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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1934

316 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 16

Graziers Death Struck by Fire Commissioners' Car. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 June 1934 · page 5

Evidence that when the brakes word applied the car swerved to the left was given in the Coroner's Court when an inquiry was held into the death of…

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Lismore Fire

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 June 1934 · page 4

A fire, which bad a strong hold when it was first noticed by people in the bouse adjoining, destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Brown in Hunter…

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Coffs Fire First for two Years Jetty Cottage Destroyed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 8 June 1934 · page 3

Idle without a Are call for two years, one of the wire ropes oil the fire bell at Coffs fire station rusted near the top and broke when pulled…

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Destroyed by Fire Cottage at the Jetty. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 June 1934 · page 2

A weatherboard cottage at Coff's Harbor Jetty, tenanted by Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Booth, was totally destroyed by fire in the early hours of Thursday morning…

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Mullumbimby Fire Bowls and Trophies Destroyed. Mullumbimby

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 June 1934 · page 4

Mr. M. V. Johnson, headmaster of the Public School, noticed an outbreak of fire in the Bowling flub house at 1.30 p.m. to-day, when the players were away…

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Spectacular Blaze Grafton Fire Old Coaching Barn Destroyed

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 June 1934 · page 4

A spectacular blaze occurred near the racecourse in the early hours of yesterday morning when an old weatherboard double-storied coaching barn in Oliver…

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Householder Sleeps. During Fire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 June 1934 · page 4

Al[?]ough flames destroyed portion of the kitchen of his home in Cornwall street, Dutton Park, on Monday afternoon, Gustav Hulthen, a tramway employee…

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Fire on Verandah Two Children Severely Burned Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 June 1934 · page 5

Gowen and Roy Thomas, four and a half years, sons of Mr. and Mrs. THomas, of Seddon, were admitted to hospital to[?] in a serious condition suffering from…

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Three Killed Explosion at Petrol Depot Fire Jamestown (New York)

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 June 1934 · page 5

Three were killed and 20 severely burnt when three 20,000 gallon gasoline tanks of the Richfield Oil Company exploded, while a crowd of several hundred…

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Saved From Fire by Cat

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 June 1934 · page 4

A timber dwelling of six rooms, occupied by Mr. Arthur Pedley, on a closer settlement block near the butter factory at Foster, Victoria, was destroyed by fire…

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Rabbit Trappers Hear Test Match Broadcast Round the Log Fire a Community Wireless Set. Delegate

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 June 1934 · page 5

No fewer than 82 trappers recently sat round a great log fire at Delegate through a whole night and a number of succeeding nights. Delegate is probably one of…

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Sun Starts Fire

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1934 · page 2

The smell of something burning sent the staff of the Royal Hotel at Tavee going one day last week to ascertain the origin. It was…

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Man's Charred Remains in Bush Swept by Fire. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 July 1934 · page 4

The police are inquiring into the fi[?] of the charred remains of a man yesterday afternoon. The police state they have no reason to believe that death was caused…

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Surf Shed Fire

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 July 1934 · page 3

The circumstances surrounding the alleged attempt to destroy the surf shed at Burleigh Heads, by fire on March 13 will be probed at an inquiry at…

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Fire Branding Pigs

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 July 1934 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture, replying to the P.P.U. on the question of the fire branding of pigs, states that its importance is fully recognised…

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Water-bottle Starts Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 July 1934 · page 11

between the afternoon sun and a towel. The concentration, of the sun's rays An incipient fire at the Royal Hotel, through the bottle eventually set alight Taree, last week, was traced to a water-to the towel. When the fire was…

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Fire at Casino

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 July 1934 · page 4

A fire which broke out shortly after 1 a.m. on Friday practically destroyed Tiernan's boarding house in Barker street, Casino, almost opposite the post office…

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Two Die Shocking Plane Crashes Fire and Water One Machine Falls 3000 FEET

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 July 1934 · page 4

Two pilots met terrible deaths yesterday. After looping the loop at Mascot, Sydney, a plane crashed and burst…

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Station Threatened by Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 July 1934 · page 4

Prompt action on the part of members of the Cockle Creek railway station staff and the Boolaroo Fire Brigade, [?] the station buildings from…

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Grafton Fire Brigade

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 July 1934 · page 3

The Grafton Fire Brigade will be holding their annual social at the Criterion Hall to-night when it is expected that all their old friends and…

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