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Fires & bushfires, 1926

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Big Humula Fire

The Daily Express · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 2

Late last night reports reached Wagga that a big are was burning near Humula toward Carabost and on and around Cartoons…

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Canberra Blaze Twenty Miles Frontage. Smoke Screened Capital. Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 4

The bush fire at Canberra now has a front of 20 miles, the whole of the Federal Territory being covered with a thick pall of smoke. The flames…

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Brucedale Fire Caused by Chaffcutter

The Daily Express · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 2

The “Daily Express” of yesterday contained reference to a fire at Brucedale on Thursday. Further information yesterday elicited that…

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The Canberra Fire Flames Cross Murrumbidgee Canberra

The Daily Express · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 1

After a night of anxiety and desperate fighting at every rise of the wind through the hot night, scores or men from the line along the…

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Village in Jeopardy Fourteen-mile Fire Lankey's Creek

The Daily Express · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 1

A Fire with a fright of nearly -14 milos has had the [?] in to fort for several days [?] It started at they Mounts Painter…

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Jingellic District Fire Near the Glen the Glen

The Daily Express · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 1

All of the men of the district are out at the area. One which started about sight and a half miles away toward Jingellic has burned…

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Bush Fire Promptly Stopped

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 2

There was a splendid save on the properties of General Mackay and Mr F. [?]ssingth wal[?] last Wednesday, when the famous Wallendbeen Bush…

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Bush Fires in Victoria Twenty Homes Gone MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 1

Terrific bush fires raged throughout the Dundenong Ranges, Victoria, yesterday. Already about twenty houses have…

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Bush Fires Progress Being Checked Fresh Outbreak Near Adelong

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 2

According to the reports received yesterday the big bush fires which have been raging among the southern hills are in some cases now out, and in…

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Bush Fires Tumut Outbreaks Hills Hidden by Smoke Tumut

The Daily Express · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 1

The fires in this district have practically burned out where they and likely to do great damage Further back into the mountains they…

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The Smoke Screen Bush Fire a Mile From Gundagai. Soldier Settlers Suffer

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 3

Mr. Jack Isaac, one of the Tarrabandra soldier settlers, rode up to his back paddock about 2 p.m. on Saturday and went into a hut to get…

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Blaze Near Viaduct

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 2

Late yesterday afternoon a grass fire started on the paddock by the river next to the woollen mills paddock in Tarcutta-street, and towards…

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Victorian Fires Residences in Danger Melbourne

The Daily Express · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 2

Fierce bush fires are raging in the Doncaster, Box Hill and Healesville districts. Several residences are in danger…

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The Fire Fiend Busk Fire Raging Close to Gundagai

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 2

Two o'clock Monday! Thermometer says 104 in the shade. Town covered with a thick of…

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Fire at Narandera Narandera

The Daily Express · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 2

Early this morning the store of G. V. Saunders [?]d Co., East Street, was totally destroyed by fire. The building consisted of [?]rapery…

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Woolshed on Fire No Chance of Saving

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 2

At 2 p.m. to-day a fire started in Mr. Creswick's fine big woolshed at Wambidgee. At 2.30 p.m. the blaze was raging,…

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Sheep Burned Wymah Fire Report Albury

The Daily Express · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 1

|t is reported from Wyma[?] in the Upper Murray, that a fire which broke out on Mr. Bower’s property at 1.30 p.m. to-day destroyed more…

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Fire at Moree £16,000 Damage Mooree

The Daily Express · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 2

Davis Brothers’ store, one of the largest general store in Moree together with the whole of its contents were destroyed by fire early this…

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Big Narandera Fire. £500 Loss. Board Representative Present. Narandera

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 2

At about 12.45 on Saturday morning the big store of G. W. Saunders & Co., East-street, Narandera, was complitely destroyed by fire…

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Motor Vehicle Burned Lankey’s Creek Fire Lankey’s Creek

The Daily Express · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 1

The bush fire which has burned form the Murray River near the main Albury Road has now travelled 30 miles, and is still [?]ging to towards…

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