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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires
460 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 20 of 23
The factory of the Federal Furnishing Co., Ltd., a three-storied building in Beeson street, Le[?]chhardt, together with contents, was totally destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The police regard with the utmost suspicion an outbreak of fire which damaged the rear potrion of a house in Wells street, Annandale, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A verdict of death from burns was returned at the inquest on James William Moore, who died in the hospital from injuries received when his house in South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire broke out in a residence owned by Mr. J. Duncan and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. J. Deitz, in Kingsley street, Byron Bay, at about 8 o'clock on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the Quarter Sessions to-day the trial commenced of Solomon Specterman and Charles Lazarus on a charge of conspiracy to attempt the crime of arson…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The premises of Harry Lewis and Co.. merchants and manufacturers at the corner of Elizabeth and Bedford streets, city, were destroyed by fire this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Solomon Alfred Specterman and Charles Lazarus were each sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day on a charge of having…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At Clarence Town the store owned by W. Drew was totally destroyed by fire early this morning, despite the strenuous efforts on the part of residents who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An open verdict was recorded by the coroner at the inquiry concerning the destruction by fire of the Marrar police station on October 9…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →James Kwong Sing's furniture factory at Surry Hills was partly destroyed by fire at a late hour last night. The damage was estimated at several thousand…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →After firemen had extinguished an outbreak of fire which destroyed the rear portion of a cottage in Wycombe street, Neutral Bay, last night the police…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →M. Crossey's racing stables at Caulfield were destroyed by fire this morning. The fire started in adjoining premises and spread to the stables. Seven…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The police are inquiring into the suspicious outbreak of fire in a shop in Smith street, Summer Hill, last night. The firemen, on arrival, found two…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Overcome by a heart attack, Harry Bennett, 40, an invalid pensioner, fell into a fire at his home at Wentworthville to-night. Before his plight was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Chas. Walker, J.P., Coroner, held inquiries at Coramba on Wednesday into the cause of two fires that destroyed cottages at Brooklana and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A hut occupied by W. ("Scotty") Sharman, near Mr. Martin Burke's residence, caught fire on Tuesday evening and Mr. Sharman lost his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →But for the promptness of a brother in tearing his blazing sweater and trousers from his body, Gordon Bradford (26), a timber hauler, of Legume, New South…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three youths John Edward Miller, 20, William Barnes, 23, and David Kelly, 21, were fined 10 each, or 24 hours hard labor, at Young police court on Saturday, for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two men escaped in their night attire, one down a brigade ladder and the other down the stairway through thick smoke, when a fire damaged a residential in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The business premises owned and occupied by Mr. S. Anthony as a drapery store in Walker street, Casino, were extensively damaged by fire in the early…
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