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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1941

236 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 12

Shop Destroyed Fire at Glenreagh. Glenreagh

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 2

D. J. Porter's butcher shop and bakery, including the machinery, at Glenreagh, were destroyed by fire early on Sunday morning…

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Local and General Glenreagh Fire

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 2

The butcher's shop and bakery, owned by Mr. D. J. Porter, of Nana Glen; at Glenreagh was destroyed by fne, with the machinery and contents,…

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Nana Glen Fire Rosenberg's Store Destroyed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 3

Rosenberg's general store at Nana Glen Rail was completely destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon, with its contents…

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Shop Destroyed Fire At Nana Glen Bucket Brigade's Good Work. Nana Glen

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 4

Rosenberg's store at Nana Glen Rail was gutted by fire about 4.30 p.m. to-day and nothing was saved, despite efforts by about 30…

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House Destroyed by Fire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 4

Money and blankets were all that was saved from a house which was destroyed by fire at Kelly's Plain, near Armidale, on Saturday afternoon…

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Cease Fire Thailand And Indo-China Conference on Warship. Hong Kong

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 5

Following a squabble over the armistice conditions the order to cease fire was observed by Thailand and Indo China troops…

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Riots in Italy Police Fire on Crowds Demand For Peace Striking Workmen Demonstrate London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 5

Numerous sources carry reports of further rioting in Italy. Fascist police are reported to have been forced to fire on demonstrators at Trieste…

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Vicious Raids by the R.A.F. in Africa Tripoli Blasted Ships, Docks, Seaplanes Hit Explosions and Fires British Army in Eritrea Isolate Two Enemy Forces London

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 5

Britain's motorised units have severed the 15-mile road linking Agordat and Barentu in Eritrea. Two divisions retreating from Kassala are reported to have been split up, one defending Agordat and the other Barentu, where the Italian…

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Central and Upper Bucca Cottage Destroyed by Fire

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1941 · page 3

In the early hours of Sunday morning, 26th January, a cottage at the mill, owned by Mr. Swan and occupied by Mr. Dan Smith, who was…

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Lines Fail Sydney to Melbourne Telegraph And Telephone Haystack Fire Suspected Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1941 · page 4

Communication between Sydney and Melbourne failed to-night. The telegraph and telephone lines between Cootamundra and Junee were…

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Central and Upper Bucca Cottage Destroyed by Fire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 3

In the early hours of Sunday morning, January 26, a cottage at the mill, owned by Mr. Swan and occupied by Mr. Dan Smith, who was absent at…

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"Invasion" Ports Get Severe Hammering Explosions And Fires R.A.F. Hitting Hard London

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 5

During the week ended at dawn on Friday R.A.F. raids over Germany and occupied territories had been on a larger scale than in…

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Hut Destroyed Owner's Heavy Loss Fire at Pipe Clay

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 4

When his hut at Pipe Clay was destroyed by fire last week an aged aboriginal named Waddy lost the whole of his possessions, including…

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Bendigo Fire Pottery Works Damaged. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 7

Damage estimated at £20,000 was caused when a fire early to-day destroyed a large portion of the Bendigo pottery works, at Epsom, a suburb of…

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Coramba Fire Residential Destroyed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 2

A large weatherboard building Gale-street, Coramba, was comple destroyed by fire last Friday The damage is estimated about…

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Tanker Explodes In Santander Harbor Fire Sweeping City. Madrid

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 5

Fire is sweeping Santander after the explosion of an oil tanker in the harbor. It has already destroyed 200 buildings in 24 hours…

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Coramba Fire Big Building Destroyed Occupants Escape in Night Attire

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 4

Valued at approximately £700, a large weatherboard building in Gale street, Coramba, was completely destroyed by fire late on Friday night…

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London Raids Flares Light Up City When Incendiaries Fail Fires Quickly Suppressed London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 5

Raiders over London flew in all directions to-night, singly and in small groups. Some of them appeared much lower than usual…

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Fire!

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 2

Late on Sunday night last the fire alarm was given for an outbreak in an old weatherboard building in Myrtle street next to Mr. Whitfield's…

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Queensland Fire Shops Destroyed, Hotel Damaged. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 3

Five shops and a house were destroyed and the Railway Hotel was partly destroyed by a fire which broke out at Emerald this morning…

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