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Fires & bushfires, 1926

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Fire Brigade Hours Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 16 June 1926 · page 4

A claim for a 44-hours week for fire Brigade employees was made before the Industrial commission today.. The application was opposed by the…

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Hotel Destroyed by Fire

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1926 · page 2

Damages estimated at £20,900 were caused by a fire which destroyed the Exchange Hotel at Charters Towers (Q.)…

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Died at a Fire

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1926 · page 3

In a disastrous fire which occurred at midnight on Monday on the Boulevarde, a big portion of the main business block of Woy Woy was…

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Great Fires New Zealand Biggest in History Wellington

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 June 1926 · page 2

A serious fire has broken out in the Westport Company's coal mine at Millerton. An important part of the mine is ablaze, and it is likely that quite a…

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Fire at Brawlin Springs Station Cottage Demolished Occupants' Narrow Escape

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1926 · page 1

Mr. W. P. Hearne and his two sons, Edward and Howard, narrowly escaped from a burning cottage on "Brawlin Springs" the other night…

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Coal Mine on Fire. Outbreak in New Zealand Wellington (N.z.), June 16

The Daily Express · Thursday 17 June 1926 · page 1

What is described as probably the biggest fire in the history of the coal mining In the Dominion, has broken out at the Wettport…

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Meat Works' Fire Probable Shortage MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 June 1926 · page 1

THE BOILING-DOWN works of Sims, Cooper, and Coy., at Newport, were partly destroyed by fire, this morning shortly after…

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Train on Fire. Five Persons In[?]nerated New York, June [?]

The Daily Express · Friday 18 June 1926 · page 1

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Heavy Fire Damage Adelaide, Sunday

The Daily Express · Monday 21 June 1926 · page 2

A spectacular fire occurred yesterday afternoon at the factory of E.S. Wigg and Son, stationers and bookbinders at Southwark, a suburb of…

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Two Big Fires NEARLY £50,000 Damage. Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 June 1926 · page 2

The factory of E. S. Wigg and Son, Ltd., stationers and bookbinders, was entirely destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The damage is estimated…

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Fire at Gilgandra £10,000 Damage Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 21 June 1926 · page 2

A Gilgandra message states that damage estimated at £10,000 was caused by a fire at the Old Western Stores, Miller Street, Gilgandra…

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Fires a Geelong Matter Three Fires in Three Months Melbourne

The Daily Express · Tuesday 22 June 1926 · page 1

Early this morning the Mechanics Institute, Ryrie Street, Geelong, was completely destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at [?]…

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Petrol Blaze Youth Severely Burned Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 June 1926 · page 1

A lighted match thrown on the roadway in front of a petrol pump at Windsor last night resulted in a youth named Anson receiving severe…

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Fire Takes Home and Business

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 June 1926 · page 2

Leslie Garrett's general store at Cudal, near Orange, together with the contents as well as the adjoining dwelling, was completely destroyed by…

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Melbourne Fire Match Factory Damaged MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 June 1926 · page 4

The Commonwealth Match Factory in Melbourne was damaged by fire last night. The loss is estimated to run into several thousands…

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Melbourne Match Works. Damaged by Fire Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 June 1926 · page 1

The Commonwealth match factory at Melbourne was damaged by fire last night. The loss is estimated to run into several thousands of pounds. A…

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Fire and the Hundredth Chance

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 24 June 1926 · page 5

In ninety nine cases out of a hundred, the motorist goes through his career with the car without having to endure a fire, but there are the less…

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Tokio University Damaged by Fire TOKIO

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 June 1926 · page 1

A FIRE broke out at the Tokio University in the chemical laboratory. The damage was estimated at one million yen…

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Three Women Killed Gelignite in a Fire Place Perth

The Daily Express · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 1

An inquest into the tragedy at the Group Settlement, 150 miles from Perth, near Bunbury. was held to-day Three women were killed owing to…

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Strikes at Shanghai Cotton Operatives Idle Fire Started and Brigade Attacked Shanghai

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 4

There is considerable unrest and agitation in local industrial circles A lightning strike was called in a Japanese ce[?]mill and 600 downed…

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