Girl Guides Camp Fire an Interesting Evening
The night was cool on Wednesday Last when an interested crowd picked its way into the starlit Vicarage garden, and, by the light of a guiding lantern, dropped…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
706 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 28 of 36
Swept by Fire Queensland Hardwood Forest. Brisbane
The Braemar State hardwood forest, in the Dalby district, was swept by fire yesterday, after being threatened by surrounding bush fires for several weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Fire Brigade Two Station Officers Farewell and Welcome
To speed the parting and greet the coming guest the members of the Grafton Fire Brigade assembled at the Fire Station last night. It was a send-off to…
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In the report of the, farewell to Station Officer Moriarty it was stated that the travelling rug presented was from the Grafton Fire Brigade. This should have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Lidcombe. Sydney
A fire broke out, to-day in the out houses of the old men's home at Lid combe. When the fire brigade arrived the dairy engineroom and other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams a Suspicious Fire. Burnie (Tas)
The police are enquiring into a suspicious fire which destroyed two shops in the main street of Waratah. Earlier in the night two other shops in the town…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sequel to Cane Fire What a Propeller Brought to Surface. Maclean
Some time ago a fire occurred at Woodford Leigh, in which Messrs. Bancroft and Blanch had about 500 tons of cane destroyed, whilst a building, the property…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Baby Fatally Burnt Fire in Motor Car Hood
An infant child of Mr. and Mrs. W. Jones, of Kyogle, died in Kyogle Memorial Hospital on Sunday as the result of injuries received by it on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Recurring Bush Fires
Although cooler conditions have prevailed of late, bush fires are reported to have again broken out at Findon and Cedar Getter's Creek. Travellers from Nimbin…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Gloucester School of Arts Destroyed. Sydney
The School of Arts the largest building in Gloucester, was totally destroyed by fire. The building contained a large library, two billiard tables, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local and General. More Bush Fires
Bush fires [?] out asain with the Strong Westerry [?] on Wednesday and [?] [?] dry up the [?] More [?] [?] were…
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Lush fires are causing extensive damage in the West. Thousands of acres of grass have been destroyed. One landholder has stated he saw two…
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Mr. E. Smith's residence at North Dorrigo was destroyed by fire at an early hour on Wednesday morning. The outbreak occurred about 2 o'clock…
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A fire was discovered in the residence of Mr. H. McMaugh, Bridge street, Coraki, on Monday evening. The family were away at a social in the Moroney…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alarm of Fire Outbreak at Post Office
Shortly after 3.30 yesterday afternoon the firebell clanged an alarm of fire, and immediately there was a rush of people into the streets…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Hotel Guest Rescued by Firemen. Melbourne
Extensive damage was caused by a fire which broke out in the Orient Hotel at an early hour to-day. Many of the occupants suffered from the effects of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Outbreak in State Forest Over 700 Acres Affected
A severe bush fire has been raging in the Bom Bom State Forest, near South Grafton, this week, in which about 700 to 100 acres have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne Hotel Fire Guests Trapped Upstairs Some Narrow Escapes. Melbourne
During a fire which broke out in the Orient Hotel yesterday afternoon several persons were trapped in the upper stories and were forced to make their, escape by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Swept Bonalbo Country Suffers
Every creek and mountain range in the Bonalbo and Old Bonalbo district in faced with local outbreaks of bush fires, necessitating a constant vigil on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Destructive Fire Queensland State Forest. Brisbane
It is reported that a terrific bush fire is raging on the forestry block near Benarkin. A hurricane was raging on Friday, when, the bush fire started on private…
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