage estimated at £10,000, occurred at Zeehan during the week end. Six shops were destroyed…

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Fire on Launch Driver Dead -- Passengers Escape Auckland

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 August 1925 · page 5

While a motor launch carrying 12 passengers was running down Whangare[?] Harbor in a gale a leak from the benzine tank ignited. Roderick McGregor left…

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[?] EVERY 36 HOURS France's Railway Smashes Travelling Public Alarmed Express Carriagn on Fire. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 August 1925 · page 5

The Paris express from the fashionable seaside resort of Deauville had reached Nantes when the last coach, containing many English tourists, was discovered to…

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Maclean Council Adjourned Meeting Maclean Park Proposed Fire Brigade

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 August 1925 · page 6

The adjourned meeting of the council of the municipality of Maclean was held on Monday night last when there were present: Ald. W. D. Robertson (Mayor),…

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Big Station Fire 1300 Lambs Perish in Flames. Blackall (Q.)

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 August 1925 · page 5

Terrick Station homestead, 52 miles south-west of Blackall, was totally destroyed by fire early this morning, together with 1300 lambs and a number of…

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Four Shops Burnt Disastrous Fire at Grenfell. Grenfell

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 August 1925 · page 5

A disastrous fire occurred here this morning when four two-storey brick business premises were gutted. They were tenanted by T. O'Loughlin, estate agent…

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Injured by Fire Man Rescued From Burning Garage. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 August 1925 · page 5

Alexander Eastwell, 52, taxi driver, of Bathurst street, Woollahra, was found late last night by firemen in a burning garage with his clothes smouldering. He was…

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Destructive Fire. Entire Streets Lost. Bombay

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 5

Reuter's Baghdad correspondent states that Basrah City lost entire streets of humble homes by fire which burned throughout…

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Bankstown Fire Father Rescues Daughter. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 August 1925 · page 5

Dashing into a burning home at Bankstown to-day John Hawkins rescued his little daughter from a blazing kitchen. He was in the garden when he heard the…

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£75,000 Fire Flour MlLLS Destroyed Wall Clashes on Railway Line. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 August 1925 · page 3

The Burnley flour mills at Donald, 182 miles from Melbourne on the Mildura line, were destroyed by fire last night. When the fire was at its height a…

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Fire on Steamer Cargo Badly Damaged. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 August 1925 · page 5

A fire broke out on the steamer Aroona while she was lying at North Wharf last night. By the time the firemen had arrived the fire had gained a good hold, but…

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£15,000 Fire Chinese Furniture Factory Old Man Burnt to Death. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 4

A Chinese furniture factory in Goulburn street, Sydney, was completely destroyed by fire at a late hour last night. An old Chinaman was seen by…

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Hall Burnt Down Fire Near Lismore. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 August 1925 · page 5

A fire destroyed the hall at Tuckurimba on Saturday afternoon. The cause of the outbreak is unknown. The building was insured for £250 and the fittings for…

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Home Burnt Another Fire at Tweed Heads. Tweed Heads

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 August 1925 · page 4

A six-roomed house on the slope of Observatory Hill at Tweed Heads together with its contents, was totally destroyed by fire at 10 o'clock last night…

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Big Fire at Busrah. Damage Estimated at £50,000. BAGHDAD

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 August 1925 · page 5

Twenty-three shops and eleven houses were destroyed in another fire at Busrah on Thursday night. The damage is estimated at £50,000…

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Destructive Fire in Japan. Nagasaki

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 September 1925 · page 5

A fire broke out at the Medical College of the Kyushu University at Fukuoka, destroying the hospital and other college buildings. The damage is estimated at…

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