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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires
418 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 21
At the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning John Blanch was charged that, at Clarenza, on December 22, he did ignite dry grass within 10 yards of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Boy Scouts' camp was wiped out by a bush fire, at Mount Wilga Valley, in the Honrsby district, yesterday. The Scoutmaster and about 12 Boy Scouts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It is thought that a fire, which damaged the Royal Hotel to-day, was deliberately caused. The fire started in the kitchen and there was a separate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Four premises were destroyed by fire in the business portion of Lowood early this morning. They were the A.B.C. stores, Alfred Lilley (solicitor), the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. F. Matthews and family, of Numulgi, were awakened during a thunderstorm at night and found the ceiling in flames, presumably set on fire by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In a thrilling chase through suburban and city streets to-night, police fired five shots at a speeding motor car, and eventually arrested two men…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Awakened at about 2 a.m. on Saturday, by suffocating waves of smoke, accompanied by an ominous roar and crackling, Mr. and Mrs. Sid Borger, whose…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The residence of Mr. J. Bassett at Mullumbimby Creek was totally destroyed, together with all contents, by fire, in the early hours of Sunday morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A day or two ago a car pulled up near one of the bowsers in front of Raymond's White Way Garage for petrol. His tank already had about four…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Barraganyatti Hotel, a landmark on the Macksville-Kempsey road for many years, was wiped out by fire about 2 o'clock on Thursday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This morning Mr. R. B. James, traveller for Messrs. Marcus Clark, drove his single-seater car from in front of Henderson's butcher's shop…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Apparently the fire fiend has the little town of Bangalow, on the Richmond River, "set" for special attention…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ruby Louisa Gaudron, married woman, was committed for trial by the Coroner at Lismore to-day, on a charge of having maliciously set fire to her residency…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Mayor (Ald. F. Hall) presided at a meeting held in the Council Chambers, Ulmarra, on Thursday night, for the purpose of raising the guarantee for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shortly before 9.30 o'clock yesterday morning, the Grafton Fire Brigade received a call to hasten to the butchering premises of C. I. Imeson, Ltd., Prince…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Just on three months ago Mr. H. J. Shutes purchased the Barraganyatti Hotel on the main road between Macks, ville and Kempsey, and at once set out…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire at Kyogle on Saturday night destroyed an 18-roomed residential and Mr. T. Shirley's coachbuilding shop adjacent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Sunday last several small grass fires were, observed out in Tuckean Swamp (Richmond River), but they made comparatively little progress till Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Jetty Cafe, near the eastern wharves at Townsville Harbor, was destroyed by fire on Saturday. The building was owned by the Townsville Harbor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The old belief that where there is smoke there is flame received a nasty jar on Saturday night, when a constable on beat duty discovered that the shop of the…
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