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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires
418 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 18 of 21
The inquiry into the circumstances of the fire which destroyed Small's Hotel at Copmanhurst on September 1 was continued yesterday before the District…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush fires are reported in several parts of the Clarence River district, and especially in the country in the vicinity of the Woolgoogla road. Fires have also…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Damage estimated at about £2000 was caused by a fire which destroyed the Harwood Hotel, at Harwood Island, yesterday afternoon. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Concluding the inquiry yesterday into the circumstances of the fire at Small's Hotel, Copmanhurst, curly on the morning of September 1 last, the District Coroner…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An outbreak of fire which was discovered by a taxi driver at 2.15 this morning practically destroyed the interior of the Tivoli Stores, which for some months…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Members of the Maclean Fire Brigade speak highly of the hospitality of Mrs. Jas Creighton, who provided the members of the brigade with an excellent tea at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Lismore Fire Brigade was called out about 7.45 o'clock on Wednesday night to extinguish a fire which had secured a firm hold in three acres of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire at South Lismore this afternoon destroyed J. Welsh's newspaper shop and M. Hootan's hairdressing establishment and endangered a block of wooden…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →When a bottle of methylated spirits exploded in the ironmongery store of J. Harrison and Co., at noon to-day, it set fire to cartridges, which started…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The site of the Harwood Hotel is indeed a dismal picture at present What was once an imposing building is now a heap of ruins, and for yards around the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Troops were compelled to fire on rioters outside the Commissioner's office, at Kyrenia. They were led by the Bishop of Kyrenia, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A lunatic who had been placed in a padded cell in the mental ward of the local hospital is believed to have set fire to the padding early this morning, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Members of the Dorrigo Fire Brigade were pleased to learn early in the week that they will shortly be equipped with a new fire engine. This…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Kempsey man who tried to shoot a flying fox one night last week was annoyed when the cartridge failed to explode. He walked into his house to put…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A humpy, occupied by a family named Cochrane at Moorefield, caught fire last night. When Mrs. Cochrane saw the flames she remarked: "Baby is asleep, there."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire broke out in an upstairs room of a small double-storey weatherboard cottage situated at 22 Dobie street, on Saturday afternoon, but the damage was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A hay shed, belonging to Mr. J. Morrissey of Eatonsville, was destroyed by fire on Friday, together with a small quantity of hay and a chaffcutter. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The captain of the Dorrigo Fire Brigade was advised on Tuesday that the new motor engine for Dorrigo was ready for despatch and might be expected to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Seven insane patients perished at Penetanguishene, when an asylum wing, housing 42 persons, was bur[?]t…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday. A fire broke out at the Motorua No. 2 oil well, at New Plymouth, early this morning and, spreading with amazing…
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