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Fires & bushfires, 1926

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Six Killed In Fire Dublin County Mystery Doors of Blazing Mansion Locked London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1926 · page 6

Three men and three women were killed in a fire at a mansion in the Coolock district, in the County of Dublin, early this morning. The fire…

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Fatal Fire Three Men Killed Boarding House Destroyed Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 5 April 1926 · page 1

A report from Walcha states that three lives were lost, and injuries were sustained by a number of persons, at a fire which brake out…

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Big Fire Wool Store Gutted Very Heavy Loss London, April. 6

The Daily Express · Monday 5 April 1926 · page 1

Thousands of[?]bales of wool were destroyed in a spectacular fi[?], in which a five-st[?]rey dockside ware house at Sha[?] was…

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£260,000 Wool Store Fire

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 April 1926 · page 2

The damage caused by the Shadwell wool store fire is estimated at £250,000 Two thousand six hundred bales of wool, worth £80 each, were destroyed…

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Launch on Fire Auckland, April 5

The Daily Express · Tuesday 6 April 1926 · page 1

An explosion on a launch returning to Tanpo from Zane G[?]ey’s fishing camp. set the launch on fire. The owner, Boss. saved himself by…

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London Wool Fire London, April 5

The Daily Express · Tuesday 6 April 1926 · page 1

The damage done in the fire at the wool store at Shadwell is estimated at £350,000. Two thousand six hundred bales…

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Peking Air Raids Woman Killed by Bomb Another Bets Fire to Palace Shanghai

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 April 1926 · page 2

Reutcr's Peking correspondent states that the daily air strife is more intense this morning. Three machines dropped 12 bombs. One killed a woman…

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Fire at Albury

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 2
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At Albury early yesterday morning two shops owned by Mr. R[?] at the corner of wilson and Macauley streets were destroyed by fire. One…

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A Tragic Fire Six Persons Killed English Mansion Outted

The Daily Express · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 2

The latest [?] of English newspapers contain reports of a fire that destroyed the hell at Oulton Park, near Tarporley, chessire, the seat of,…

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Thirty-two Killed Big Fire in Egypt (Reuter Service) CAIRO, April 6

The Daily Express · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 1

A fire at Tantah, which was raging tor 24 hours, resulted in 32 persons being killed and 4,090 becoming homeless…

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Country Fire Toowoomba

The Daily Express · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 1

Details of another country fire have been received by the Too Woomba police. The outbreak occurred early to-day…

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Outbreak Of Fire Police Making Inquirer. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 1

A fire broke out early this morning in the shop of Mrs. Paltie, second hand dealer, in Grown street, Darling horst. Deputy Officer Nance, who…

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Oil on Fire an Enormous Blaze Damage Ten Thousand Ool[?]. (Reuter Service) VONCAUVER, April 7

The Daily Express · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 1

A message from San Luis Obi[?]po Ca[?]fornia, says that loss, estimated at 10,000,000 dollars resulted on the Union Oil Company’s fields on…

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House Destrdyed Fire at Turvey Park

The Daily Express · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 2

About 7 o’clock last night, a fire broke, out at the residence of Mr. J. Anderson, Turvey Park, Wagga, and within half-an-hour the house was…

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Fire at Bethungra Inmates Escape Through Window

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 4

A house occupied by Mr. and. Mrs Hazel, who have not long resided it Bethungra was destroyed by fire When the fire was discovered it had…

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Fire At, Turvey Park Four Boomed House Destroyed

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 5

At 6.35 o'clock last night the Wagga Fire Brigade received a call through the telephone exchange, and immediately proceeded to a abrocement and…

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Terribly Burned Explosion and Fire Man in Critical Condition Mullumbimby

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 4

Very little hope is held out for the recovery of a man named Estrich, who terribly burned at his home at Mullumbimby at two o'clock this…

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The Oil Fire Further Outbreaks £13,000,000 DOLLAR LOSS(Reuter Service) Los Angeles, April 8

The Daily Express · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 1

Two and three-quarter million gallons of oil in reservoirs on the area of the Union Oil company, whose tanks at San Luis Obispo…

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To Oilfields Fire Enomous Damage (Reuter Service) Los Angeles, April 10

The Daily Express · Monday 12 April 1926 · page 2

The fires on the California tanks farms of the Union oil co. the most spectacular fires in American petroleum history-were [?]…

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