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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1926

706 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 31 of 36

Farmer Has, £2000 Fire While Saving Neighbor's Property. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 November 1926 · page 4

While George Knight, of Trundle, was assisting a neighbor to extinguish a bush fire his own machinery shed caught alight, with the result, that, two motor…

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Dogged by Fires

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1926 · page 2

Mr. W. E. Archer of Cuffs Harbor, has been dogged in such a way by fires larely as to make his position uncomfortable A week or two ago…

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Cigarette End Causes Fire

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 November 1926 · page 4

A discarded cigarette end was the cause of a small outbreak of fire on the main Lismore. bridge on Friday. Three girls, pupils of the Lismore Rural School,…

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Terrific Fires Properties Devastated Strenuous Eights to Save Homes Huge Loses at Central and Upper Bucca

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 November 1926 · page 6

Terrific bush fires swept through Central and Upper Bucca on Wednesday last, the 17th inst. The State Forest, adjoining Central and…

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Four Hurt Fire Engine Hits Motor 'Bus. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 November 1926 · page 5

Dashing to a fire at North Sydney today the fire engine collided with a motor 'bus, and four, persons were injured. The injuries, however, were not serious…

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Bus and Car Collide One Vehicle Catches Fire. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 November 1926 · page 5

A collision between a motor 'bus and motor car at Homebush to-day resulted in the 'bus catching fire and four passengers being slightly hurt…

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Fire at Shop Kerosene Soaked Woodwork Three Men Arrested. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 November 1926 · page 5

Three foreigners alleged to be in possession of unregistered revolvers Were arrested at the scene of the fire at a shop at the intersection of King and Latrobe…

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Bush Fires Problem of Prevention Inquiry in Queensland. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 November 1926 · page 5

The committee appointed by the Queensland Government to investigate bush fires in Queensland with a view to recommending measures to save the State…

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Killed in Bush Fire Struck by Fallen Tree

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 November 1926 · page 4

Mr. Moses Walters, 76, a well known resident of Coramba, while fighting bush fires on a neighbour's property on Sunday was struck on the head by a falling…

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Town Hall Concert for Bush Fire Heroine. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 November 1926 · page 5

The poor response to the concert held at Sydney Town Hall in aid of Miss Florrie' Hodges, the Victorian bush fire heroine, resulted in only £210 being…

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Fire in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 November 1926 · page 4

A fire winch broke out in a building owned by Hill, Carson, Ltd., in Kent street, to-night caused damage estimated at several thousands of pounds…

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Maclean Council Fire Brigade Matters Water Supply Conference

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 November 1926 · page 6

The Maclean Municipal Council met at the Town Hall on Monday, when the Deputy-Mayor (Ald. L. A. Macdonald) occupied the chair, and others present were…

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Cobargo Butter Factory. Destroyed by Fire. Bega

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 November 1926 · page 5

Cobargo butter factory was destroyed by fire this morning. The damage is stated to be covered by insurance. The cause of the outbreak is unknown…

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Fire at Gosford Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 26 November 1926 · page 2

A large boarding house was totally destroyed by fire at Gosford yesterday. The occupants lost all their…

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Telegrams Fire Damage at Peak Hill. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 November 1926 · page 6

Serious damage was done to several properties near Peak Hill by a fire which occurred during harvesting operations yesterday…

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Five Dead Tenterfield Tragedy Man, Wife and Children Bullets, Then' Fire Charred Remains in Debris of House. Tenter Field

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 November 1926 · page 4

A dreadful tragedy occurred' at Tenterfield early this morning, when Constable Edward Milton, his wife, and three children were burnt to…

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Ball of Fire at Armidale

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 November 1926 · page 4

A remarkable phenomenon was witnessed by residents of West Armidale about 8.30 on Wednesday morning. Out of the bright sunlight suddenly emerged…

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Fire and Water

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 November 1926 · page 4

Wally Robinson, a station hand at Cooraldooral, Newton Boyd, has had a variety of experiences in the last fortnight. While fighting the recent bush…

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