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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1927

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Coff's Harbor Lorry Destroyed by Fire

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 November 1927 · page 1

The Coff's Harbor Butter Factory's Ford lorry was completely destroyed by fire on Thursday afternoon, at North Boambee. Messrs. H. E. Smith and F…

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£50,000 Damages Printing Factory Fire. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 November 1927 · page 5

At an early hour to-day fire gutted the third and fourth floors of Buckland House, occupied by W. E. Smith, Limited, printers…

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A Fire Scare

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 November 1927 · page 4

There was a sensational incident at the function in honor of Mr. F. W. Stuart, ex-M.L.A., in Murwillumbah School of Arts on Friday night. Mr…

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Fire at Lismore

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 November 1927 · page 4

Premises at the corner of Bridge and Pitt streets, North Lismore, were destroyed by fire at 12 o'clock on Monday night. The building was owned and occupied by…

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For Spite? Cottage Destroyed by Fire. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 November 1927 · page 7

An open verdict was returned by the Parramatta Coroner at the inquiry into the fire which destroyed a six-roomed weatherboard cottage belonging to the…

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Fire at Finaly Eight Shops Destroyed. Finlay

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 November 1927 · page 5

Eight shops in the business centre or the town were destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £6000. The premises destroyed were Comino and…

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Car Destroyed by Fire

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 November 1927 · page 4

Whilst returning from Lennox Head on the North Creek road near Ballina on Monday night a Studebaker car owned and driven by Mr. George Roberts,…

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In Night Attire Princess' Escape English Mansion Blaze Royal Guests Save Art Treasures. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 November 1927 · page 5

Princess Mary and Lord Lascelles were among the dozen guests at the Yorkshire House party, to escape in their night attire, when an alarm of…

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Child Incinerated House Destroyed by Fire. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 November 1927 · page 5

Joyce Merton, aged two, who lives with her parents at Granville, was burnt to death this morning when a fire broke out and destroyed the dwelling and its…

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£20,000 Damage Fire at Richmond, Victoria. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 November 1927 · page 5

A fire which occurred at Richmond at about 12 o'clock last night destroyed the Austral Mammoth Incubator factory Burnley timber mill and two dwellings…

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Fall of Hankow Momentarily Expected Fire in Native Quarter Defending Troops Looting Shops. Shanghai

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 November 1927 · page 5

The capture of Hankow by the Nanking Nationalist forces is momentarily expected. The Nationalists are reported to be…

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Fire at Kyogle Six-roomed Cottage Destroyed

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 16 November 1927 · page 3

About 4 o'clock on Sunday afternoon a six-roomed cottage in Irwine street Kyogle, the property of Mr. Bert Smith, was totally destroyed by fire. Mr. Smith…

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Picture Show Fire Picture Theatre Fire. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 November 1927 · page 4

The Liberty Picture Theatre, Brunswick street, Fitzroy, was destroyed by fire…

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Sawmill Destroyed Big Fire at Urunga. Urunga

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 November 1927 · page 5

Smith's sawmills at Urunga were completely destroyed by fire on Thursday evening, the whole place, building, machinery and timber being burned to the…

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Three Fires Extinguishtd in Same Hotel. Wollongong

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 November 1927 · page 5

A fire broke out in a bedroom on the second landing of the Freemasons' Hotel at Wollongong. When the fire brigade arrived the flames had been extinguished…

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Hobart Fire Three Firemen Injured. Hobart

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 November 1927 · page 4

Davis' ironmongery establishment, in the heart of the city, was partly destroyed by fife yesterday. It was one of the largest fires in the city…

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Subsidy on Fire Brigade Art Union. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 November 1927 · page 4

The Premier announced to-night that the Government had decided to subsidise on £1 for £1 basis, the money collected by the recent Carnival and Aft Union,…

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£12,000 Fire Factory Destroyed at Rosebery. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 November 1927 · page 5

A small fire which broke out last night and was then subdued] broke out afresh at 2 o'clock this morning, in the main building of William Herman Slade and…

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Forest Rangers Save Village From Bush Fire. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 November 1927 · page 3

Two forest rangers, Frank Dowey and Norman Lindsay, saved a township near Daylesford, Victoria, from being devastated by a brush fire. They worked…

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Blaze at Maclean Bender's Store Gutted Adjoining Premises Threatened Splendid Save by Fire Brigade. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 November 1927 · page 3

Fire completely destroyed the business premises and stock of Mr. C. F. Bender, draper and clothier, of Maclean, at an early hour yesterday…

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