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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires
236 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 12
Spurred on by Marshal Von Leeb's order of the day declaring that Leningrad must be captured in the next few days regardless of cost, German ground troops are relentlessly driving into the death-dealing fire from the Russian fortresses, although Marshal Voroshilov's barrage is still…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →During the past few days a serious bush five has menaced this district. Valuable grass paddocks have been burnt out and fencing destroyed, and local residents have been fighting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"My clients are timber-getters and their timber has been endangered by a bush fire so they have gone out to-day to save it," said Mr. C. M. Pollack,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Girls at a Wembley, London stoie, have formed their own fire brigade to deal with incendiary bombs from German raiders. The girls are seen here making their way to the roof of the store during a practice turn-out…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the early hours of last Sunday morning Sawtell's Cabaret and two adjacent shops were completely destroyed by fire. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grafton's good record so far as freedom from fires is concerned, was referred to at the meeting of the Grafton City Council last night, when it was decided to make…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Australians did everything asked of them by their officers, and 100 per cent. more, declared one of a group of New Zealand officers returning home from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rumania provides the highlights of to-night's news of the "subterranean" war against the Germans. Despatches from Bucharest say…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A camp fire concert will be held at "Caramana,'' the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Badgery, to-morrow. There will be folk dancing, community singing,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →For the second night in succession R.A.F. bombers last night raided Karlsruhe, in the Rhineland. Bombs were seen bursting in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Describing the case as a most extraordinary one, a Judge in the Supreme Court to-day placed Brian Edwards, 27, on probation for three years, when he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire destroyed the premises of the Empire Printing and Box Manufacturing Company at Wellington to-day. The damage is estimated at £ 60,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bail was refused Edward Henry White, 28, when he was remanded at the Wollongong Police Court to-day on a charge of having maliciously set fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shortly after the start of a night raid on London this German bomber was shot down on the outskirts of the city. A load of incendiary bombs burned up in the crash and the pilot was burnt to death. (Department of Information Photograph)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Joseph Reid Pty., Ltd.'s, sawmill at Dundurabbin, valued at £2000. was completely destroyed by file shortly before 2 o'clock yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Joseph Reid Pty. Ltd.'s sawmill at Dundurrabin. valued at £2000. was oompietely destroyed by fire shortly before 2 o'clock on Tuesday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →After investigation by the police and representatives of the insurance companies into the cause of the recent fire at Sawtell, neither required…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"The approach of summer is a reminder that soon the danger from bush fires will again be present and it is a matter of national importance that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strong forces of Royal Air Force bombers attacked Stettin, the important sea base on the Baltic from which supplies are sent to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Thirteen grazing farming properties embracing 18,000 acres, are already burnt out in one of the most disastrous bush fires in King[?]roy. It…
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