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Fires & bushfires, 1926

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City Fire Sensational Escape Seven Storey Building Gutted Fire Brigade Officer Wounded. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 1

A disastrous fire occurred this morning in Clarence street, City, when Aberdeen House, a seven storied building was completely gutted. The…

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Theatre Destroyed Big Blaze at St. Kilda 10,000 People View Spectacle Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 5

The Palais Picture Theatre, adjoining the Palais Dance Hall, at St. Kilda, was completely destroyed by fire this afternoon. Half an hour…

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Sydney Fire Big [?] G[?]tted Extensive Damage Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 2

An outbreak of fire early this morning practically gutted the interior of Aberdeen House a sevenstoried building in Clarence street…

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Pine Forest Fire Damage at Murruguldrie Work of Years Destroyed Position Now Regarded as Secure

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 2

Mr. J. S. Parry, inspector of forests, returned to Wagga last night from his strenuous fight to save the Murrumguldrie State pine plantation, which…

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Bush Fires

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 1

For the past week Adelong district has been thoroughly in the grip of the fire fiend. Frantic appeals for assistance have come in to town from…

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Toll of the Bush Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 2

The heaviest losers in the big bush fires at Gerogery, near Albury, are Wyan De Little, of Wyumba station: John Daly, between Gerogery and…

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Bush Fires Rain Saves Forest Holbrook District Safe

The Daily Express · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 1

Messages received yesterday from centres which bush fires have been raging in the last three weeks, Indicated that all of the fires of any…

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Fire

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 6

He would not by a careless word Do injury to a man. Nor snatch from life one treasure More than honor truly can:…

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'Bus Destroyed Fire Follows Smash. Driver and Conductor Escape. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 2

There was a sensational securrence at Bondi at an early hour, to-day, when a large motor 'bus dashed over an embaukment 50 feet high, and was…

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Wagga Bush Fire

The Daily Express · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 2

When the Wagga Fire Brigade received a call to the Lagoon Bridge last night the bell was Tung, and theer was a big gathering of…

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Bush Fire Reports Greatly Exaggerated Prime Minister Regretful Instructions to Contradict MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 3

In the House of Representatives, the Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce, told Mr. Marks (N.S.W. Nat.) that he was sorry that exaggerated statements…

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Victorian Fires Beechworth and Myrtleford

The Daily Express · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 2

The bush fires in the Beechworth and Myrtleford districts of Victoria have become very serious, and are probably fiercer and covering a great…

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Big City Fire Blaze in Warehouse £73,000 Damage Caused. Firemen Fight for Three Hours. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 4

Damage estimated at £75,000 was caused by a fire which gatted the premises of Peterson, Boesen and Co., Ltd., warehousemen, at the corner of…

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Grass Fire in Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 4

The Wagga Fire Brigade was called out at about 10 o'clock last night to a g[?] fire near the Wollundry Lagoon Bridge. A few minutes' work…

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'Buses Destroyed by Fire

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 8

Two 'buses, valued at £1460, were destroyed by fire in a garage at Lakemba, last night…

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Warehouse Fire Another Sydney Loss Damage £60,000 SYDNEY

The Daily Express · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 1

Another big warehouse fire occurred between 5 and 6 o’clock this evening, and a five-storied solidly built stone building occupied by…

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Victoria's Bush Fires a Sorry Plight MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 1

Bush fires are still sweeping the whole countryside. The line of fire is estimated as at least 50 miles, between Plenty Ranges…

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Bush Fire Near Wallendbeen Making Towards Nubba

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 1

A fire started to-day on Mr. A. W. [?] on the Young side of Wallendbeen, and spread through Mr. A. Bolger's, [?], to…

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Melbourne Fires Another Conflagration Third Fire in a Week. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 3

The third Melbourne fire within a week occurred early this morning. Whe[?] the bedding, kapok, bedstead and furniture…

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Victorian Heat and Fires. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 2

To-day has been extremely hot in Melbourne. Bush fires are reported at Doncaster, Black Rock, Lorne, Edithvale, Black…

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