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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires
272 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 14
On Sunday night at an early hour the district was visited by one of the heaviest storms experienced for some time. The lightning was very…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dukumbane, South Africa's only volcano, is in eruption. It is 30 miles from Mkuzi, North Zululand. The owner of a farm nearby was away fighting locusts,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Running amok at Dunedin last night, a man threw three bricks through the plate-glass windows of the furniture warehouse of Messrs. A. and J. Watt,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There were exciting scenes in a fire in a city of London institution. Bow road, a 650-bed infirmary, where 200 aged and bed-ridden men and women, some of whom…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Before setting out to rob honey from a hive at Bletchington on Saturday, Ernest Eslick, 40, of Orange, covered his face and hands with sacking and then picked…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Residents of Coraki were awakened at 3.30 on Sunday morning by the ringing of the fire bell and the blowing of the ferry whistle. At that time dense smoke…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A message from Halifax (Nova Scotia) states that the British oil tanker, Valvorda, 100 miles cast of Florida, called for help, while flames threatened to silence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →William Fox (38) and Clement Kelly (28) last night sustained burns to the hands, arms and legs, respectively, when petrol exploded during a circus…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Last night a fire broke out in a shop and two-storey dwelling in Main street. The fire had a good hold when noticed by a resident in an adjoining building,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A message received to-day by the Glasgow owners of the British tanker, Valverda, which is on fire in the Atlantic, stated that the fire is now confined to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Peat fires in the Waikato district are now beyond control and, fanned by strong winds, are sweeping forward, causing tremendous damage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There is no improvement in the peat fire position. Many more thousands of acres of country have been swept Wy flames, which to-day rushed towards…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A about 11 o'clock on Monday night Mr. W. Fraser was awakened by a noise that, he at first thought was caused by cats as these pets (or…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disappointed in his love for Joyce Eggins, 16-years-old niece of the mail for whom he had recently worked as a general farm laborer, David…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →After thieves had broken into Peterson Brothers' clothing and drapery store at Yass, a fire broke but and gutted the building. The damage is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terrific hazards were taken by firemen at Bendiyo to-night when petrol oil drums exploded every few minutes during a fire which destroyed the promises…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Early this morning a fire completely destroyed refreshment rooms owned and conducted by J. C. Snowdon, in Stuart, street, Tweed Heads, causing damage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire at Pittsworth, which destroyed brick buildings owned by Postle and Luscombe, Pty., Ltd., grocers, early this morning caused damage estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →For colorful variety and novelty Fiji has earned the distinction of providing the Duke of Gloucester with the outstanding delights of his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seven persons, including an eight-year-old girl, perished and four were critically burned in a fire at a shop in the village of Vavalpad, near Madras, when…
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