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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1927

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"Railway Engine Responsible" Cause of Tarago Fire Coroner Concludes Inquiry GOULBURN

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 1

THE INQUIRY into the disastrous fire which ravaged the property of Lehane Brothers, at Tarago, on December 10, 1026, was concluded…

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Bush Fire Relief

The Daily Express · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 2

The Secretary for Railways. Mr. W. Morris, has written Mr. M. Kilpatrick M.L.A, as follows:—[?] have you letter of the 1st instant on the…

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Bush Fire Relief Applications for Sleepers Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

Replying to Mr. Ball in the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Premier, Mr. Lang, said that applications for old railway sleepers by settlers whose…

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Fire Alarm

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 4

An outbreak of fire out in Mr. Bill Morris's caused some excitement yesterday. It was washing day, and a spark from the fire box started the…

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Fire Brigades Bill SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 1

The Executive Council yesterday decided to bring the Fire Brigades Amendment Bill into operation on March 8…

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Fire Brigades Bill. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 2

The Executive Council to-day decided to bring the Fire Brigades Amending Bill into operation on March 8. The chairman of the Fire Brigades…

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Fire Brigades Bill Rise for Chairman Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 1

The Executive Council to-day decided to bring the Fire Brigaded Amending Still into operation on March 8. The Chairman of the Fire Brigades…

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Vuluma Bush Fire

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 2

Authentic reports of the hush fire on Mr. R. S. Drummond's property at Yuluma show that more than 2000 acres of grass and several miles of…

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Bush Fire Victims Railway Commissioners Make Sleepers Available

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 6

Mr. Kilpatrick, M.L.A., has received a letter, dated February 5, from the secretary of the Railway. Commissioners a reference to the relef of…

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Fire Alarm

The Daily Express · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 2

The Wagga Fire Brigade was called out yesterday to an outbreak in a [?] between Best and Fox Streets, near Edward Street. Some dry grace…

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Fire in Lane

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 2

About 11.45 o'clock yesterday morning the fire brigade received a call to a grass fire in a lane off Edward-street, between Fox and Best Streets…

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Endowment What It Involves Stupendous Fi[?]res Quoted Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 2

Statistics pre[?] to the Legislative Assembly to-day by the Minister for Labor and Industry, Mr. [?]deley, in moving the second reading…

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Bush Fires Farmers' Heavy Losses Urangeline Outbreak

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 6

This season the farmers in Riverina have suffered heavy losses as a result of numerous bush fires. The total damage is not yet known, but when it…

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Bush Fires Commission. No Visits to Country Centres

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 4

The general secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr. Cambridge, interviewed the chairman of the Bush Fires Commission…

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Correspondence Bush Fire Brigades (To the Editor)

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 2

Sir.—In your issue of the 4th February were suggested lines or organisation for Bush Fire Brigades. These suggestions appear from time to…

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Bush Fire. on Cowabbie Much Damage Done

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 6

Last Friday’s bush are in the Cowabbie district originated on the northern boundary of Mr. G. W[?]land’s property at about 10.30 a.m. and lanced by a…

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Bush Fires Inquiries by Commission No Visits to Country Centres

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 3

The general secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr. Cambridge, interviewed the chairman of the Bush Fires Commission, Mr…

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Ganmain News FIRES

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 2

[?] in the district on Wednesday, Mrs. Harry Hamblin [?] learning and valuable [?]. The progress of the [?] was [?]…

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Correspondence. the Cowabbie Fire (The Editor, “Coolamon Review)

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 2

Dear sir.—With reference to the Cowabbie fire, [?] stated in [?] from that it was supposed to have [?] in any term. Evideully your…

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