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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1901

213 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 11

Fatal Fire at Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 28

Shortly before 3 o'clock on Monday morning a fire broke out in the produce store of Daniel Slade, at Leichbardt. During the operations of the fire brigade, Edward John Roberts…

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Fire on a Racecourse

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 29

While the A[?]arat race meeting was being held in the blazing hot weather, with an excellent attendance, a fire broke out in the course in the afternoon, and caused a stampede…

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Fire at Carrathool. Dwelling and Contents Destroyed

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 2

Early on Wednesday morning, the dwelling house at Carrathool, occupied by Mr. Geo. W. Terry and his family, was completely destroyed by fire, together with its…

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Hay Fire Brigade

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 18 February 1901 · page 2

A meeting of members of the Hay Fire Brigade was held at the Council Chambers on Friday night for the purpose of electing officers…

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Fire at Carrathool

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 18 February 1901 · page 4

A disastrous fire occurred at Carrathool early on Wednesday morning last, when a dwelling house occupied by Mr. G. W. Terry was destroyed,…

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The Hay Fire Brigade

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 4

A meeting of the members of the Hay Fire Brigade was held last night at the Council Chambers for the purpose of electing officers…

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The Lath Bush Fire at Jindera

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 24

A correspondent writes to say that in the recent fire Elm Park lost only 700 acres of grass and three miles of fencing, with 200 acres of stubble. That the whole place was not burnt…

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Fire at Carrathool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 28

Early on the 13th inst., the dwelling bouse at Carrathool, occupied by Mr. Geo. W. Terry and his family, was completely destroyed by fire, together with its contents. The family…

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The Hay Fire Brigade. "Farewelling" the Captain

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 February 1901 · page 4

On Wednesday evening last, at the Hay Fire Brigade Depot, Mr Captain A. Reid, who has been identified with the Hay Fire Brigade for many years, was accorded a…

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Albury Police Court. Monday, February 25. (Before Messrs Thomas Affleck and K. M'Lennan, J.'sP.) Alleged Careless Use of Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 March 1901 · page 25

Silas Lavis and Sydney Lavis were summoned on a charge of careless use of fire. Mr. Belbridge for the defence.—Glen, a police constable, deposed to…

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Fire

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 2

Shortly before two o'clock this morning a fire broke out on the premises occupied by the sydney Hat Manufacturing Coy, Surrey Hills…

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Fire Insurance

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 2

Mr E. Carter, Inspector for the National Fire and Marine Insurance Coy., of New Zealand, was in Berrigan during the latter portion of last week, looking up the risks…

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Disastrous Fire at Rutherglen

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 29

An outbreak of fire occurred at Rutherglen at 6 o'clock on Saturday evening, when the Rutherglen Coffee Palace, a wooden two-storey tenement of 20 rooms, was entirely consumed…

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A Cause of Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 29

What is probably the cause of a good number of the mysterious fires that occur from time to time was discovered on Saturday, during the demolition of a portion of a house in…

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Berrigan Bush-fire Brigade

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 3

A meeting of the Berrigan Bush-fire [?] held on Friday eight last, at the [?] Hotel, when Captain Patten [?] a fair attendance of members. The…

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Fire at Gundagai

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 29

The Gundagai Times says ;—A fire occurred on the Kimo-road, two miles from Gundagai, by which the small wooden residence, owned and occupied by Mr. Charles Power, a labor…

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A Serious Fire

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon, about 2.30., a serious fire occurred at the [?] of Mr S. [?] Wangamong. The steam chaffcutting plant of Mr G. Jamieson was engaged in…

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Fire at Walla Walla

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 17

A fire broke out on Wednesday morning at 5 o'clock in the store of Mr. Wiesner at Walla Walla. Mr. Joseph Wiesner, a son of the owner, was in charge at the time, Mr…

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Fire on a Mail Steamer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 29

The R.M.S. Austral, which arrived at Hobart on Friday from Sydney for an apple cargo, reported that at noon on the previous day when 90 miles south of Gabo Island…

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District Fires

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 March 1901 · page 3

A SERIOUS fire occurred at Mr. S. Nixon's Belmont farm at Wangamong on Wednesday afternoon last, and it is stated that stacks of hay for which Mr. Nixon…

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