Fire Scare In Jacaranda Avenue
An overheated electric dynamo at Mr. H. Southgate's butcher shop in Jacaranda Avenue, Grafton yesterday afternoon, filled…
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Fires & bushfires, 1946
241 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 13
Fire on Flat at Races
A small fire broke cut on the flat yesterday afternoon at the Grafton races. An announcement over the public address system to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Modern Fire Engine and Equipment for Dorrigo? Advancement League Also Seeks Permanent Station "Present Gear Only Fit for Museum"
The District Advancement League is seeking the building of a permanent fire station for Dorrigo equipped with a modern engine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Evans Head Menaced By Heath Fire
LISMORE, Mon.--But for the combined efforts of every man, woman and child in the village and helpers from Woodburn, and a fortunate change of wind, it is likely that much of Evans Head would now be smoking ruins…
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With continued dry weather and strong westerly winds the danger of major bush and grass fires with possible loss of life and property is becoming…
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LONDON, Tues.--Eire bank clerks decided to strike in sympathy with Northern Ireland bank clerks, who have been on strike…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Explosion Set Fire to Schoolboy's Hair
SYDNEY, Tuesday.--A sudden violent explosion wrecked a chemical factory at Petersham to-day and set fixe to the hair of a schoolboy who was passing on his way to school. With his hair a ball of fire…
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Mr. J. Frizell, of Braunstone, who is in Sydney undergoing medical treatment, suffered a severe loss as a result of a fire…
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A pilot who landed at the South Grafton aerodrome yesterday reported, having seen bush fires between Kempsey and Macksville…
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WELLINGTON, Wed.--Tyo boys aged 11 and 15, who poured kerosene over a dog and set it on fire, were to-day committted to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sawmill Fire at Fine Flower
Fraser Eros. Ltd. sawmill, at Upper Fineflower was totally destroyed by fire recently. The mill, was closed down on…
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BELLINGEN, Thurs.-- Following a prolonged period at Bellingen of dry weather and heavy frosts the district is shrouded in…
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AUCKLAND, Mon.--Trapped in their blazing house at Taumangi to-day, Mrs. Rona Gasson (26) and her six children were burnt to death. The children were Thiona…
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COFF'S HARBOUR, Tues.--Residents of the area, assisted by Coff's Harbour Fire Brigade, were instrumental in averting a serious threat to residences in Victoria street, Coff's Harbour, when a bush fire broke out in the wooded area north of the…
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COFF' S HARBOUR, Wed.-- Strong winds last night freshened the fire which had reached the Coff's Harbour aerodrome…
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Dense volumes of smoke arising from the vicinity of the aerodrome enveloped the town on Wednesday and the roaring flames menaced…
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ADELAIDE, Fri. -- A fire which destroyed a large quantity of tea and sugar in a railway van yesterday has left the township of…
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DORRIGO, Monday.--The District Advancement League is seeking the building of a permanent fire station for Dorrigo Willi a, modern engine and up-to-date equipment. The opinion was expressed at members could practise the drills…
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COFF'S HARBOUR, Tues.--At the quarterly meeting of the Coff's Harbour branch of the Banana Growers' Federation it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grass Fires Menaced Casino Homes
Casino Fire Brigade turned out on Sunday to deal with a fierce grass fire between Dyraaba and Farley streets where a number…
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