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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires
513 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 26
MELBOURNE, Wednesday:--Early this morning a fire destroyed the office science rooms and testing laboratory in the metallography department of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Twenty thousand acres of timber and grass have already been burnt by a fire which is raging behind Mt. Porepunkah, and which is advancing on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The inquiry into a fire at the Commercial Hotel, Mullumbimby, on December 19, was resumed before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., at Mullumbimby on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The inquiry into the cause of a fie at the Commercial Hotel, Mullumbimby, oil December 19 was resumed before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush fires. near Wallangarie, which have been turning for a week, reached a serious stage on Wednesday. Fanned by hot wind, the fires…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chief Mechanic N. Lucas, of Headquarters, this week visited Munvillunibah Fire Station, inspecting the engine and testing it with the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday.--The steamer Port of Fremantle, arrived at Wellington this morning from Wanganui with her wool cargo on fire. Upon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The steamer Port Fremantle arrived at Wellington (New Zealand) this morning from Wanganui with a fire among her wool cargo. When the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wine coming into contact with lime caused a fire in Melbourne on Sunday, which reminds Chief-Officer Nance, of Sydney Fire Headquarters, of other…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Buckets of water were used yesterday by an employee at the Hotel Ryan who discovered the Lismore bridge on fire. His prompt action saved…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The clang of the fire bell at Casino at 9 a.m. yesterday caused a stir amongst townsfolk, who hurried over Irving bridge to South Casino,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SHANGHAI, Sunday.--This morning the Japanese sent up 20 'planes to demonstrate over the Shapei hinterland without bombing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WINNIPEG, Saturday.--An assassin crept into the home of Martin Sipar, at Elma, Manitoba, 50 miles south of Winnipeg, early on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The residence of Mr. Chris Lucas at Upper Orara was destroyed by fire. Mr. Earle Lucas was the only one at home at the time, the rest of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The home of Mr. R. R. Wilson, of Black Swamp, Tenterfield, was in grave danger of being caught in the sweep of bush fires on Sunday morning, when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About 9 a.m. on Sunday morning the Casino fire brigade was called to South Casino, where some rubbish was alight at the rear of Mr. T. Halpin's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A temporarily unoccupied house on the Lismore side of Coraki bridge was destroyed by fire about 10. p.m. on Monday. The property belonged to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the Quarter Sessions to-day Duncan Hutton was charged with, arson in connection with the destruction of a cottage at Kogarah…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Thursdays:--A report from Stawell states that one of the largest fires over seen in the Grampians is now raging. The fire fighters are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Melbourne, Friday.--A report from Stawell states that one of the largest fires ever seen in the Grampians is now raging Firefighters are…
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