Dorrigo Fire Brigade
Mr. H. Coghlan, motor [?] and instruetor of the N.S.W. [?] Brigander, was at Dorrigo last weelHe got a full complement of youing…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
706 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 33 of 36
Coff's Harbor Bush Fires Invade Town
Bush fires again raged [?] round Coff's Harbor on Saturday and Sunday. The fire crossed Saltwater Creek and came into the town by the cemetery to the…
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Serious bush fires are reported from several parts of the State. At Parkes a large area of farming land was devastated and several…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Wheat Crop Police Searching for Miscreant Young
The police are endeavoring to discover the person responsible for the alleged at tempt to destroy the wheat crop belonging to Mr. W. Jasprizza, of Monteagle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£15,000 Fire Third in Fortnight Cloncurry's Record. Cloncurry
Another disastrous fire occurred at 5 o'clock this morning, when the Triangle Hotel, near the railway station was totally destroyed, also Danu's plumbing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Necessitous Settlers Government Assistance Statement by Minister. Sydney
The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Dunn, to-day expressed concern with regard to the welfare of those Settlers who have suffered as a result of the…
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A good fire raged between the school and Mr. A. Martin's farm during the early part of the week and lias temporarily robbed this part of…
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Mr Dunn, Minister for Agriculture, referring this week to the bush fires, said the Government would help all bona fide necessitous farmers. He…
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For the second time in the last five months the residents of Wardell were aroused with an alarm of fire at about 4 o'clock on Wednesday morning. It was…
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The newly-formed Dorrigo Fire Brigade is shaping: well. On Monday and Thursday evenings demonstrations with the engine and hose were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at North Dorrigo
A cottage at North Dorrigo, owned by Mr. Peter McPherson, was destroyed by fire at an early hour on Saturday morning last At the time of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maniac Starts Fires Many Wheat Crops Threatened. Temora
A maniac is believed to he responsible for serious bush fires raging on the town common near the rifle range. Many wheat crops are threatened, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Set on Fire Roumanian Royal Palace Royal Family Escape. London
It is reported from Bucharest (Roumania) that the Royal Palace was set on fire and seriously damaged. The Royal family escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Towns Threatened, Crops Destroyed Devastation in Southern Districts. Walla Walla
All the country west of Walla Walla, in the Albury district, is a mass of flames, fanned by fierce winds. Bush fires are raging. The…
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Considerable excitement was occasioned shortly after 8 o'clock last night by a fire which occurred in the front bedroom of the house occupied by Mr. S. Wicks…
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Michael David Nilon, 38, died at his farm at Uralba after a trying experience fighting bush fires. He was encased all the morning with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Bush Fires Damage Estimated at Nearly Half Million Enormous Losses of Crops and Stock Several Towns Threatened by Racing Flames Special Train for Fire Fighters Loss of Life--many Homesteads Destroyed Sydney
The damage over the area between the Murray and Murrumbidgee is estimated at £50,000. Mr. N. Bartlett, District Agricultural Instructor, estimates the losses in the in the district at between £300,000 and £400,000. He considers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires at East Ballina
The Ballina Fire Brigade received a call about noon on Sunday to attend a fire which was raging in the old cemetery, adjacent to the kiosk and pilot's…
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On Saturday afternoon a bush fire which was burning along the Rushforth road, South Grafton, assumed a menacing aspect, and house property was…
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Dorrigo has now a well-established fire brigade, administered by the Board of Fire Commissioners. The newly-formed brigade gave a demonstration last…
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