Plucky Fire=fighters Who Saved the Capital
The Sun · Sunday 31 January 1926 · page 1
Within the last few days part of the Federal capital site at Canberra has been in imminent danger from bush fires, and the old historic homestead of Yarralumla was gravely threatened. However, a fine effort by the employees of the Federal Capital Commission and others--some of whom, in spite of the intense heat, worked almost unceasingly for a day and a half beating out the advancing flames with wet bags and broken branches of trees--eventually saved the situation, and the outbreak is now under control. It was a great…
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Sunday Times · Sunday 31 January 1926 · page 2
A fire is reported to be raging in a coal mine at West Frankfort, where are explosion occurred on Friday, trapping 40 or 50 men. One is known to have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Razes Country Store to the Ground Outbreak at Narrandera NARRANDERA
Sunday Times · Sunday 31 January 1926 · page 1
Fire completely destroyed the business premises of G. V. Saunders and Co., general storekeepers, early this morning. The whole of the stock was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Fury 21,000 Acres Swept Big Loss Flames Break Loose Bathurst
The Sun · Sunday 31 January 1926 · page 2
About 21,000 acres of grass have been swept away by the fire that has raged round Tarana since Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood and Fire Fate Was Unkind to Him Lost His Home Port Kembla
The Sun · Sunday 31 January 1926 · page 5
Fate has been unkind to Mr. B. J. Anderson, of Port Kembla. Flood waters swirled through his home during the recent heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires. Albury District. Great Areas Burned. Albury
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 11
Dense smoke hangs over the district as the result of extensive bush ares. The fires have penetrated into a good class of country. There have been a dozen…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Vic. Townships in Peril Raging Bush Fires Many Homes Lost Melbourne
Evening News · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 7
MANY people, who are week-enders on the Dandenang Ranges, besides these who live there, will probably spend…
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The Labor Daily · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 5
FIRE-FIGHTERS are still grimly combating the terrific fires which are sweeping around Bathurst, leaving a trail of desolation and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Homes in Ashes Bush Fires Sweep Along Victorian Ranges Relief Train Volunteers Dash Through Flames in Riverina
The Sun · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 9
The fierce bush fires that have been racing through the Dandenong Ranges (Victoria) have left over 20 houses in ashes. Six fire-fighters rushing to assist in the grim battle against the flames narrowly escaped death when the hood of their car caught…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 7
At about 12.45 yesterday morning, be store of G. V. Saunders and Co. was destroyed by fire. The building [?]…
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Evening News · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 9
Two weatherboard cottages at Fairfield were destroyed by fire during the week-end. One was a five-roomed structure in…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 7
When the firemen arrivel at a building in Parker Street, city, which had caught alight yesterday, it looked as if the place was doomed to be gutted…
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The Labor Daily · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 5
A large fire b[?]coke out to-day at about 4.45 a.m. in Davis Bros.' store, situated at the corner of Heber and Balo Streets, in the centre of the town…
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The Labor Daily · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 6
Following the burning, of a row of shops in Forbes on Monday night, and the destruction by fire of the School of Arts building on Tuesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Linesmen's Smart Work Repairs After Fires Emlbourne
The Labor Daily · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 1
Bush fires last week were the cause of much interruption in telephone and telegraph services, owing to the poles being burnt…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires at Forbes. Six in One Week. Forbes
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 11
Four shops were burnt here on Monday night, and the School of Arts was [?] on Tuesday night. Again on Saturday morning about 1.30 o'clock the [?] was [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Country Fires. Eight Buildings Involved. Several Shops Destroyed. MOREE
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 11
A fire Which broke out early on Saturday morning completely destroyed Davis Bros. store, one of the largest in the town. The outbreak was first noticed about a guartor [?]…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 4
MOREE.--A disastrous fire occurred at about 5 o'clock on Saturday morning, when Davis Bros.' general store, at the corner of Heber and Balo…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Narrandera Fire. £5000 Damage. Narrandera
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 11
Fire destroyed the business premises of G. V. Saunders and Co., general storekeepers, early on Saturday morning. The whole of the stock was lost…
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The Labor Daily · Monday 1 February 1926 · page 5
Bush tires raged yesterday along the Cotter River watershed, and fanned by a strong wind almost reached the occupled part of the Federal territory…
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