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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires
241 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 13
SYDNEY, Friday. -- A denial that pine forests on the North Coast were destroyed in the recent bush fires was given by the Minister for Conservation (Mr. Weir). "The reports are without foundation," he added. "No part of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BANGKOK, Sun.--A large section of the city was razed by the greatest fire in 20 years. Thirty persons were injured and 10,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.--The assistance of neighbours and the efficiency of the Coff's Harbour Fire Brigade prevented more…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LOWER BUCCA, Sat.--Acres of devastated grassland, burnt-out logs and trees still smouldering despite substantial rain, provided…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sunday's westerly gale fanned to a fierce blaze a fire which had been smouldering on a large deposit of sawdust in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Tues.--A "burning index"--a new method of estimating bush fire hazard--has been devised by the Forestry…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →AMSTERDAM, Wednesday.--A number of wounded civilians was admitted to hospital after the police had opened fire several times on crowds in Amsterdam, protesting against the sending of Dutch troops to Indonesia…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →AUCKLAND, Wednesday.--Wool worth three million pounds was lost when a disastrous fire gutted a huge, block of buildings at the Royal New Zealand Air Force station at Rongotai, Wellington, early to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The aftermath to a grass fire on July 4th last, which destroyed 40-50 acres of grass land and nearly consumed a dwelling was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Thurs.--Charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having maliciously set fire to a mercer shop in George street…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A grass fire which jumped the Bielsdown River, raced across portion of the Recreation reserve and Police paddock right up to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A plan for the daily assessment of bush fire hazard was announced at a meeting of the Bush Fires Advisory Committee by Mr. B…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Immediately on hearing of the severe outbreaks of bush fires on the North Coast and in the near metropolitan area, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shortly after midnight on Saturday the Grafton Fire Brigade as called to extinguish a small fire at the back of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BRISBANE, Sun.--Superficial burns on the bodies of the two men who were trapped in an inferno of flames at the 750 foot level of the Aberdare Extended Mine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CORAMBA, Mon. The engineer (Mr. E. J. Smith) reported to the last meeting of the Dorrigo Shire Council, held…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MOONEE CREEK, Sat.--The recent bush fires were serious in this district, and caused considerable damage. Some farms have no…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At noon on Sunday a fire which commenced at Broken Head swept through the heath at the back of the beach for its entire length…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →COFF'S HARBOUR, Tues.--The danger of forest fires in the clarence-Coff's Harbour-Dorrigo Forestry District has been considerably reduced by the installation of two-way radio equipment at Coff's Harbour, Woolgoolga, Cascade, Moleton and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At a recent meeting of the Bush Fires Advisory Committee, Mr. B. W. Newman, Divisional Meteorologist of Commonwealth…
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