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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires
453 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 17 of 23
The fire at Mount Morgan mine is now considered to be under complete control. Latest investigations show the fire originated in an ore pocket at the 650 feet…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A deputation representing the Fire Brigades' Union waited on the Chief Secretary this afternoon. Mr. MacNamara, secretary of the union…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An outbreak of fire occurred at the Grafton Showground yesterday afternoon, but the consequences were not serious. The fire started in one of four horse stalls…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The other day (says a contributor to the 'Evening News") I met an estimable citizen who is lucky to be alive. He was celebrating the seventh…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire broke out in the Parliamentary Upper House at 3.35. o'clock this afternoon. The buildings were completely gutted, but the details are not yet…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →All efforts to quell the fire in the mine have proved hopeless. The flames are spreading in all direction, but principally upwards, eating their way up all the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire, which might have had serious consequences, occurred on King's wharf. It is thought the fire started through a friction spark caused by two bolts…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Both the Diet (Parliament) buildings were gutted by fire to-day. The outbreak is believed to be due to the carelessness of workmen carrying out…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Considerable damage was caused by a fire which broke but in Flood and Company's wharf store on the west side of Circular Quay shortly after 6 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It is now stated that the damage by fire at Flood 's wharf totals, £80,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The grandstand at Mentone racecourse, Victoria, together with the luncheon, press, telegraph and other rooms was completely destroyed by fire last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three workmen are being held for trial in connection with the fire which destroyed the Parliamentary buildings…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At Cudgen on Monday evening last a fire broke out in the centre of a nine acre patch of two year old cane, owned by Mr. J. J. Quirk. The driver of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Reuter's Madrid correspondent says: A communique reports that the enemy's gun lire at the Alhuccmas sector has intensified…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Frederick Ash's seven storey bulk store in Newcastle West was destroyed by fire early this morning. The whole of four walls collapsed and fell outwar[?]s,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A sensation was created in Coraki on Friday morning when the news flew round that during the flight two deliberate attempts had been made to burn down…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cane growers at Condong are firmly convinced that the fire which destroyed a large, area of cane at that centre on Tuesday morning was due to the work of an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire broke out last night in Jones Bios. fron foundry at Camperdown. When the firemen arrived the flames had a good hold and it was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another mysterious cane fire occurred at Mr. Les. Rippon's farm, Broadwater, on Wednesday morning about 8 o'clock, 14 acres of splendid two-year-old cane…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The employees of a Japanese cotton mill at Poctung, on the opposite side of the river, struck yesterday owing to the alleged dismissal of a number of their…
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