Fire in Tasmania. Hobart
Serious bush fires were reported from various districts in Tasmania, and many places have been destroyed. The fire fighters worked heroically for many hours…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
706 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 36
Caught by Racing Flames Thirty-Two People Meet Awful Death Toll of Forest Fires in Victoria Heartrending Stories of Survivors Mother Loses Baby in Rush for Safety Hundreds of People Homeless--relief Funds Opened Melbourne
Thirty-two persons are known to have lost their lives in the bush fires and many other are believed to be[?]dead. Almost unbelievable tales of heroism on the part of rescuers are gradually trickling in from the devastated areas…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ring of Fires Sydney Suburban Area. Sydney
Sydney is surrounded by a ring of suburban bush fires which, while not dangerous, have kept the firemen busy throughout the day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Devastating Fire at Young. Young
A bush fire which broke out at Young was the most devastating that has occurred in the district for over 20 years. Fully 20,000 acres were burnt. One…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Copra Cargo Alight Fire at Miller S Point. Sydney
A fire broke out in copra cargo of the steamer Garoet lying at the wharf at Miller's Point this afternoon,but the brigades subdued the outbreak before it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Left Fire in Open Youth Fined £5 at Albury. Albury
At the Police Court Walter Henry Read, 18, was charged with having left a fire burning in the open at Wynmah. Evidence was given that the defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In Fire's Trail Enormous Damage £ 100,000 at Warburton Eight Post Offices Burnt Number of People Still Missing Melbourne, Wendesday
The bush fires are still smouldering. An unconfirmed report was received in Melbourne that an additional twelve bodies had been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brave Women Fighting Grass Fires. NEWCASTLE,Thursaday
News has just been received of the bravery of five nurses at the Salvation Army Maternity Home at Merewether during the grass fires yesterday.The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires in N,s,w. Several Outbreaks Reported. Sydney
Bush fires have broken out in several parts of the country in New South Wales. A big fire is raging near Denman and fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£500,000 Victorian Fire Damage Huge Timber Losses Brown Coal Seam Alight Damage Already Done Totals £60,000. MELBOURNE
Bush [?]res have broken out afresh at many of the affected areas in Victoria. Those which are regarded with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victorian Bush Fires. Now Under Control. Sydney
Most of the bush fires in Victoria, are now under control, although some are still smouldering. The attention of the Government is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bush Fires £50,000 For Relief Missing All Accounted for Eighty-five Children Homeless Melbourne
Most of the bush fires are now under control, although some are still smouldering. All persons who had been reported as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Danger of Grass Fires
With the continued hot Weather the long grass in the town and throughout the district is rapidly drying.The danger of fire will be very great in a week or…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fires in N.S.W. Sympathy From Tasmania. Sydney
Mr. Lang received a message from the Premier of Tasmania, expressing deepest sympathy for the suffering and losses sustained in the recent bush fires in New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Yenda Serious Allegations Coroner Returns Open Verdict. Griffith
Serious allegations were made at the inquiry into the cause of the recent fires at Yenda. Bert, McClelland, of the Water…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Still Burning Victorian Bush Fires £84,000 for Relief Funds Kinglake Township in Danger. Melbourne
Most of the Gippsland fires are dying out, but there are still some blazes which may prove serious. The fires at East Warburton are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Beer As a Fire Extinguisher
It was beer that saved a hotel in the Jingellic district during the recent bush fires. When the flames swept down on the hotel, one of the wooden outbuildings…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Next to Theatre Melbourne
A storeroom alongside the Solway picture theatre, Fitzroy, was gutted by fire last night. There was a big crowd in the theatre at the time, and although some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trams Collide One Destroyed Bt Fire. Melbourne
Two electric trams collided at Preston late last night. One tram caught fire and was practically destroyed. Mr. and Mrs. McLeod, Mrs. Grace…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Armidale Garage and Plumber's Shop Destroyed. Armidale
As a result of a fire which broke out in a Kiefer's motor garage that building the premises of K. Bains, Plumber, next door, were destroyed…
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