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Mid North Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1926

187 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 7 of 10

A Bid for Liberty. Tuncurry Prisoner Escapes. Warder Bartlett Fires Three Shots

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 September 1926 · page 4

Tuncurry has long since been regarded as the prisoners paradise. Men who are convicted of minor offences and behave themselves are…

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Tuncurry Sensation. Prisoner Escapes From Camp Warder Fires Three Shots. Still at Large

The Northern Champion · Saturday 18 September 1926 · page 4

The [?]with the [?] for responsible authorities on That…

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Prisoner Escapes Tuncurry Prisoner Escapes. Warder Bartlett Fires Three Shots

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 21 September 1926 · page 4

Tuncurry has long since been regarded as the prisoners' paradise. Men who are convicted of minor offences and behave themselves are…

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Fire at North Arm

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 24 September 1926 · page 4

At 1.30 on Monday afternoon, September 13, Mr. Lille had stayed at a neighbor's for a while on his way down the Arm, and his little nephew…

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Lansdowne Fire

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 September 1926 · page 4

At about 11.30 p.m on Wednesday Mr. Tom McLaughlin's mill, near the Upper Lansdowne Memorial Hall, was completely destroyed by fire. A…

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Fire at Upper Lansdowne Sawmill Destroyed

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 September 1926 · page 8

Mr. T. R. McLaughlin's sawmill, at Upper Lansdowne, was totally destroyed by fire on Wednesday night about 11.30…

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Sawmill Destroyed by Fire

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 28 September 1926 · page 2

McLaughlan's sawmill, situated at Upper Lansdowne, was destroyed by fire on Saturday. An entertainment was in progress in a hall near the mill…

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Sawmill Destroyed by Fire

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 5 October 1926 · page 4

Fire destroyed McLaugh[?]n's sawmill at Upper Lansdowne. The damage is estimated at £4000. An entertainment was in progress in a hall near…

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A Fierce Blaze

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 October 1926 · page 2

Just on 7.30 on Friday night people walking to and fro in the main street of Kempsey were startled to see the sky to the south of the town lit by a…

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Bush Fires Manning Enveloped in Smoke

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 20 October 1926 · page 4

The inevitable hush fires have broken out all along the North Coast, as a result of the protracted dry weather. On Sunday afternoon the…

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B[?]sh Fires

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 20 October 1926 · page 2

On Friday [?] big fire broe out in the Corrawa forest and spread into the Burrawan forest. Mr. Lyne, District [?] proceeded to the spot…

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54 Fire Calls

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 20 October 1926 · page 2

During yesterday fire brigades in Sydney and suburbs received 54 calls to fires. The record number of calls for one day in Sydney stands at 68…

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Friday Night Fire

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 October 1926 · page 4

Friday night test, shortly after seven o'clock, a house belonging to Mr. R. Reeves, situated between Bloomfield-street and the river, just across the…

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STATE FORESTS—Damaged by Fire

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 2

A Taree message states that, extensive bush fires have been raging in the district during the past few days, and much damage has been done to…

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Sixty Motors Burnt. Fire in Sydney

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 8

In an hour and a half fire swept through a big building at the corner of Wentworth Avenue and Commonwealth Street, City, on Friday…

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Kolodong's Plight. Bush Fires and Snakes

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 October 1926 · page 3

The residents of Kolodong have been experiencing an unenviable time during the past few days. .Hemmed in by fiercely blazing bush fires, the…

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Bush Fires Menace. Work of Forestry Men. How- Kiwarrick Was Saved

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 October 1926 · page 11

One of the most awe inspiring spectacies that can be withnessed is a big bush fire in a dry, thicklycimbered district. When there is a…

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Forest Fires

The Northern Champion · Saturday 23 October 1926 · page 6

Mr. District Forester Lyne has just returned from southern end of Taree, Forestry District and reports severe outbreaks of are in many…

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Forestry Fires

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 23 October 1926 · page 8

Air. District Forester Lyne has just returned from the southern end of Taree forestry district, and reports severe outbreaks of fire many places…

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Burglars Fire Building

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 26 October 1926 · page 3

On Sunday an outbreak of fire destroyed the premises of Glynn, Ltd., at Casino, an old wooden structure, and the damage was estimated at £15,000…

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