Local and General. Fire on the Hastings
The residence of H. A. Coombes, of Hastings district, has been destroyed by fire. It is surmised that rats caused the outbreak…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
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Bush Fires at Sea. Ships Delayed
Bush fires raging in Victoria and southern New South Wales are delaying interstate shipping. Big steamers have been compelled…
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A cigarette butt carelessly thrown aside in a street at Abbottsford, about S.30 p.m yesterday, is believed to have been responsible for…
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Several acres of valuable timber were destroyed by a fire which broke out at Murraguldrie State pine forest, in the Wagga district, yesterday…
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Fire on Wednesday night destroyed the residence of Mr. Henry M. Ware, stock and station agent, in Mertin-street, Bourke, and its contents. The…
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On Tuesday night Sydney witnessed one of the largest fires for some years past, when Aberdeen House, in Clarence-street, was gutted from basement…
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During a big blaze in Sydney on Wednesday morning at an early hour, which gutted large premises known as Aberdeen House, Deputy Chief Officer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Toll of Fire
The bush and grass fires which have been raging out in the Western districts chiefly for the past week or so have taken a heavy toll of property and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tragic Bush Fires. Victoria Swept by Flames. 28 Deaths
Bush fires are again blazing with renewed fury in all parts of Victoria. Grave fears are entertained for the safely of fifty peple in a small…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires. 32 People Burned to Death. Sydney
A Melbourne message says bringing death and desolation in their train bush fires swept devastating paths through the timbered districts in Victoria on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Bush Fires Towns Wiped Out 28 Persons Dead. Sydney
The latest news of the bush fires which are still raging throughout Victoria shows that 28 persons are known to have perished. while…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires in Victoria. 50 Homes Destroyed
A line of fire 50 miles wide raged all Sunday night near Mornington, Victoria. At least 50 houses were destroyed, and as many others…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Bush Fires. Terrible Ordeals
A large portion of the bush and forest country of Victoria is still in the grip of the bush fire demon, and heartrending tales of death, hardship and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Days of Tragedy Bush Fires Still Feared in Victoria. Melbourne
A fresh wave of uneasiness spread throughout the State to-day when re ports were received that bush fires had broken out afresh at many of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Bush Fires. Thirty-two People Perish. Heavy Losses in Victoria Several Settlements Wiped Out
Bringing death and desolation in their train, bush fires swept devastating paths through the timbered districts of Victoria on Sunday…
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For some days a fierce bush fire has been raging on the densely timbered slopes of the Brother Mountain at Moorland. It commended early in…
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As the result of devastating bush fires that have been raging in many parts of Victoria 31 persons have died and 5 are missing. The suffering and…
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The bush fires in Victoria are the most appalling since 1898. The whole State is stirred to its depths by the vastness and awfulness of the…
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Particulars of the bush fires at Roslyn, in the Goulburn district, show that an area of 10,000 acres mostly good grass lands, was swept…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local Bush Fires. Fighting the Flames
A desperate fight is being waged at present against two fiercely burning bush fires which are steadily advancing upon and threatening to…
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