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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1931

418 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 21

New Fire Alarms

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 6

A fire alarm system which is believed to be the only one of its kind in the world, and to have several important advantages over every other, has recently…

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Big Blaze at Bellingen

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 2

A big section of the main business block of Bellingen might have been wiped out by fire at an early hour on Tuesday morning. The fire brigade…

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Bellingen Blaze. Occupants' Hurried Exits

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 3

Referring to the Are at Bellingen on Tuesday morning that threatened to consume a large portion of the business portion of the town, and…

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Macksville Fire

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 2

Mr. Bart Houley's blacksmithing establishment at Macksville was destroyed by fire early on Thursday morning. The flames had a strong…

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Fire at Brickyard

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1931 · page 4

Last night about 20 minutes to 8, the Grafton Fire Station received a call to Mr. R. G. Palmer's brickyard, at the lower end of Prince street, where about…

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Fire Insurance Classification of the City Council Dissatisfied with New Standards

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 March 1931 · page 2

At the meeting of the City Council last night, the Town Clerk reported upon the new standards set by the Fire and Accident. Underwriters' Association for the…

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Grafton Council Fire Insurance Classification

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 March 1931 · page 3

At the Grafton City Council meeting on Monday, the Town Clerk reported upon the new standards set by the Fire and Accident Underwriters' Association,…

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Fire at Ballina . House and Contents Destroyed. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 March 1931 · page 5

The house, occupied by E. M. Mobbs, at Ballina, was destroyed by fire at. 7.30 to-night, together with the contents. Mr. and Mrs. Mobbs and family were out at…

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Burned to Death In Theatre Fire Mexico City Horror Two Actresses Trapped. Mexico City

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 March 1931 · page 5

Dainty figures of a dancing group of Maxican chorus girls became a horrible scramble for life, when a fire broke out at the end of a performance…

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Factory Fire. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 4

Portion of the large confectionery works of Mac Robertson's at Fitzroy was destroyed by fire last night. The building in which the fire occurred contained…

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£200 Bail Fire at Post Office. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 March 1931 · page 5

There was a sequel to the destruction by fire of the residence and post office at Tintenbar on February 28 when to-day at Ballina Court Frederick James Stokes was…

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Cut Off by Fire People on Top of City Building. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 March 1931 · page 5

Three persons, one of whom is a cripple, were trapped in a room on the top floor of the Atlas buildings, in Soring street, city, yesterday when a fire broke…

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1000 FIREMEN Fight Big London Fire Warehouse Destroyed Damage Estimated at £100,000. LONDON

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 March 1931 · page 5

The most, spectacular fire for many years in London, within two hours left only the skeleton of portion of a seven storeyed building on Butler's wharf,…

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On Fire at Sea

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 3

Thomas Wootton's lobster and snapper boat Standard was burned to the water's edge yesterday morning about eight miles north of Porster…

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Film Fire. Prompt Action Averts Danger

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 2

Prompt action toy the operator (Mr. J. Lamb-Lyon) and his assistant (Mr. W. McCarthy) averted danger to the audience and the building when a flim…

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Petrol Fire Mother and Daughter' Injured Eventful Car Journey. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 5

While on their way by motor car to the bedside of a dying relative at Gunnedah, Mrs. Rita, House and her daughter, Shirley House, 5 years, suffered severe burns…

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House Destroyed Tweed Heads Fire 500 Yards of Hose. Tweed Head's

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 March 1931 · page 5

At three o'clock this morning a fire destroyed the two-storied residence owned and occupied by Thomas Clonnelly, grocer, in Boundary street, Flagstaff Hill, Tweed…

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Fire Engine Delayed

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 March 1931 · page 4

Sub-station Officer F. White, referring to a fire to which the Tamworth brigade was called early on Friday morning, said that immediately the alarm was given…

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Sydney Fires Shop Occupier Charged Police Evidence. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 March 1931 · page 5

At the conclusion of an inquiry into fires which occurred in a shop at Darling hurst on February 21, the Corner committed Daniel Korol, occupier of the…

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Head in Fire Man Seriously Burned. Milton

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 March 1931 · page 5

Suffering from shocking burns Robert Yates, formerly a picture show proprietor, was admitted to Berry Hospital last night. Lately lie had been…

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