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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires
263 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 8 of 14
Damage to pastures and fences, estimated at several hundreds of pounds, was caused by grass fires near the railway line in the South Kyogle district on Tuesday afternoon. After it had been stated that the outbreaks were noticed shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CASINO, Thursday.—About 50 or 60 railway sleepers out of a stack of 400 at the end of Richmondstreet, near the disused railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Friday — Althourn an electric spark is believed to have caused the outbreak, members of the Arson Squad are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lismore Fire Brigade were called out to a grass fire in a paddock in Ballina-street near First Avenue yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The services of Lismore Fire Brigade were required last night to extinguish another grass fire within the municipality. This wan the sec…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Tuesday: "It is the aim of the Government to assist councils to strengthen their fire defence, and now is the time for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Tuesday. "It is the aim of the Government to assist councils to strengthen their fire defence and now is the time for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Thursday.—A dense column of smoke rose hundreds of feet into the air at Mascot to-day when 70 drums of oil stacked at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →GRAFTON, Friday.—A fire destroyed a large part of the building, some machinery, a large quantity of timber and damaged other buildings,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEWCASTLE, Sunday.—Aberdare Central Colliery, one of the largest in the northern districts, was sealed down today…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boys playing with matches are suspected of having caused a fire yesterday afternoon in the yard between the bulk stores at the rear of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coolangatta Volunteer Fire Brigade was kept busy over the weekend in attending to grass fires in the vicinity of Coolarigatta. On…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CASINO, Wednesday. — There was a Welcome change in the weather about 5 p.m. today when light rain commenced to fall. This…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A considerable area of grass was destroyed by a bush fire in Rock Valley district yesterday. Const. M. Griffin, of Lismore…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MURWILLUMBAH, Sunday. —The worst cane fire on the Tweed for many years occurred at Eviron today, a dozen men fighting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire in a natch of grass at the rear of the drill hall. Murwillumbah, got out of control yesterday afternoon and the town fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The worst cane fire on the Tweed for years burnt nearly 32 acres of cane at Eviron yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MULLUMBIMBY, Tuesday,—The fire alarm was sounded at Mullumbimby shortly after 6 o'clock last night when a kerosene heated bath…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MURWILLUMBAH, Wednesday.—About 40 or 50 men, under police control, are at present fighting a big bush fire at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BANGALOW, Wednesday.—The destruction of a house, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. T. French, in the main street of Bangalow, was…
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