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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1931

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SUSPICIOUS Labor Bureau Fire Aim to Destroy Cole Records? Warnings Received by Manager. Parkamatta

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 June 1931 · page 5

A fire in the Parramatta branch of the State Labor Bureau last night destroyed a cabinet containing food relief records and other documents. The police believed…

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Fire in Oliver Street

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 June 1931 · page 4

The Grafton Fire Brigade, under Substation Officer Armstrong, received a call at 11.56 yesterday morning and hastened to the residence of Mr. W. K. Creighton…

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Caught in Act Wooloowin Fire Bug

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 June 1931 · page 6

A young man, who is believed to have been responsible for the numerous small outbreaks of fire in the Wooloowin district (Brisbane) during the past month, has…

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Sydney Fire Blaze in Singer Building. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 5

Firemen faced a difficult task when a blaze occurred on the top floor of the Singer building, a six-storey block, in York street, city, to-night…

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Mysterious Fire

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 2

Another of those mysterious outbreaks of fire for which Dorrigo is noted occurred in an unoccupied old cottage on Wednesday evening. The…

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Fire at Dorrigo House Destroyed: Another Gutted. Dorrigo

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 June 1931 · page 4

Another fire occurred at Dorrigo on Tuesday night, when an unoccupied dwelling in Tyringham street, owned by Mr. E. Navin, of Tyringham, went up in…

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Hungry 'Russians Riots at Leningrad Secret Police Fire on Mob. Stockholm

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 June 1931 · page 5

The newspaper, ''Afton Bladet," says serious riots have occurred in Leningrad where the starving population stormed and demolished a great provision store, smash…

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Mysterious Fires

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 June 1931 · page 4

Since November last three fires have occurred in an unoccupied cottage, the property of Police Sergeant Pye, of Lismore. On Tuesday the Armidale coroner…

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Coff's Jetty Fire Picture Theatre Destroyed

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 June 1931 · page 4

Penn's picture theatre, at Coff's Jetty, a weatherboard building, and its contents were totally destroyed by fire, the outbreak being detected at…

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Close Call Guests In Burning Hotel Coolangatta Fire Hotel Grande Destroyed. Coolangatta

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 June 1931 · page 5

The Hotel Grande, at coolangatta, a large two-storeyed wooden building valued at several thousands of pounds, was totally destroyed by fire…

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Racing to Fires. When Speed is justified

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1931 · page 2

Explaining why he rushes to fires at 80 miles an hour in his red, fearsome looking car, Sydney's fire chief (Mr. Nance) says that if a man is to…

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Fire at Jetty. Penn's Hall Destroyed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1931 · page 2

Ponn's Jetty Hall was destroyed by fire between half past two and three o'clock on Saturday morning, with most of its contents. The alarm was…

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Fire Brigade Anomaly

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 June 1931 · page 1

Recent serious losses through fire in Coolangatta have emphasised the disadvantage of a border town not having sufficient population and…

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Sydney Fire Brigades Under Greater Sydney Scheme. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 June 1931 · page 5

The Minister for Local Government has rejected the request of the Fire Brigades Officers' Association that brigades should not be brought under the…

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Fire at Coff's

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 2

Penn picture theatre, at Coff's Harbor, a weatherboard building, and its contents were totally destroyed by fire, the outbreak being detected at…

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Motor Ship Sinks Damaged by Fire. New York

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 5

A report from Hamilton (Bermuda) states that the Furness liner, Bermuda, one of the largest motor ships in the world, was seriously damaged by fire…

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No Fire Danger Non- Inflammable Petrol French Discovery. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 5

The "Daily Express" says two French experts, Henri Bardel, technical manager of the French Air Union, and M. Ferrier, have invented a non inflammable petrol…

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Home Burnt Family's Unpleasant Discovery Big Blaze Near Ulmarra

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 June 1931 · page 4

Whilst, a family at Ulmarra listened to the wireless in their kitchen on Saturday night, all unknown to them flames were…

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Fire at Lismore Good "Save" by Brigade. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 June 1931 · page 5

An outbreak of fire occurred in. a Keen street block, at 6 o'clock this,morning, in premises occupied by H. McGuire and Co., general drapers, and H. Fildman and…

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Records Burnt Relief Council Office Fire. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 June 1931 · page 5

Most of the records in the office of the Unemployed Relief Council at Port Adelaide, wore destroyed by fire last night. The police suspect incendiarism. A…

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