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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires
303 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 16
Peculiar circumstances surround the death yesterday of Edward Bradley, 27, of Campbell street, Darlinghurst, whose body was discovered in an outhouse of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Five lives were lost in a fire 4000 feet below the surface, in the Langlaagte Estate mine. There was no shift duty when the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Several buildings were badly damaged and a man lost his life through electrocution in a disastrous fire which broke out at Wyong, near…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A young Gippsland farmer named George Fairbrother was burned to death in a bush fire along the Gyuyah to Boolara road, Gippsland, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Awakened with a resounding crash as the roof of the kitchen tumbled in. Mr. and Mrs. S. Hobartand family, of Tliora, had a miraculous escape…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The motor launch Daphne, which has been engaged on the Manning River for some years, was completely destroyed by fire at sea on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →While Detective Keogh was passing a fire brigade street alarm during the week-end he heard a man giving a false alarm to the brigade. The man was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At an early hour on Good Friday morning the residence occupied by Mr. and Mrs. P. Hogan, of Leigh, was destroyed by fire. Mr. Hogan, who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire completely destroyed the residence of Mr. William McCann, in Shepherd's lane, at about 10 o'clock last night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Addressing members of the Royal Society of St. George at the annual festival dinner last night the Governor- General, Sir Isaac Isaacs, declared nowhere throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Preceded by a loud explosion, which blew out the front of Vickery's boot shop, a fire early this morning burnt the Court House Chambers,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The biggest and most spectacular fire in London for many years occurred at Ruin Quay, West India docks, a vast warehouse, in which millions of gallons of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cecil Alcock, 30, was burned to death when a couch on which he was lying last night caught alight through cigarette ash falling on the mohair covering…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A house occupied by Mr. William McLennan, share farmer on Mr. T. Kelly's property, Lower Ulmarra, was gutted by fire at 2 o'clock this morning. Little or…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire early this morning completely destroyed Hardie and Thomson's mill. the largest timber joinery works in Christchurch. The damage is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A further commmunication was re ceived at the shire council meeting on Wednesday concerning the surplus funds in Coffs Harbour Fire Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In last issue we reported the serious fire wliich took place at Thora, when the cottage and contents of Mr. S. Hobart were completely…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A deliberate attempt was made to destroy a large weatherboard cottage at Narrabeen last night. Six separate fires were started, bundles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The danger of a naked flame being exposed near petrol was again demonstrated to-day when Joseph Carter, 23, of Canley Vale, was admitted to hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A motor workshop in Clopton street. Toowoomba, owned by W. A. Elvery, together with contents, including eight motor cars, was destroyed by fire early…
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