Bush Fires Danger in Victoria Transport Blocked Relief Train Despatched MELBOURNE
The fierce bus-fire that have been raging through Dandenony ranges have tell more than 20 houses in ashes…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
571 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 29
Fire-fighters at Canberra
No elaborate engines, with extension ladders and gas masks—just a lorry load of determined men. These are the fire-fighters of Canberra, the men who, with sticks and bushes, beat out the serious bush-fires last week…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigade Changes Inspector for Newcastle
In the brigade orders of the N. S. W. Fire Brigades Board to-day the announcement is made of the promotion of Divisional Inspector Grimmond to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Cessnock Alarm Interrupts Concert Brigade's Bad Luck
An alarm of fire Interrupted the annual smoke concert of the Cessnock Fire Brigade, held at the Cessnock station on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →20,000 Acres Burnt Fire Rages Near Albury ALBURY
It is believed that a fire which started on a grazing block in the hills 15 miles from Albury yesterday afternoon was caused by a lad making a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grass Fires Blaze at Waratah
Four men belonging to Waratah fire brigade, with the assistance of one hydrant, fought for an hour and a half this afternoon to overcome a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Blaze at Largs Motor Lorry Destroyed
While going up Sherwood's Hill, near Largs, a two-ton lorry, the property of Messrs, Chant and Co., of West Maitland, and driven by Mr. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Riverina Bush Fires Holbrook Menaced Sydney
Telegrams from Riverina state that the bush fires now menace the town of Holbrook. The fires have a frontage of thirty miles,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Lambton Blaze
About three acres of bush was burnt on the land of the Scottish Australian Mining Company near Carrington-parade, New Lambton, to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Extinguishing Fire
Mr. C. Kellog, a Californian scientist, gave a demonstration to firemen in New York yesterday of extinguishing fire by sound tonal vibration, operating on a gas…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Howich House
A fire early yesterday morning destroyed the main building of Earl Grey's palatial residence, Howich House, Northumberland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Fiend Outbreaks Cause Havoc in Victoria Many Refugees Dandenong Mountains a Fierce-Blazing Mass MELBOURNE
Fires are extending now to the Metropolitan Board of Works conservation forest at Maroondah. While residents at the foot of Dandenong were away yesterday afternoon fighting the flames on the western side of the mount, fires broke…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fresh Fury Bush Fire Damage Riverina Suffers Chaff Stack Destroyed WAGGA
Strong winds have aggravated the bash fire situation in the Riverina. Messages from the Tumut…
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About 9.15 a.m, today Hamilton firemen wore called out to a grass fire in a paddock adjoining the railway line off Brown-road,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Islington
At 11.45 last night the fire brigades received a call to premises in Maitland-road, Islington, occupied by John Henry Perry, confectioner and general…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sawmill Burnt Out LAUNCESTON
The extensive plant and works of Blenkhorn Bros., at Railton. were destroyed by fire yesterday. The plant consisted of sawmilling appliances,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire Worshippers
Something of the mysticism and strange ceremonial of the Zoroastrian religion and fire worship was explained to the members of the judicial committee of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fighting the Flames Victorian Outbreaks Fires Out of Control Melbourne
The fierce fires which sprang from the smouldering scrub early this morning have surrounded tho populous mountain resort of Upper Fern…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Chips in Drawer Mount Morgan Fire ROCKHAMPTON
An inquiry into the fire, which gutted tho boarding-house, St. Elmo, Mount Morgan, together with the A.W.U. rooms and the council…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Safety First Fire Fighters' Perils High. Tension Wires
"I [?]cave believe in safety first. "There is nothing to be gained in taking chances," replied District officer H[?]ter, of the Newcastle…
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