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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1926

661 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 34

A Wharrie Creek Fire. Open Verdict

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 19

The District Coroner, Mr. Shepherd, conducted an enquiry at the Orange Court House on Friday into the origin of the fire which destroyed H. J…

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Sydney Fire Firemen's Good Work Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 2

Good work on the part of the firemen prevented a big blaze in Dudley building in George Street shortly after nine o'clock to-night…

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Victorian Fires Heroic Post Mistress. Relief Funds Total £113,318 MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 2

The Melbourne bush fire relief fund now totals £113,318. Although the bush fires in Victoria have been checked, they are still…

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The Bush Fires. Melbourne

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 1 March 1926 · page 2

The area of Powell Town which escaped the fire that ravaged the township is again threatened. Although 150 men have been endeavoring to cheek the fires in the…

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Fires Stack of Hay Burnt

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 1 March 1926 · page 5

Early last week Mr. H. C Morley of "Pine Grove" Geurie had the bad luck to have a stack of oaten hay burnt. A chaff cutting…

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[?] FIRE. An Open Verdict

Leader · Monday 1 March 1926 · page 6

[?] was held at the Orange [?] on Friday, [?] the [?]…

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Sydney's Week End Fatalities, Accidents, and Fires. Motor Car Toll Mounts. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 1 March 1926 · page 2

Hugh Gemmell (16) died in hospital this morning, as the result of injuries received in a head on collision between a motor cycle, which he was…

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To-day's Telegrams. Big Fire in Melbourne. Sydney

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 1 March 1926 · page 2

To-day's market quotations:--Peas 22s to,28s, butter 1828,eggs, now laid 2s, rails and rivers Is 7d. cheese, local large 11 12d loaf to 1s, honey 3d to 412d, beeswax to is…

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Car Capsizes Then Catches Fire. Sensational Motor Accident. Three Doctors Have Narrow Escapes Sudden End of Week End Visit to Orange

National Advocate · Monday 1 March 1926 · page 2

Bursting into flames almost immediately after it had overturned on the Orange road, about 17 miles from Bathurst at about noon…

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Bush Fires Further Outbreaks in Victoria. Another Home Destroyed Melbourne

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1926 · page 2

The bush fire relief fund now totals £132,725. Kingslake, which suffered so drastically from bush fires, was…

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£50,000 Damages Big Melbourne Blaze. Melbourne

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1926 · page 3

Damage estimated at £60,000 was caused by a fire which conenmad Meyer's bulk store in Swanston Street North, this morning…

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Bush Fires Fire Fighters Surrounded Melbourne

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1926 · page 2

A number of men fighting the bush fires at Whittlesee have been surrounded by a ring of flames. Additional volunteers have been beaten…

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Victorian Bush Fire Relief Fund. Melbourne

Leader · Wednesday 3 March 1926 · page 2

The bush fire [?] total [?] The [?] at [?] is still in the [?] zone of the bush [?]…

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Combara News. Fears of Fire. Country Like Tinder

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 March 1926 · page 15

The rum of hot dry weather is playing have with the feed about these parts. The days have been scorchingly hot. and the nights…

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Vic[?]orian Bush Fires

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 6

On Mount Plenty, and in the surrounding district gangs of fighters are still battling against great, bush fires, and the danger grows hourly. Already £1,000,000 worth…

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Fire at Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 6

A fire which broke out in a cottage occupied by J. Leslie, in Durham-street, on Wednesday, threatened the block, which forms one of Bathurst's most thickly…

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General News. Fire Ousts Cricket

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 3

A bush fire on Mr. Conelly's property at Mandurama on Sunday afternoon destroyed about 150 acres of grass. The fire was stopped just as…

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Hint for Motorists Danger of Fire

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 6

Petrol must be handled with care and commonsense. When filling a tank be sure there are no open lights near. If the tank is to be filled at…

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Victorian Bush Fires New Fires Spring Up Incendiarism Suspected. Melbourne

National Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 2

Moot of tho bush fires which broke out yesterday have been quietened by a strong southerly wind which sprang up late last night, and…

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