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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1927

111 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 2 of 6

Bush Fire Damage

The North Western Courier · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 1

The recent bush fires at Victoria were responsible for damage [?]ated at £100,000…

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Bridge on Fire. Sydney

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 2

A train from Sydney was nearing Ryde Bridge spanning the Parramatta River, when the engine driver noticed volumes of smoke some distance…

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PASTORAL Bush Fires

Manilla Express · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 4

A series of articles under the above heading, specially written for the "Manilla Express" on current topics of interest to the…

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Fire Inquiry GOULBOURN

Manilla Express · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 2

The inquiry into the Tarago fire, on December 10th concluded to-day. The Coroner found that the property of J.J. and B…

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Outbreak of Fire

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 2

An outbreak of fire occurred at 12.20 o'clock on Wednesday morning at the McIntosh Memorial Hall. Fortunately the fire was noticed in its early stage…

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Vic. Bush Fires

The North Western Courier · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 1

The bush fires in Victoria, while not yet under control, are less fierce in their intensity. A change of the wind direction has improved the…

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Victorian Bush Fires. Serious Losses Sustained. MELBORNE

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 2

The bush fires in Victoria continue , to cause heavy losses in grass, stock haystacks and other property. The change in the wind to the…

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Bush Fire Heroine. Sum of £1500 Collected

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 7

Miss Florence Hodges, the heroine of the disastrous Victoria bushfires, which swept the country a year ago, and caused considerable loss of human…

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Disastrous Fire. Sydney

North West Champion · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 2

McGrady's picture hall and Meyers' Royal Hotel at Beuigan were destroyed by fire on Saturday night. The picture show was crowded at the time, but the…

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Fire at Berrigan. Berrigan

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 3

A fire occurred here on Saturday night which destroyed McGrady's picture hall and Myer's Royal Hotel. Pictures were being screened at the time…

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Fire in Rubber Factory Sydney

North West Champion · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 2

Damage estimated at £9000 was caused by a fixe which partly destroyed the factory of the General Rubber Company, Surry Hills, this morning. Seven…

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City Fire

The North Western Courier · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 8

A fire wich broke out in business hours on Tuesday morning did damage estimated more than £10,000 at the factory of the General Rubber…

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Big City Fire

The North Western Courier · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 1

A fire at Holdens motor body works, Dowling Street, City, last night, caused damage estimated at £100.000. It destroyed Holdens…

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Disastrous Fire. Sydney

North West Champion · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 2

The total damage by fire at Holdens' motor building works, Dowling Street. City, last night, is estimated at £100,000. The Company is the largest…

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Late Telegrams. Big City Fire. Sydney

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 2

A fire at Holden's motor [?] Dowling Street, City, last night caused damage [?]stimated at £100,000. The fire destroyed Holden's premises and…

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City Fires

Manilla Express · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 2

At eight o'clock on Wednesday night the city was wreathed in smoke, the result of two big fires. One was at Metters and the other…

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Water for Fire Protection

North West Champion · Monday 7 March 1927 · page 5

For the past five or six days Moree has been without a water supply capable extinguishing even the smallest of fires. Realising the danger in the…

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Sound Advice by Fire Chief

The North Western Courier · Monday 7 March 1927 · page 2

Interviewed after the recent fire at Holden's, the Fire Chief, Mr. Jackson said: I would like to draw attention to…

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Scout Carnival and Camp Fire

North West Champion · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 2

His Worship the Mayor will open the Yarraman Scout Camp on Saturday week, the 19th inst., at 3 p.m. The fencing is completed, and the ground…

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When Bush Fires Rage Imported Animals' Strange Behaviour

The North Western Courier · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 4

Owing probably to many generations of their Cold-land ancestors knowing nothing of the danger of bush-firess, imported animals behave…

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