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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires
272 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 14
The Coff's Harbor railway barracks and an adjoining house were destroyed by fire at about 2 o'clock this morning, the damage being estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Lidsdale State forest, near Lithgow, was saved from destruction by fire yesterday after a hard fight lasting 48 hours. Gangs of foresters,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hearing a crackling noise at about midnight the other night, Miss Greer, of Marx Hill, Fernmount, made the discovery that the residence of Mr. L…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Grafton Fire Brigade received a call at 9.40 last night to a fire on premises known as the Modern Electrical Service in the Clarence Chambers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire broke out among the ropes, tarpaulins and other loading tackle at a Geelong wharf building, where 50 motor car bodies are placed, ready for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →During a bush fire in the Buccarumbi district on Thursday, the culvert on the main Glen Innes road, at the 23-mile peg, caught alight and was completely…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →With half her body covered in burns, Noela Bird (5) lies in a critical condition in a private hospital in Gosford. Mr. R. Wells, who saved the child from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →When the Exchange Hotel, a two-storied wooden building was destroyed by fire at Ballina this morning, fifteen occupants received…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire on Saturday afternoon destroyed the washhouse and wood shed and other outbuildings adjoining the residence occupied by Mr. C. A…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Within the space of thirty minutes. a fire practically destroyed the premises of A. J. Swain and Co., Ltd., handbag manufacturers, at North…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Members of the Dorrigo Fire Brigade are now "flat out" getting ready for the N.S.W. Volunteer Brigades' Carnival to be held at Katoomba next…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There was an outbreak of fire in an outhouse at the rear of Mr. C. A. Morris's residence last Saturday afternoon, and before the Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires in various parts of this city broke out to-night, adding to the terror of 16 successive earthquakes last night and to-day, which have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Evidence that within a few minutes after the outbreak was first noticed the flames spread with almost lightning rapidity, was given before the City…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The damage caused when the exchange Hotel, Ballina, was gutted by fire last week has been officially assessed at £3465, the estimates for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The ancestral home of British Sovereigns, Windsor Castle, was built as a fortress by William the Conqueror and transformed into a Royal Palace…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Almost sufficient funds have been raised to send a team of firemen from the local brigade to the demonstration to be held at Katoomba next month,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A car caught fire in the paint shop of Mr. H. R. Collnis, Prince street, about 4.15 p.m. yesterday while paint was being burnt off for the reducoing of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Newcastle, City Council and the Newcastle Fire' Brigade are. encountering difficulty in extinguishing, an underground fire which is smouldering…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Bellingen Fire Brigade paid a visit to Grafton yesterday to seek instruction from the Grafton Fire Brigade on the use of the Denis pump, in…
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