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Southern Highlands · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1928

17 stories in Southern Highlands's papers

Bowral Fire Brigade. Annual Re-union

Robertson Mail · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 4
Also in The Southern Mail

A representative gathering was present at the Annual Re-union of the Bowral Fire Brigade held at the Fire Station on Saturday evening…

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Suspicious Fire at Colo Vale. Railway Station Burnt

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 4

The railway station buildings at Colo Vale, near, Mittagong, were destroyed. by fire late on Saturday night…

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Motor Car on Fire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 August 1928 · page 2

A big limousine car, owned by Mrs. King, of "Gleneric," Moss Vale, was nearly destroyed by fire on Wednesday. The engine was…

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A Wonderful Save Mail Office Threatened by Fire. Detective at Work

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 August 1928 · page 4
Also in Robertson Mail

The chance visit of a traveller to Springett's Refreshment Rooms and the promptitude and energy…

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Won Money at the Races and Kept It in a Cardboard Box. Used Kerosene to Clean Counter Police Suspicious As to Cause of Bowral Fire. Coroner Returns Open Verdict

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 25 September 1928 · page 2
Also in Robertson Mail

Mr. R. W. Selby had £142 in a cardboard box in his shop on the night of the recent fire. He had won big sums backing horses. A kerosene bottle was found at the seat of the…

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Bowral Fire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 26 September 1928 · page 2

At the courthouse Bowrla, on Friday, Mr. G. A. Stevensor, P.M. conducted an inquiry concerning the fire which occurred in the "South…

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Factory Destroyed by Fire Residential Area Endangered

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 October 1928 · page 4

The Coronation Box Factory, in Aberorombie street, Redfore, was said in ruine by fire early on Saturday afternoon, and it was only by the…

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More Locals Alarm of Fire

Robertson Mail · Friday 2 November 1928 · page 5

Just as we were going to press yesterday (Thursday) afternoon the Bowral Fire Brigade received a call to Craigleburn. There was…

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Bush Fires Sweep the Country Mittagong Threatened Homes Destroyed and Country Laid Waste

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 November 1928 · page 2
Also in Robertson Mail

Wednesday, 7th Novcmocr, wm long be remembered in the Southern Highlands and constal districts. ; [?]fires swept through the…

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Bush Fires Mittagong Threatened

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 November 1928 · page 2

Wednesday, November 7th, will be long remembered by Mittagong residents. A fierce north-westerly wind rose early in the morning and…

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Fires "The Chateau" Burned to the Ground

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 November 1928 · page 2

"The Chateau," one of Robertson's oldest landmarks was completely destroyed by fire on Wednesday morning. The two storied…

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Moree Swept by Fire Two Hotels and Twenty Shops Destroyed

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 5 December 1928 · page 2

The disaster which overtook Mores in the early hours of Monday morning, when two of the leading hotels, more than a score of business…

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Cottage on Fire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 December 1928 · page 2

About 3 a.m. on, Friday morning an occupied cottage at the top of the golf links paddock was completely gutted by fire. The cause…

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