Local and General Grass Fire
Mr. R. H. Morrow had about three acres of grass land burnt on Monday when a fire broke out on his property. The Fire Brigade was summoned…
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Fires & bushfires, 1946
241 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 13
Set Fire to Child's Clothes
MELBOURNE Wed.--Pleading guilty to a charge of having set fire to the clothes of a three-years-old girl, Lawrence Albert…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.--The Rivoli Theatre at Black town was destroyed by fire early this morning. Damage is estimated at…
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A fire which occurred in the engine room of Oxenford Pty. Ltd.'s Drogher, anchored in the Clarence River off Fitzroy…
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On Wednesday, Oxenford's Pty. Ltd., dredging punt was engaged cleaning out the Grafton river baths, which have…
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ULMARRA, Fri. -- Before the Police Magistrate, Mr. G. L. Berry, at Ulmarra Court of Petty Sessions, to-day, Leslie John…
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SYDNEY, Sun.-- Metropolitan fire brigades attended to 39 bush and grass fires to-day. Most of them were of a minor nature, but…
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MELBOURNE, Mon.--A bomb developed by the R.A.A.F., which contains properties, to extinguish fires, may be use to…
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Seven claims have been submitted to the Banana Growers' Bush Fire Insurance Fund Committee in connection with losses sustained by the claimants to their plantations in recent bush fires. The areas affected range from a quarter of an acre to seven…
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SYDNEY, Mon.--George Thomas Scholtz (70), was charged in Ryde Court with having set fire to a dwelling knowing there was…
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GLENREAGH, Tues.--In the early hours of yesterday morning the home of Mr. Bert Gill, situated about five miles from…
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NANKING, Tuesday.--The Chinese Government would issue a cease fire order if the Communists would do likewise, declared Dr. Sun Fo. President of the Legislative Yuan (Council). Commenting on Dr. Sun Fo's…
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SYDNEY, Thurs The incinerated bodies of two young found amongst the debris of a building which was gutted…
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When I came out of school to play the other day I saw great clouds of smoke rising into the air from just over the mountain. There was a strong…
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When a quantity of petdol he was pouring into his car splashed on to a lamp at Baryulgil on Wednesday night, Frank Kay…
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The Annual Public Schools Sports held on Caffs Jetty Oral, proved a wonderful day for the children. Boambee children performed well to…
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The District Council of the Banana Growers' Federation decided at the annual meeting on Saturday that all claims for compensation under…
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WOOLGOOLGA, Mon.--Damage amounting to several hundred pounds was caused when a fire broke out on Mr. W. Richards…
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The Roman Catholic Church at Ebor was completely destroyed by fire on Tuesday night last and much valuable church property…
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A fire occurred in the isolation block of Coffs restrict Hospital around eight o'clock last Tuesday night. The bath had been used, with…
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