Fire at Gerard's
A case of kapok stored in a loft above the grocery storerooms of Gerard and Co.'s premises, Grafton, caught alight at about 5 o'clock yesterday…
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Fires & bushfires, 1941
236 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 12
Fire Threatens School
A bush and grass fire broke out shortly after midday last Wednesday, swept across from the timbered area between Barry-streei: and the Primary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wiangarie Fire Damage
Damage estimated at several hundreds of pounds was caused on Wednesday afternoon by a fire which destroyed the offices, storeroom and some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Warehouse Fire Three Floors Gutted. Sydney
A fire which broke out in the five-storied warehouse of McCorquodale Bros., flour millers, in Sussex street, this morning gutted the three top floors,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier's Loss Banana Plantation Fire. Woolgoolga
Fanned by a howling westerly gale, which had raged for several days, a disastrous bush fire on Thursday partially destroyed a banana plantation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woolgoolga Fire in Bananas
Bush fires, fanned by the heavy winds which blew last week, caused considerable damage to bananas plantations. The heaviest loser was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cottage Destroyed by Fire
A two-roomed cottage and a sleepout on Mr. M. H. Purdue's market garden property on the Grafton road, near Newton Boyd, has been completely…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tent on Fire Man Charged Evidence in Court. Wollongong
The police alleged in the Coroner's Court to-day that a man had stated that after talk of a "dollar bet" he set plight to a tent of an assistant ganger,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Raid on Tripoli Tanker Set on Fire Flames Light Up Harbor Many Direct Hits Scored London
The highlight of the R.A.F. Middle East communique to-day was the description of an attack on Tripoli Harbor on Sunday night when a large…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bo Nursery Mountain Fire
The men of Bo Bo Nursery spent Sunday and Monday fire-fighting at Black Mountain, on the main Bushman Range. After a torrid time the fire was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →TUCABIA Junior Red Cross Camp Fire Concert
A camp fire concert was held in aid of the Junior Red Cross funds, in the schoolground on Saturday night, 4th inst. Proceedings opened with a concert by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Italian Convoy Meets with Disaster Sea And Air Attacks Vessels Set on Fire London
On Friday night arid early on Saturday morning disaster befell another of Mussolini's convoys which attempted a passage of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Menaced Town Coff's Bush Fire. Coff's Harbor
Bush fires caused a great deal of anxiety to householders residing north of the Coff's Harbor aerodrome on Saturday. In the morning a strong…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burnt Out Czech Chocolate Factory Arson Charges Against Workers. London
Czech sources in London learn that the largest chocolate factory in Prague, which was working at full pressure turning out chocolates for the German…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grass Fire Rifle Range Damaged
A grass fire that swept across the aerodrome plain last Saturday afternoon did damage estimated at £30 to Coffs Rifle Range. Fanned by a strong…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →P.O. and Store Destroyed By Fire Midnight Blaze at Wyrallah. Lismore
A fire destroyed the post office and general store at Wyrallah, near Lismore, at midnight last night. The damage is estimated at 16 £1000 for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Around Maclean
Bush fires have been experienced in most of the ridge bush lands surrounding Maclean, resulting in the land being cleared of Undergrowth and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gar Destroyed in Fire on Mountain
Mr. C. Jackson, proprietor of Jackson's Motor Service (Bellingen), suffered a severe loss on Saturday last when his big seven-passenger…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Roll of £100 Charred In Fire to Be Counted with Aid of Infra Red Rays. Lismore
The charred remains of a roll of £100 in notes will be sent to Sydney from Lismore to-morrow for submission to infra red rays, by which means…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coffins Destroyed Fire at Camperdown Factory. Sydney
Hundreds of coffins were destroyed in a fire at the works and garage of Wood, Coffill, in Camperdown, last night…
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