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

Fires & bushfires, 1927

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Bush Fires Caused by Train. Sydney, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 1

The inquiry by the coroner into the bush fires which swept the country from Alcctown west to the Wellington-road last month was concluded last night…

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Alectown Fires

Orange Star · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 2

The inquiry by the Coroner concerning the origin of the bush tires, which swept from Alectown west to Wellington…

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Tasmanian Fires

Orange Star · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 2

Disastrous bush tires are raging on the west coast of Tasmania. Already a tremendous amount of damage has been…

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A £75,000 BLAZE. Fire at a Flour Mill. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 5

Damage estimated at £75,000 was caused by a fire at the Mungo Scot Ltd. flour mil, in Summer Hill, early this morning. A five storey brick…

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Three Fires at Forbes

Leader · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 4

“Where's the Are I” said Harry Wallace, as he emerged from the Forbes pictures on Monday night, and he almost tell into his boots…

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Fire Precautions

Orange Star · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 1

The recent disastrous hush fires in the west have aroused farmers lo action, and al a large meeting at Wellington it was…

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Balmain Fires. Two Children Arrested. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 5

Detectives to-day arrested two children in connection with the outbreaks of lire which have occurred at halmaln. They will appear before the…

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£75,000 DAMAGE Big Fire at Summer Hill Flour Mills Destroyed Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 2

Damage, estimated at £75,000 was caused early this morning when a fire swept the northern section of the flour mills of Mungo Scott Ltd., at…

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Bush Fires and Railway Engines. the Law Quoted

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 8

Six or seven farmers, whose crops were destroyed by the recent fires along the Molong-Dubbo railway, have decided to proceed against the Railway…

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Grass Fires Outbreaks Near Goulburn Binya

National Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 2

The abnormally hot weather which has been experienced throughout the district during the last few days has brought about a recurrence…

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Alectown Fire Caused by Engine Spark SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 2

An enquiry by the coroner concerning the origin of the bush fires which swept a large area between Alectown and Wellington last month…

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The Gundagai Fires. Magistrate’s Important Finding GUNDAGAI

Leader · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 5

F[?] Magistrate Harrison found that the big bush fres that swept south [?] and Tarra[?] on December 10, were reused by are…

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Fire in Joinery Factory. Adelaide

Leader · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 2

The Joinery factory of Milburn and Jeffrey was gutted by Are In half an hour, yesterday[?] near by moved their furniture to the street…

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Damaged by Fire

Orange Star · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 2

The warehouse occupied by Hugh Thompson, Ply., Lid., boot manufacturers. Melbourne, was gulled by fire early this…

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Blaze at Temora £20,000 Worth of Damage Temora

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 2

A disastrous fire broken out between Junee and Temora yesterday and before it was extinguished, damage estimated at £20,000 was done…

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Not Binding on Crown. Use of Fire Act. Important Point

Orange Star · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 3

That the Carrless Use of Fire Act is not binding on the Crown was a [?] by the Magistrade in a case at the…

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MELBOURNE £15,000 BLAZE. Boot Factory-Cutted. MELBOURNE

Leader · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 5

[?] at £15,000, was [?] which broke out at [?] and [?] of Hugh [?] Colllngwood,…

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Bush Fires Caused by Engine Sparks DUBBO

National Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 3

Notwithstanding the claim of the Railway Commissioners that they accept no liability for fires caused by railway engines, after hearing…

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Railway Engines Caused Bush Fires

Leader · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 4

A number of farmers and others who were at the Alectown wheat stacks on December 10, wore watching a train coming up the grade from…

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Bush Fires in South Australia. Three Homes Bunt Out. ADELAIDE

Leader · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 4

Bush [?] in the North Gawler country. 25 miles from Adelaide are causing extensive damage, and already three houses have been…

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