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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1926

3,561 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 179

Destructive Fires Cottage at Bathurst Burnt

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 4

A college occupied by Mr. J. [?] in Durham Street, Bathurst, was burns to the ground and two other college badly damaged on Wednesday last. Three children, the only…

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Fire at Bakery

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 3

Burning rubbish set fire to a fence in a bakery in Vale-lane, Auburn, at the rear of a shop owned by Leo. B. Way at an early hour on Tuesday morning…

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Liverpool Fire Cottage Ablaze

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 3

On Sunday afternoon, a fire broke. out in a weatherboard cottage in Terminus-street Liverpool, owned and occupied by Mr. Robert Randel, wood and coal…

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Gosford Fire Gosford

The Sun · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 8

At 3 a.m. a fire broke out in Main street, Gosford--the business quarter --when three two-story weatherboard shops were destroyed…

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Fire House Completely Destroyed

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 3

At 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday, a fire occurred in the residence of Mr. Imlay, Waller-road, Blacktown, and in a very short time, the whole structure, consisting of…

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Thieves Are Suspected Fire in a Shop

Evening News · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 7

Thieves are suspected of having set fire to a lock-up shop in Edinburgh-road, Willoughby early to-day…

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Fire Victims. Charges of Neglect. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 11

Many allegations of neglect to supply adequate relief to victims of the bush fires were made to-day by the secretary of the Victorian branch of the Timber Workers' Union (Mr…

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In Gosford Fire Three Shops Destroyed GOSFORD

Evening News · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 5

A fire which broke out in Main-street early to-day destroyed three weatherboard shops. The fireman after a hard fight saved the adjoining…

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Bush Fires. the Season's Record. Forestry Commission's Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 16

The Forestry Commission of New South Wales has supplied a summary of information compiled from official reports, in which it states that the damage from bush fires…

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Under Control Victorian Bush Fires Winds Drop Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 3

Bush fires throughout Victoria are for the most part under control. Several fresh calls for help were made yesterday in the Plenty Ranges, but…

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Bush Fires. The Acheron Valley. Large Areas Affected. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 15

The fire reported as coming over the Acheron Valley yesterday spread over a large area to-day, due to a north wind blowing at 50 miles an hour. The fire spread cast and west,…

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Fire Officers

The Labor Daily · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 7

The recently' formed N.S.W. Fire Brigades Officers' Association is not an militant body. It was organised for the purpose of permitting the officers…

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Forest Fires Coroner's Finding Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 1

At the adjourned inquiry into the origin of the fire at Mount Erica, on December 18, the Coroner found that the fire was caused by employees of…

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Girl Fire Heroine

The World's News · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 7

ELLEN CURTIS, aged sixteen, has received a watch from the Mayoress of Oxford, in recognition of her plucky conduct in a fire at her…

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Night Blaze N.Z. Township Threatened Bucket Brigade's Work Auckland

The Sun · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 6

The little township of Kohukohu, north of Auckland, was swept by a disastrous fire. The outbreak occurred at night, and the whole population…

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Fire at Gosford Gosford

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 7

Three shops in the main street were destroyed by fire, early this morning. Other buildings were saved after a hard fight…

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Fire-fighter Latham's New Role

The Sun · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 6

Mr. Latham, Federal Attorney-General, has qualified as a bush-fire fighter. When he reached Sydney to-day, on…

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Fire in Township. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 16

A fire at Kohukohu township in North Auckland destroyed a business block, including the Bank of New South Wales…

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Fire Under Control Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 5

The fire at the Aberdale [?] Colliery seems to be well under control. Hourly records are kept of the…

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Willoughby Fire. Shop Damaged. Thieves Suspected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 16

The Chatswood police are making inquiries into a five which severely damaged a lockup shop in Edinburgh-road, Willoughby, early yesterday morning…

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