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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1926

3,561 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 179

Five Shops Burnt Tweed Heads Blaze £30,000 Estimated Damage Tweed Heads

The Sun · Monday 8 March 1926 · page 11

Fire destroyed, live business, places at Tweed Heads early this morning,, and had it not been for the excellent work of the volunteer fire brigade the…

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"Sunday Sun" Effect of Small Fire

The Sun · Monday 8 March 1926 · page 9

A small fire occurred in "The Sun" office yesterday morning. It was quickly put out, but small though It was the water managed to percolate to…

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16 Cars Burnt Two Garages Alight Fires in Melbourne Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 8 March 1926 · page 8

Sixteen motor cars stored at J. C. Leahy's garage, Grey-street, East Melbourne, were damaged by fire yester- day afternoon. The damage is…

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Fire at "Sun" Office Saved by Sprinklers

The Labor Daily · Monday 8 March 1926 · page 5

A fire broke out on the second floor of the office of "Sun" Newspapers Ltd. at an early hour on Sunday morning, but through the efficiency of the…

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Forest Fire in State Reserve Cessnock

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 March 1926 · page 7

The State forestry reserve, of 1000 acres, in the Broken Back ranges, about 12 miles from Cessnock, caught fire late on Friday evening…

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Woman Burnt Benzine on Fire Brisbane

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 March 1926 · page 9

Mrs. May Belle Tregear, residing at Hill Street, Wynnum, was the victim of a serious burning accident yesterday…

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"Cheerful News" Shakespeare Theatre Fire London, March 6

The Sun · Monday 8 March 1926 · page 1

Fire practically destroyed the famous Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-on-Avon. Fire brigades, aided by the towns…

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Memorial Theatre Destroyed by Fire London, March 6

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 March 1926 · page 7

A fire has destroyed the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre and Tower at Stratford-on-Avon. The museum and picture gallery were saved…

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Border Affair Cantonese Troops Fire on French Pekin, March 7

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 March 1926 · page 7

Foreign official despatches state that on March 2 a body of Cantonese Regulars, endeavoring to occupy the town of Tonghing, in Kwangtung Province,…

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Stratford-on-avon. Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. Destroyed by Fire. London, March 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 March 1926 · page 11

Fire has destroyed the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre and tower at Stratford-on-Avon. The museum and picture gallery were saved. A passer-by at 3 o'clock in the afternoon…

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Bush Fires Still Taking Toll Grenfell

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 March 1926 · page 9

Bush fires raged on the Weddin Mountains over the week-end, threatening properties on the eastern side. Yesterday many were engaged fighting…

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Holocaust Grim Stories of Victorian Bush Fires How 20 Were Burned Coroner Praises Work of Survivors

The Sun · Tuesday 9 March 1926 · page 9

Those who survived the fierce flames of the Victorian bush fires buried themselves in mud and in creeks away from the roaring flames. Many were scorched and blind. The 20 persons who were caught were literally roasted alive,…

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Victorian Bush Fires Grim Tales of Death Told by Survivors at Inquest How Victims Rushed to Doom Panic-stricken in Blazing Forest Terrible Ordeals of Trapped Settlers Melbourne

Evening News · Tuesday 9 March 1926 · page 7

HEART-RENDING STORIES of the grim fight for life of numerous men, women, and children during the recent bush fires in the Gilderoy district, were told at the inquiry held to-day at Yarra Junction into the…

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Destroyed by Fire

Evening News · Tuesday 9 March 1926 · page 1

A fire destroyed an unoccupied four-roomed cottage in New Zealand-street Parramatta, early to-day. It was owned by Joseph Miller, of…

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Fire Brigades Officers' Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1926 · page 6

The N.S.W. Fire Brigades Officers' Association, which was recently formed, has been organised for the purpose of permitting the officers to be instructed on chemical action…

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Newtown Fire. Coroner's Inquiry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1926 · page 6

According to evidence given at the City Coroner's Court yesterday, five separate outbreaks of five were discovered in a shop occupied by Lahood Bolous, an Assyrian, at 393…

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Five Separate Fires Newtown Shop Inquiry by Coroner

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 9 March 1926 · page 5

At the Coroner's inquiry yesterday into the fire which took place on February 4 at premises in King Street. Newtown, then…

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£30,000 Blaze Tweed Heads Damage Six Shops Destroyed Tweed Heads

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 9 March 1926 · page 5

One of the biggest fires in the history of Tweed Heads occurred this morning, when Mortey's drapery store, Morley's chemist shop…

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Draught Horse Race At Fire Brigades' Carnival

Evening News · Tuesday 9 March 1926 · page 2

Draught horses will show their speed at the N.S.W. Fire Brigades hospitals' art union and charities carnival on April 17. They will compete in the…

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Mysterious Fire House Totally Destroyed Owner is Suspicious

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1926 · page 2

"I think in my own heart that someone set fire to the place, but I cannot accuse anyone, because I do not think I have any enemies out there."…

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