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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1927

880 stories in Riverina's papers · page 26 of 44

Candle Causes Fire Infant Burnt to Death

The Daily Express · Friday 6 May 1927 · page 3

Young children of Mr. and Mrs. Stagemann, of Lockrose, took a candle to a bedroom to look at their baby sister, who was asleep in her…

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Fire in Rockhampton Rockhampton

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 May 1927 · page 2

Worshippers at the Cathedral were disturbed last night by a fire in a building opposite…

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Fire at Junee Junee

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 May 1927 · page 2

A fire commenced in a detached portion of Mrs. E. L. Crawley's home near Junee, this morning. The absence of telephone communication prevented…

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Fire at Quandialla Quandialla

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 May 1927 · page 2

A fire destroyed promises occupied by Mr. Priestly as refreshment rooms. Everything in the building was consumed. Fire-fighters did splendid work…

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£12,000 Damage Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Monday 9 May 1927 · page 1

Damage of £12,000 was caused by fire, which gutted two stories of a building situated at 586 Bourke Street early this morning. The Standard…

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Fire at Muttama

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 May 1927 · page 2

A Sunshine thresher, a clyde waggon, and a small shed were destroyed by fire on the property of Mr. Arthur Duncan at Muttama, on the opposite…

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Further Devastation Fire a Further Horror Kansas City

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 May 1927 · page 1

More than 200 persons were killed many hundreds were injured, and damage estimated at 2,000,000 dollars (£400,000) was caused by tornadoes…

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U. S. A. TORNADO 200 KILLED; 550 Injured Fire Adds to the Horror Montreal May 9

The Daily Express · Wednesday 11 May 1927 · page 2

New York reports that the cyclonic winds, rains, and storms did much damage in sections of Missouri Kansas, Nebraska Texas, Jowa and…

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Flinders Lane Fire Damage £10,000 MELBOURNE

The Daily Express · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 2

Damage estimated at £50,000 was caused by fire which practically gutted the premises known as Morton House, in Fliuders Lane, this…

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Big Melbourne Fire Estimated Damage £100,000. MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 4

Morton House, a four-storied soft goods warehouse in Flinders Lane, occupied by several firms, was badly damaged by a fire, which threatened…

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Bush Fires Commission's Report Crop Insurance Dealt with Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 1

That lack of care is the c[?]e of the great majority of bush fires is the decision arrived at by the Commission, which inquired into the…

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Tumbarumba Fire Man and Wife Charged Tumbarumba

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

An elderly married couple were committed for trail by the coroner, following an inquiry into a fire which destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs…

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Bush Fires Scheme for Prevention Royal Commission's Rindings Fire Control Board

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 2

The Royal Commission, appointed by Government to investigate the cause of bush fires in the State, and to suggest proposals for their…

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Saved by Brigade Fire in High School COWRA

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 3

Shortly after 7 a.m. on Sunday a fire was discovered near one of the lobbies in the Intermediate High School, but was extinguished before…

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Another Town Fire. Mr. C. J. Petrich's Fins Grocery Store

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 2

The fire alarm was again sounder on Monday rooming at about 4 o'clock, and on Investigation it was found that Mr. C. J Petrich's fine…

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Bush Fire Melbourne

The Daily Express · Wednesday 18 May 1927 · page 1

An elderly man named Heitze, who is blind and paralysed, was [?] last night by men from the Flinders Naval Base, when his home was threatened…

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Bush Fires Lack of Care Preventive Measures Lessons for Children

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 May 1927 · page 6

That lack of care is the cause of a great majority of bush fires is the decision arrived at by the Commission which inquired into bush fires with a…

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Victorian Bush Fire Bind Man and Wife Rescued. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 May 1927 · page 2

An elderly man named Heitze, who is blind and paralysed, was rescued at night by men from the Flinders oval Base when his home was…

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Bush Fires. Commission's Decisions

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1927 · page 3

That lack of care is the cause of a great majority of bush fires is the decision arrived at by the Commission which inquired into bush fires with a…

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