Fire Danger
SYDNEY, Tues.--If the fire danger became any more serious than at present, the lighting of fires in the open air would be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1948
199 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 10
Bushfires in Coastal Areas
SYDNEY, Tues.--Reports of widespread bushfires from northern and southern [?] areas came to-night, following the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Forest Fires Under Control
Forest fires, which raged fiercely around the Coff's Harbour and Woolgoolga areas during, the week-end, had been brought…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cafe Gutted; Six Die In Blaze
ADELAIDE, Wed.--At least six people were killed and many injured in one of Adelaide's most tragic fires, which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Widespread Danger From Bushfires
SYDNEY, Wednesday.--With most of the State baking under the second day of a heatwave and swept by dry westerly winds, the bushfire danger in New South Wales increased to-day when serious outbreaks raged along the southern coastal belt…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bushfire Warning
Police Inspector W. O. McEwah yesterday issued another Warning on the bushfire danger. He said persons must obtain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Bushfires In Wooded Areas
WOOLGOOLGA.--The town and district have been shrouded in a heavy pall of smoke for days from bushfires which have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fierce Bush Fire Adjacent To Coff 's Harbour
COFF' S HARBOUR, Thurs.-- A bush fire is burning fiercely on Red Hill, two miles west of Coff's Harbour to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kempsey Fires Under Control
KEMPSEY, Thus. -- All bushfires around the Kempsey forestry area are under control, it was reported this morning by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Sawteli Sawmill
Mr. N. Hobbs' sawmill on the road between Sawtell and the Highway, was totally destroyed by fire on Saturday. The whole…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Log Truck Catches Fire
Mr. C. Ellis was driving his large truck loaded with logs along a bush track in the vicinity of Woolgoolga this week,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sawtell Mill Destroyed by Fire
Damage estimated at over £1500 was caused when a sawmil owned by Messrs. Hobbs and Cooper, was completely destroyed by fire at Sawtell…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cease Fire Order Disregarded
LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.).--As Jewish forces were reported on the offensive along the while northern front in Palestine yesterday. U.N. truce headquarters in the Holy Land ordered both Israeli and Arab troops to cease fire at noon G.M.T…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Burned To Death In Hospital Fire
SYDNEY, Wednesday-- Overcome by smoke while asleep a young burned to death when fire destroyed a section of the nurses' quarters at manilla District Hospital, early to-day. Two other nurses sleeping in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Freighter On Fire
MELBOURNE, Thurs.--The British freighter, Fort Vercheres, bound for Melbourne with 8500 tons of British coal, is under full…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigade Officers
Yesterday a visit was paid by officers of N.S.W. Fire Brigades to Maclean. They were Inspector Brown and Motor Officer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Victim Dies
ADELAIDE, Sun.-- The sixth victim of last week's disastrous fire in the Covent Garden Cafe in Adelaide died yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lighting Fires in Open Air
A permit in writing must be obtained from the local council or some person authorised by such council…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hurled From Car Into Fire
SYDNEY, Mon.--A man was horribly burned when thrown from his car into blazing undergrowth in French's Forest…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Goods shed Burnt Out
LISMORE, Tries.--Hundreds of pounds, worth of damage Was caused by a fire whichgutted the Casino' railway goods shed early…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →