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South Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1929

32 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 2

Fire on Beach Road

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 3

When people corn to talk of Friday day, January 4, 1929 they will remember that it was exceptional hot and that there was an exasperating…

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Bush Fires

The South Coast Register · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 1

When this paper went to press the latest news received of the bush fires raging on Cambewarra Mountain was they were practically under control…

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More Bush Fires Cambewarra Again

The South Coast Register · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 1

The terrible experiences told of the recent bush fires some weeks ago on Cambewarra Mountain were again met with on Wednesday by…

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A Nasty Burn From The Bush Fires

The Nowra Leader · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 4

On Friday last when the hash fires were raging, Messrs. Alf. Dare and his son, Ivan, had occasion to go to Tomerong for a load of sleepers…

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Terrific Heat in the Shoal haven District. Bush Fires at Tomeron and Wandandian. Fruit and Vegetable Chops Destroyed

The Nowra Leader · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 1

[?] was a dat will [?] for its torrfic held [?] registering form 106 to [?] shude. The firs…

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Bush Fires and Abominable Weather. Houses and Content. and Other Property Destroyed at Tomerong and Cambewarra. Two Bridges Burnt

The Nowra Leader · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 5

After the awful heat on Friday last it was hoped that the conditions with tho advent of thunderstorms on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday…

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Burnt Out. Mr. V. Veitch's Residence. Motor Lorry Saved

The Nowra Leader · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 5

The residence of Mr. Vero Voitch, on the Prince's Highway, between Milton and Ulladulla. was destroyed by fire on…

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Serious Fires

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 1

Bush-fires have played havoc in all directions during the week, but happily our own immediate locality has so far escaped. A car load…

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Crash.! No. 2 Blast Furnace No More. Spectacular Destruction. "Fire!" "She's All Set," "Keep Back!" "Let 'er Go." Boom! Cr-r-ash!

The Nowra Leader · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 8

No. 2 blast furnace has fallen. And there it lice, the pride of Lithgow for nearly twenty years, a relic of man's handicraft, now a piece of…

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Bush Fires

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 3

Wednesday last was a sort of "black day" for Shoalhaven. The heat was terrific, rendered all the, more so by bush fires that raged in…

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Last Wednesday’s Fires

The Bega District News · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 2

Mr Chris. [?] of Angledale’ was one of the heaviest sufferers. He has a very choice Jersey herd, and all his grass and feed have gone…

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Fire at Barrengarry

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 2

On Sunday a fire swept across from the foot of Barrengarry Mountain to Bunker’s Hill, and before it was got under control an immense amount of…

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Machine Gets Fire from Sun

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 4

A new solar-heat machine is being tried in the search of science for cheaper fuel source than coal. The mirrors focus the sun’s rays in one…

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The Bush Fire Demon

The Bega District News · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 2

Last week’s bush fires, which left a trail or devastation, through the Bega district, emphasize the fact that man, despite all his progress in…

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The Fires

The Bega District News · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 2

In previous notices we omitted mention of the destruction on the farms of the K. Hergenhan Estate, Dave Miller, J. H. Beht, and M…

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The Cambewarra Fire

The Nowra Leader · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 1

The fire that did all the damage at Cambewarra last week was caused by the lightning striking a tree on the previous day--Tuesday…

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Fire at Kangaroo Valley

The South Coast Register · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon a bush fire broke out at the back of Kangaroo Valley towards Budgong, and a considerable quantity of fencing and…

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Busk Fire on Budgong Kangaroo Valley Endangered

The South Coast Register · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 3

Last week a big bush fire was burning in the Budgong district, and for a time the outlook was very serious. The properties of Messrs. Martin…

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Bush Fire Organisation

The Bega District News · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 2

At Mumbulla shine meeting on Monday the Engineer, Mr McMillan, suggested something, in the way of organisation and provision of fire…

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Fire Scare

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 1

Although the clay was exceptionally cool, and not one on which bushfires might be ordinarily looked for, there was a mild fire scare at…

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