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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1926

1,023 stories in Riverina's papers · page 19 of 52

Big Fire At Melbourne MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 1 March 1926 · page 1

Myers's bulk stores, in Swanson street north, were partly destroyed by fire at four o'clock this morning. The flames spread with remarkable…

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Forest Menaced By Bush Fires MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 March 1926 · page 1

Bush fires are still menacing the State Pine Forests at Whittleson. Many fire-fighters are employed keeping back the flames…

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Stores Afire Bio Melbourne Blaze. Estimated Damage £50,000 MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 March 1926 · page 1

Messrs. Myer Bros.' bulk stories, in Swanston street, North Melbourne, were partly destroyed by fire at 4 o'clock this morning. The flames…

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Gocup Public Meeting Fire Fighters' Association Formed

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 2 March 1926 · page 1

As a result of the frequent outbreaks of fire in the district this season, the Parents and Citizens' Association convened a public meeting…

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Big Melbourne Fire Fifty Thousand Damage Melbourne

The Daily Express · Tuesday 2 March 1926 · page 1

A fire destroyed Myers and Co’s bulk store at North Melbourne at 4 o’clock this morning. The damage is estimated at…

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Forest in Danger £1,000,000 in Pine Trees Victorian Fires Continue Melba's Message to Women

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 March 1926 · page 2

A fire now threatens the State pine forest at Whittlesen, valued at about £1,000,000. An outbreak occurred party to-day, and men are fighting…

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Adelong Bush Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 March 1926 · page 2

There was an urgent call for men to fight a fire which broke out close to Mr. R. H. Sharp's residence, at [?] Adelong, on Saturday…

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The Bush Fires Victorian Relief Funds Fire Prevention Conference Melbourne

The Daily Express · Wednesday 3 March 1926 · page 2

The commissioner of Forestry of New South Wales Is calling a conference of corsetry experts to discuss the best moans of fire flighting for…

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Wagga's Phantom Fires

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 March 1926 · page 2

Exaggerated press reports about disastrous fires at Wagga have been so sedulously circulated throughout Australia that the popular impression…

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Victorian Fires Still Rage MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 March 1926 · page 1

Although bush fires on Mount Disappointment are still raging, the position is not now regarded as serious. Further reinforcements of…

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Encircled by Flames Party of Fire-fighters Cut Off Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 March 1926 · page 2
Also in Daily Advertiser

A number of men who are fighting the bush fires in Whittlesen district have been surrounded by a ring of [?] A motor bus with food and…

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The Big Bush Fires

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1926 · page 2

A Melbourne message states that on Mount Plenty and the surrounding district gangs of fighters are still battling against the great bush fires…

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Bush Fire Relief Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 4 March 1926 · page 1

The bush fire relief funds now totals £142,745…

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Hemmed in by Fires

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 March 1926 · page 2

Fire fighters are still hemmed in by flames int he Whittles[?] district. Two men on horseback made a dash through the ring of flame and took food…

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Town Destroyed by Fire (Reuter Service) [?]

The Daily Express · Thursday 4 March 1926 · page 1

A report from Newport [?] [?] states that troops [?] [?] the [?] of [?] present [?]…

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U.s.a. Town Destroyed by Fire

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 March 1926 · page 5

Arkansas troops were patrolling the ruins of the small town of Newport on Tuesday, to prevent looking following a 1,500,000 dollars fire, which…

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Town Destroyed by Fire VANCOUVER, March 2

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 4 March 1926 · page 2

A report from Newport (Arkansis) states that troops are patrolling the rains of this small town to prevent looting after a fire wich destroyed 200…

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Local and General Bush Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 2

A bush fire Cootumundra this afternoon. It started on Mr. Arthur Moure's and extended to Mr. Lin Thompson's…

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Car on Fire

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 2

Constable McKay, of Yenda, must have been struck with the agility of Leeton's shopkeepers on Tuesday last, when Ms single seater car…

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