Big Fire at Eden
Four wooden buildings in the main street of Eden were destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. They were owned by Mr J. A. Boyd,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1926
37 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 2
Disastrous Fire
Mr. Walter Smith had the misfortune to have his home totally destroyed by fire on Friday night last. Mr. and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mondays Heat Cobargo Tops the State with 114 in the Shade. Bega Scores 111. Disastrous Bush Fires
Last Monday’s heat wave eclipsed anything previously experienced on the South Coast. Twenty years or so back, on the occasion of the…
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Monday last was the hottest day experienced in this district for many years. Even early in the morning long before any bash fires were…
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The excessive heat, no doubt, on Monday last, was largely responsible for what might easily have been serious conflagrations at tho homes…
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Mr. Cyril Blackett, of Sussex Inlet had the misfortune to have his property at St. Georgeâs Basin, destroyed by fire. The bush fires are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bush Fires. Home Burnt Out at St Georges' Basin. Motor Lorry Driven Into The Lake To Avoid Flames
Wednesday last was a day of bush fires and terrific heat in the Shoalhaven district. The clanging of the bell at the Nowra Fire Brigade…
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On Wednesday about noon the Nowra fire bell changed out en alarm, and the firemen promptly got out the reel an 1 hose, but only proceeded a…
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Owing to the falling timber the passage over the Berry Mountain was rendered considerably unsafe for traffic on Wednesday night and…
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Bush fires have been prevalent throughout the district during the week. As a result Mr. A, Hearne suffered to some extent by the loss of…
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The scorching heat of last week was productive of extensive bush fires all over the country, Victoria having an experience in that…
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The fire-fighters on Wednesday had a more stiennous time than was at first thought. They were kept busy at the western end of the town,…
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A band of fire-fighters around Boronia the western face of the Dandenongs, had diverted the flames towards the mount, and were trying to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Another Disastrous Fire in Bega. Abdallah’s Store and Bed Flag Corner Totally Destroyed. Great Work by Fire Brigade
Bega is getting a bad; reputation for fires. Within the last few months there have been four, three of them in the business portion of the town,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →What Our Contemporaries Say. [?] Causes Fire
During the [?] disturbance which passed over Tweed Heads [?] and she [?] district on Monday afternoon. a [?] on…
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At the Coronerâs Court on Tuesday last, before Mr. C. W. Craig, an inquiry was held into the circumstance of the fire which occurred…
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An inquiry was held on Tuesday by Mr. C. W. Craig, Kiama district coroner, into the circumstances concerning a fire at Gerringong on 24th…
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On Monday one of Clark and McLeanâs Albion motor lorries, driven by Mr. Don. McLean to Barrengarry, for the purpose of picking up…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sanitary Site Still Hangs Fire Mr. Currie to Come Down Again
Gerringong Council is still looking for a sanitary site. There is now another site in the running âthe reserve near the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Destroyed by Fire Camden Vale Milk Depot
On the 27th of July the Camden Vale Milk Depot, at Camden, was destroyed by fire. The outbreak occurred a little before four oâclock in…
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