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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1926

1,023 stories in Riverina's papers · page 45 of 52

Royal Palace on Fire

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 9 December 1926 · page 2

A message from Bucharest, Rumania, states that the Royal Palace was set afire and badly damaged. The Royal family escaped without injury…

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Through Fire and Water

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 9 December 1926 · page 6

Wally Robinson, a station hand at Cooraldoral, Newtown Boyd (N.S.W.) has had a variety of experiences in the last fortnight. While fighting the…

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Bush Fire at Wagga

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 2

Fire fighters at North Wagga had a very bush two hours yesterday afternoon. At about noon a fire broke out, the origin of which is unknown, on…

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Bush Fire Coolamon Imperdled

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 2

A serious [?] out at above 11 p.m. Bri[?] morring on Mr. H. [?]vens[?] form [?] two rails from Coolamon an the Ganmale…

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Disinters Bush Fires. [?]Mous Casulties. [?] DEATHS.[?] [?]

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 3

A prov[?] [?] of rain stopped the de[?] been [?]re which[?] in the [?] and T[?]agiy dist[?] on Sunday. During the prrogres[?] of the…

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Bush Fire at North Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 2

Fire fighters at North Wagga had a very busy two hours yesterday afternoon on the paddocks of Messrs Giltrap, Hanson and Hale. At…

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Bush Fires Yesterday's Blaze a Fight to Save Mrs. Ronning's Wheat Narrow Escape for Mr. Len Harris's Home All the Latter's Grass Gone

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 1

YESTERDAY'S FIRE close to Cootamundra, which caused so much consternation ws bravely fought by a big crowd, men…

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Six Simultaneous Fires. Narromine

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 8

On Sunday morning a bush fire [?] posed to have broken out on property owned by J. Roberts, lanned by a [?] of wi[?], swp[?] over a large portion…

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Fire Brigade Expenditure

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 2

At last night's meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council a letter from the Board of Fire Commissioners showed that the estimated allotment by the…

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Early Morning Fire at Leeton

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 3

At a quarter past 3 o'clock on Monday morning a fire broke out at the rear portion of Odewahn's toy shop at Leeton. Mr. Odewahn got in his…

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Lightning Causes Fire. Extinguished by Ain

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 3

But for the copiou[?] of the [?] [?] followed the dust st[?] on Saturday last it is probable that the [?] [?] castt of Coolamon [?]…

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Zucharest Fire Royal Palace Damaged BUCHAREST

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 1

The Royal Palace, which, was rebuilt in 1885, was set on fire and seriously damaged. The Royal family evacuated the Palace…

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Bucharest Fire Royal Palace Damaged. Bucharest

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 2

The Royal Palace, which was rebuilt in 1885, was sot on fire and seriously damaged. The Royal family evacuated the Palace…

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Wind and Fire. Damage Round Forbes Forbes

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 3

Mr. Charies Schier’s property off 147[?] scres has been entirely swept by are. Burned and broken faeces are to be seen on every hand, and…

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Another Fire To-day On Ward Brothers' Jindalee

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 1

At 2.30 this afternoon a fire started on the property of Mr. Fred Ward, "Rosemount," Jindale, and the wind was driving it…

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Girl Severely Burned Pillow Set On Fire. Young Man Arrested. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 2

In the North Sydney Police Court this morning Adrian William Jones, 20, was charged with having broken into the dwelling of Eustace Bensley, of…

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Riverina Swept by Bush Fires Outbreaks Around Wagga Centre of Huge Conflagration. Rich Wheat Lands Devastated. Crops, Stock, and Fencing Destroyed. Houses and Occupants Have Narrow Escapes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1926 · page 4

Bush fires broke out in many parts of Riverina yesterday, destroying valuable crops, stock, grass oh pasture lands, and fencing. Settlers' homes, and, in some instances, their lives were imperilled. The…

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Many Fires in Sydney Record Temperature Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1926 · page 6

Flames are sweeping through French's Forest, near, Manly. More than 120 outbreaks of the occurred in various parts of the suburbs…

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Grass Fire in Gurwood Street

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1926 · page 4

At 1.50 yesterday afternoon the Wagga Fire Brigade received a call to a piece of vacant ground in Gurwood street, opposite that soap works, where…

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Houses Menaced Fierce Fires Near Port Kembla. Port Kembla

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1926 · page 6

With the temperature at 103 degrees in the shade, bush fires are raging all along the landward side of Port Kembla, A big fire is burning along…

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