Victorian Bush Fires
The Melbourne Criminal Investigation Branch, after extensive inquiries into the causes of the many bushfires that have occurred in Victoria…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
524 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 27
Victorian Bush Fires. Three Settlers to Be Prose Cuted. Sydney
The Melbourne Criminal Investigation Branch, after extensive inquiries into the causes of the many bush fires that have occurred in Victoria in…
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An old man named Michael Kierman was fined £15 at Wangaratta for careless use of fire. As he had only 2½d. he was sent to gaol for eight…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Serious Bush Fires. Victoria Again in Trouble
Serious bushifires have again[?] broken out in various parts of Victoria. Hemmed in by Flames. Grave fears are entertained for the…
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Bush fires are still raging in various parts of Victoria. A wall of flame is sweeping the whole country and already between 50 and…
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Adelaide, Monday.—Bush fires continue to rage in all parts of South Australia, and hundreds of men are endeavoring to check the flames…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday Afternoon Thirty-two persons are known to [?]av have lost their lives in the bush fires, and many others are believed to be…
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Ther were over 70 outbreaks of fire in Melbourne and suburbs during the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Yesterday's Wires Fires in Victoria. Downs Destroyed—families Wiped Out
The terrible bush fires which are raging throughout Victoria have resulted in the loss of 16 lives, while seven other persona are missing…
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The Greek steamer "Chelatros" put into Port Philip, Melbourne, yesterday with a serious fire burning in her bunkers…
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A fire occurred last night at the assembly and service station at Garratt's Limited, motor dealers, at Camperdown. The damage is…
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A fire, which happily did comparatively little damage, occurred at the New England Girls' School on Saturday afternoon. It is thought that the heat…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fire Fiend Red Ruin in Victoria. at Least 28 Deaths. Fourteen Perish Together. Four Townships Wiped Out
A tale of terrible woe comes from Victoria and South Australia, where the worst fires for a generation are fiercely raging. The loss of life is appalling, while the damage to property will run into an incredible…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Raging Bush Fires. Twenty-eight Persons Burned to Death. Hundreds Missing. Pathetic Tale of Suffering and Loss. Melbourne
The latest news of the bush fires which are raging throughout Victoria shows that 28 persons are known to have perished, while hundreds are missing and their fate is uncertain.. It is impossible to estimate the damage which must run into hundreds of thousands of pounds. It is the most…
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The Mayor submitted the following minute to the Armidale City Council meeting on Monday night—"The unfortunate occurrence could…
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On Saturday afternoon last, a fire broke out-in the roof of the scullery at the New England Girls' School, the largest girls' boarding-school in…
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Bush fires are raging in districts surrounding Newcastle and many houses had Darrow escapes. Joseph Brewer and his family had an all…
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A message from Melbourne on Tuesday stated that the latest estimate of dead and missing in the Gippsland district, where…
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Bush fires have broken out afresh at many of the affected areas in Victoria. These which nm regarded with alarm are blazing in the…
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The fire at Vallourn, where the great State fields of brown coal are Militated, has assumed tremendous proportions. The open coal-face is…
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