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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1927

575 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 18 of 29

Fire at Auckland Girls' Home Destroyed. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 July 1927 · page 4

The Salvation Army Home for Girls at Parnell, was totally destroyed by fire early this morning. All of the inmates escaped, but were struck by falling beam[?]…

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Film Laboratory Fire. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 July 1927 · page 4

The overheating of films, while being cut and edited in the Commonwealth film laboratories at Surry Hills, is thought to have been the cause of a fire which…

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Fire on Steamer Gorada. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 July 1927 · page 4

Advices received in Sydney show that the fire which occurred on the steamer Gorada, bound from Calcutta to Australian ports with a cargo of 6700 bales…

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Grass Fire at Ulmarra 200 Acres Burnt Out Fire Fighters Good Work. Ulmarra

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 4

A grass fire which caused considerable damage broke out at Lower Ulmarra on Wednesday evening, and about 200 acres of valuable grass land was burnt out…

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£6000 Damage Big Fire at Rozelle. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 5

A fire originated in Cooper's joinery works, at Rozelle, at 5 o'clock this morning, and before the flames were subdued the whole building was practically burnt…

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Cottage Destroyed by Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 4

A five roomed cottage on Mr. Faulkner's property at Tregeagle was totally destroyed by fire about 10 o'clock on Thursday night. The house was…

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Blaze at Ballina Early Morning Outbreak Four Buildings Burnt

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 August 1927 · page 4

Fcur buildings situated in Cherry street, Ballina, were destroyed by fire early on Friday morning, and others were seriously damaged…

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Gross Perjury' Alleged Negligent Use of Fire Claim for Damages

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 August 1927 · page 3

The case in which Arthur Thomas Mackay proceeded against Frank Elias, storekeeper, Bowraville, claiming £400 damages for the alleged negligent use…

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Grass Fires

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 August 1927 · page 4

A number or grass fires have occurred in the Clarence River district during the last few days, due, no doubt, to the dry grass and stubble, which has been…

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Another Fire at Ballina

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 August 1927 · page 4

About 8 o'clock on Saturday night the alarm of fire was again raised at Ballina. Aid. P. E. Tighe (deputy Mayor) noticed a light in a shed adjoining the…

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Dog's Timely Warning Narrow Escape From Fire. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 August 1927 · page 5

Aroused by his dog barking a man named McLeod, of Werribee, saw flames and smoke pouring into his bedroom early yesterday morning. McLeod and…

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Damage by Grass Fire. Mackay V. Elias Decision Reversed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1927 · page 2

When Arthur Thomas Mackay claimed £400 from Frank Elias in the Bellingen from Frank Elias in the Bellingen…

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SUSPICIOUS Fire At Paddington Police Make Arrest Incriminating Circumstances. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 August 1927 · page 5

At a late hour last night two separate fires were discovered on the ground floor of a building at Paddington, which comprises a grocer's shop and a six-roomed…

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N.s.w. Fire Brigades' Hospital Ambulance Art Union

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 August 1927 · page 4

A few more N.S. W. Fire Brigade Hospital and Ambulance tickets are available at the Fire Station, Grafton. The Art Union is to be drawn next…

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Fire at Casino

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 August 1927 · page 4

An outbreak of fire occurred at Casino on Monday night, resulting in the destruction of a cottage and grocery shop near the railway station. The place was well…

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Fires

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 2

Owing to the amount of dry grass about there is a danger of serious fires if once a start is made. Persons who. are in the habit of being…

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A Destructive Fire

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 2

A fire that swept across several farms between Mr. Short's place and the Dome on Sunday last destroyed, a considerable quantity of grass. On…

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Widow Claims £5000 Victorian Bush Fires Echo Railway Commissioners Sued. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 August 1927 · page 5

Mrs. Mary Ellen Speed is claiming £5000 damages from the Railway Commissioners for the death of her husband and two children,, who lost their lives in the…

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Local and General Fire Brigades Art Union

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 August 1927 · page 4

The sales of art union tickets in the Grafton district in connection with the above art union was as follows:--Grafton Fire Brigade, £100, Grafton Ambulance,…

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Twenty Motor Cycles Destroyed Fire at Tamworth. Tamworth

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 August 1927 · page 5

About twenty motor cycles were destroyed in a fire, which broke out at Mr. R. Webster's motor cycle depot early today…

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