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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1937

288 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 15

Iluka Fire Boat Siren As Alarm House and Shop Destroyed. Iluka

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 October 1937 · page 4

Iluka residents attending the pictures about 8.30 last night were aroused by long blasts of the siren of the river boat Mulgi. Half the…

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Swan Creek Fire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 October 1937 · page 8

A disastrous fire occurred at the home of Mr. W. Duckworth during the weekend resulting in the almost total destruction of two motor cars, a Dodge…

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Bush Fire Control

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 1

Every summer heavy losses are sustained in rural districts as a result of fire. Some of this loss is inevitable, but a large proportion might…

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Boys Blamed for Fire in Bowling Clubhouse

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 8

A nightwatchman saw smoke coming from the Lowlands Bowling Club pavilion in Centennial Park, Cook's Hill, early on Sunday morning. He…

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£200,000 Fire Destroys Factory Six Firemen Injured Men Jump From Windows Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 October 1937 · page 5

Damage estimated at £200,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed the Pabco Products, Ltd., factory at Wentworth Park road, Glebe,…

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Shock of Fire Kills Aged Man. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 October 1937 · page 5

Overcome by shock when a fire broke but in his home at Darlinghurst today, William Bernard Kelly (72), collapsed and died…

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Early Morning Fire On Armidale Road Extinguished by Bucket Brigade

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 October 1937 · page 4

Noticing an unoccupied house on fire whilst returning from work at about 3 o'clock yesterday morning, four, night workers, namely, Messrs…

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Blayney Fire Detective's Evidence "Casts Of Footprints" O'neill on Arson Charge Bathurst

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 October 1937 · page 5

How he had painstakingly followed footprints leading from the rear of a theatre, and later interviewed a man, was told by Detective-Sergeant…

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Bush Fire Control Organisation of Brigades

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 8

Every summer heavy losses are sustained in rural districts as a result of fire. Some of this loss is inevitable, but a large proportion might have been…

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"Not Guilty" Blayney Fire Verdict Jury Discharges O'Neill "Was at Home Is Bed" Bathurst

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 5

Vincent James O'Neill, who stood his trial on a charge of having set fire to the Theatre Blayney, at Blayney, on September 11, was to-day…

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Casino Hotel Fire

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 October 1937 · page 4

Fire threatened the Hotel Cecil, a two-storey weatherboard building at the corner of Barker and Centre streets, Casino, shortly after 3 a.m. on Friday,…

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Second Fire Iluka House Destroyed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 October 1937 · page 5

Fire destroyed a three-roomed weatherboard cottage, owned by Mr. J. Hoarty, at North Huka, about 12.15 a.m. yesterday…

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Church Destroyed Fire at Broadwater

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 October 1937 · page 4

A fire which broke out in the Roman Catholic Church at Broadwater, Richmond River, shortly after 1 o'clock on Monday afternoon, destroyed the…

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Girl Guides Camp Fire Entertainment

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 October 1937 · page 7

On Tuesday evening of next week, October 26, the Rangers, Guides and Brownies will give another of their popular camp fire concerts. It will…

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Anthony Eden As A War Hero Rescued Comrade Under Fire Prophecy of Brilliance London, October 2

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 9

How Mr. Anthony Eden, now British Foreign Secretary, risked his life ?to rescue a wounded N.C.O. in No Man's Land, was revealed this…

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Night Fire Nambucca Heads School Of Arts Destroyed by Flames. Nambucca Heads

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 October 1937 · page 4

In less than two hours after a large gathering had dispersed, the local School of Arts, where Mr. C. Allan had conducted the "weekly picture…

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Fire Outbreaks at Junee

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 7

Junee has been particularly unfortunate in the matter of outbreaks of fire during 1937, which is probably the heaviest year on record, says an…

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Nambucca Fire School of Arts Burnt

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 3

The School of Arts at Nambucca Heads, with its contents, was burnt to the ground last Saturday night. The fire broke out…

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Arson Charge Follows Town Hall Fire. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 6

The Hornsby District Coroner today concluded the inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the fire which badly damaged the Eastwood Town…

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Fire on Orungal Quelled By Seamen Merchandise Damaged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 5

A considerable portion of 500 tons of mixed merchandise was damaged by a fire which was discovered in the hold of the Interstate steamer Orungal,…

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