Dangerous Fires
This season's brush fires have come closer than usual to Gosford—far too close, in fact, to be comfortable. Besides outbreaks on the Mountain, on…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
32 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 1 of 2
Fire Danger
An alarm of the was raised in Gosford last night when the upstair portion (tenanted by Mrs. Parker) of premises ownel by Mr. Fred Wheeler…
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On Thursday morning word came to Ourimbah that a bush fire was raging in Ourimbah Creek, and that the farms of Messrs L. Humphreys and Pope were…
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In common with many other localities, the Creek lias had its share of fires during last week. Last Thursday saw a big blaze that seriously…
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A five-roomed house, situated on the Vidler Estate, Woy Woy, and owned by Mr. A. H. Scouller, Stevens Street, Pennant Hills, was totally destroyed by…
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The visitation of the country by bush fires has directed the attention of Councils to the preventive powers they can exercise. It is only human nature that…
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Sir,—Thursday, January 28th, was a hot day up here, and a strong wind was blowing from the west. Someone lit a fire somewhere on Peat's Ridge;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heat Wave and Bush Fires. Producers' Serious Plight
Country dwellers and townsmen alike are in a worse plight now that they have been for many years, as far as this district is concerned. Growers…
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A cigarette butt carelessly thrown aside in the street at Abbotsford (Melbourne.) is believed to have been responsible for a fire which kept the…
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The Ocean Beacb-Ettalong district was a veritable inferno on Monday, February 8th, when a raging bush fire swept the district. Had it not been for…
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People west and north of Ourimbah read about the bush fires in Victoria with a keen sympathy-they have known the same dangers, and have…
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The biggest fire which Gosford has seen in many years occurred early on Friday morning last, and destroyed three shops in the heart of the town…
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Last night (Wednesday) many houses round Point Clare looked dangerously in peril from bushfires which ravaged the undergrowth and brush,…
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On Wednesday, March 10th, Mr. A. E. Gardner's store at South Woy Woy was completely destroyed by fire. The building, which consisted of a…
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The wooden shop near the corner of Mann and Fannce Streets, Gosford, formerly occupied by Mr. P. T. Abbot as saddler, Mr. W. Lyell as fruiterer, and…
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A Coronial inquiry was held this morning at Gosford Court by Mr. W. E. Kirknesa, J.P., District Coroner, into the circumstances surrounding the…
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On Sunday, May 9th, the residence of Messrs K. M. Cohen and J. B. Beanie, at Narara Creek, Gosford," was discovered to be on fire. As a result of…
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On Saturday night last a fire broke out in Reserve Road, Woy Woy South, and a house containing four rooms and kitchen was burned to the ground. The…
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The biggest fire experienced in the history of Woy Woy occurred about midnight on Monday, and as a result. three shops, dance hall, two dwellings,…
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On Thursday last Mr. W. E. Kirkness, J.P., District Coroner, held an inquiry into the origin of a fire which destroyed a cottage at Woy Woy South on 12th…
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