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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires
364 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 19
After many conflicting reports the fate of the Pan-American Airways Samoan clipper, bound from Pago Pago to Auckland, is now known…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Damage estimated at £7000 was caused by a fire which broke out in the Trundle Electric Lighting Company's building early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire swept through the premises of Pizzey Pty., Ltd., tanners and leather merchants, in Wilmot street, city, early this morning. The damage is estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →While fighting a fire in the basement of Linden Court Arcade, Market street, to-day, 23 firemen were overcome by smoke and gas, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. and Mrs. A. ("Nugget") Worland, who resided in a cottage on Mr. W. A. Robinson's property at Boambee, had the bad luck to Jose their…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The bush fire danger period has been proclaimed in New South Wales and Victoria. Summer sun and wind have ripened crops and pastures are rapidly drying in many parts of the country. Undergrowth and forest litter have accumulated in timber covered areas. Lank grass flanking highways…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →With the total dead not yet determined, due to the confusion stilt existing after the fire which destroyed the Sacred Heart College, it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Has it ever occurred to you that sufficient growing timber to have built numerous homes is destroyed every year by bush fires…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The known dead in the St. Hyacin the fire, when a school was gutted, are 19, while 26 are still missing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There were 1015 fewer fire calls in Sydney and suburbs last year than in 1936, but of the total 3971 calls made 1102 were false alarms. Fire calls…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire destroyed the iron and steel foundary of Davies and Baird, Brunswick, this morning and gutted the adjoining premises occupied by W. J…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The pyjamas he was wearing were the only things Peter Stone, farmer, saved, when his home and its contents were destroyed by fire last night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Offering such a vast field of incident, drama and adventure it was natural to suppose that sooner or later the Spanish civil war would be used…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Casino Co-operative Society's branch factory at Malianganee was destroyed by a fire which broke out shortly after 1 o'clock this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Within the space of five minutes, stock valued at £10,000, was damaged by fire and water on the fourth floor of Messrs. Nock and Kirby's, George…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ten men were trapped and suffocated during a fire in Dumreck colliery at Kilsyth. A miner gave his life in a vain effort to warn his mates…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Awakened from his sleep about 4 o'clock on Tuesday morning, Mr. Francis Jackson, of Shaw street, Wagga, was horrified to find his weatherboard…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Forbes has its own Ripley story, and it is one that contains an advertisement for the town's own produce— the ice manufactured by Forbes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An outbreak of fire occurred in a small grocery store on the top of the School of Arts hill, occupied by Mr. M. Denham, shortly after 1 p.m. to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →About 3.30 a.m. on Thursday, residents of Dunoon were awakened to find that the residence of Mr. M. [?] Pratten was enveloped in flames. The…
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