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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1926

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Fire at Dorrigo Early Morning Blaze Block of Buildings Destroyed £15,000 to £20,000 Damage. Dorrigo

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 4

A disastrous fire occurred at Dorrigo at an early hour this morning, resulting in the destruction of a complete block of buildings, consisting of the Australian…

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The "Fire Bur?"

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 2

Probably there should be no query in this beading The thing has became obvious: there is a "fire bug" in Coffs Harbor, if one…

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Alleged Arson Gulgong Fire. Gulgong

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 4

A disastrous fire occurred at Gulgong when Dover's garage and blacksmith shops were totally destroyed, also five motor vehicles, several sulkies, a…

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Fire at Gulgong. Alleged Arson. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at Gulgong. Dover's garage and blacksmith shops were totally destroyed, also…

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Disastrous Blaze Early Morning Outbreak in Dorrigo. Block of Buildings Destroyed. Fight to Save Hotel

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 2

One of the most disastrous fires experienced in the history of Dorrigo occurred at an early hour yesterday morning, when the block of business…

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Farms Burnt Bush Fire Cuts Off Fighters. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 January 1926 · page 4

A party of bushmen cut off by bush fires had a narrow escape from death, and were badly burned before they got through the ring of blazing timber which…

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Family's Close Call in Fire

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 January 1926 · page 4

A fire broke-out at Mr. H. W. Jones' house at Leven Vale in the early hours of Saturday morning, resulting in an almost complete destruction of the building…

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Spectacular Fire in Heart of City. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 January 1926 · page 4

The lift motor houses at the top of Somerset House, in Martin Place, were gutted by fire this afternoon. The flames were checked by the brigades…

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£15,000 Damage Fire at Gippsland Mills. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 January 1926 · page 5

Gippsland woollen mills at Sale were partially destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £15,000. About £50,000 of public money is invested in the…

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Big Hotel Fire Eight Dead, Twenty Injured. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 January 1926 · page 5

A message from Allentown, Pennsylvania, states that at least eight are dead and a score injured, in the ruins of the Lafayette Hotel, which was burned on…

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Old Couple's Death Discovery After Bush Fire. Perth

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 5

When a bush fire destroyed a house at Marylands on Wednesday it was believed the occupants, Mrs. MeCamey and William Ward, two elderly people, had been…

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Cane Destroyed by Fire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 4

On Tuesday last, Mr. William Kenny, of Barney's Point, Tweed River, had the misfortune to have several acres of one year old Badilla cane destroyed by fire…

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Friday's Fire Coroner's Inquiry

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 4

The Coroner (Mr. A. C. Newman) conducted au inquiry into the fire which destroyed the Australian Bank of Commerce and six other business…

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Fire Damp. in Redhead Colliery. Newcastle

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 2

It is staled that during the course of an inspection of the Redhead colliery yesterday a great quantity of fire damp of a highly inflammable gas was…

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Friday's Fire Coroner's Inquiry. (Continued from another page.)

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 2

building about the place where he slept the previous night and found the key winch 1 produce. I men inserted it into the two locks' which were…

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Fire Damp and Gas in Redhead Colliery. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 4

It is stated that during the course of the inspection of the Redhead colliery yesterday a great quantity of fire damp and highly inflammable gas was found…

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Nine U,s, Planes Destroyed in Big Fire. Washington

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 5

A fire at Bollingfield U.S. army aviation station destroyed nine aeroplanes, twelve motors, and a hangar. The estimated damage is £70,000…

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York Street Fires. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 4

The inquiry into fires which occurred at No. 36 York street, City, on August 20, 1913, and November 28. 1925, when premises occupied on each occasion by…

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Dorrigo Fire Coroner's Verdict

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 4

An inquiry into the big fire at Dorrigo last week was conducted by Mr. A. C. Newman, who, after hearing lengthy evidence and inspecting the site, announced…

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Bush Fires Suburbs And Country Destruction in Victoria Big Blaze Near Canberra. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 5

A message from Canberra states that bush fires are raging on a five miles front beyond the Murrumbidgee. Half a gale Was driving the fire towards the…

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