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Southern Highlands · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1926

13 stories in Southern Highlands's papers

Bowral Fire Brigade

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 2

The annual re-union of the Bowral Fire Brigade was held at the Fire Station on New Year's Eve. There was a good attendance of…

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Bowral Fire Brigade

Robertson Mail · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 2

The annual re-union of the Bowral Fire Brigade was held at the Fire Station on New Year's Eve. There was a good attendance of…

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Wrong Place for a Fire

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 3
Also in Robertson Mail

When the alarm of "Fire" was raised at Narrandera the other night it was discovered that the outbreak was in the last place to be suspected…

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Fire and Water. the Marvels of the Swamp

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 2
Also in Robertson Mail

The Bowral Council paid a visit to Wingecarribee [?]to discuss with Mr. Schofield some matters in connection with the tapping of…

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Bush Fires in Victoria

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 2

Disastrous loss of life has attended the extensive bush fires in Victoria. So far as has been ascertained 28 persons have been burned to death…

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Numerous Fires

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 2

The fire bell has been continually clanging of late, two occasions being for grass fires which threatened homesteads. On Saturday a…

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Disastrous Fire at Tomsra

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 November 1926 · page 2

A fire at Temora on Monday morning destroyed the stores of James Thorns, Ltd., causing damage of approximately £30,000…

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Fire at Burradoo

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 December 1926 · page 4

On Thursday 25th ultime, a fire originated in a rubbish heap on Mr. W. H. [?] property at Burradon and soon [?] to spread by…

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Country Devastated by Fire Marulan Threatened

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 15 December 1926 · page 2

Appailing damage, stated by some to amount to nearly £2,000,000 has been caused by the bush fires which swept the southern and western…

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Bush Fires Around Mandemar

Robertson Mail · Tuesday 21 December 1926 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

On Friday last the worst fire since the year 1903-4 visited Mandemar. Aided by the hot, dry north-wester the fire made rapid progress. It…

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