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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires
13 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers
THE Coffs Harbour Jetty area was covered by a pall of thick black smoke for most of yesterday, but there was no danger to residents in the area. The smoke came from a burning-off fire lit in the timber yards near the railway line. As soon as this smoke petered out, thick black…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A children’s play house currently being marketed in Australia, is a esrious fire hazard…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prompt action by a neighbour prevented a kitchen fire from spreading through a house in Prince Street. Coffs Harbour…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There has appearently been some correspondence going on for a while between the Sawtell Volunteer Fire Brigade and the Coffs Harbour Shire Council…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At Monday’s council meeting it was decided, in View of further representation from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The history of the Bananacoast area is found in many articles and publications printed in the early and later stages of the district’s…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The familiar sound of the fire engine bell or siren — people turn, or stop, and say “Hello, another fire somewhere.” But they never think that it could be their own house, business or property going up in smoke and flames, causing untold damage and heartbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Monday morning, several shoppers thought they could smell smoke, but not many realised…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The potential exists on the Coffs Harbour and Bellingen Shires for an explosive fire situation this year. This warning has been issued by the Bushfire Brigade Officer for the Coffs Harbour and Bellingen shires, Mr. D. G. Blundell…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A special risk lire trail will be constructed west of Bellingen in a dangerous fire area. Fire Control Officer for the Coffs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Winner of the competition conducted by the Sawtell Fire Brigade on polling day was E…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A farmhouse south of Urunga, was threatened by a fire which raged out of control for more than seven hours on Tuesday. The fire, which started in the Newry State Forest on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The aboriginal children at Aurukum reserve, North Queensland, will have their…
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