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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1905

367 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 19

Bush Fires and Rabbits

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 4

At the hearing of rabbits cases at the Hay Court on Monday, bush fires played a very prominent part. In the case of [?] A grass fire had destroyed about a mile of netted…

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Cablegrams. War. Russian Reverse Cremating the Slain. Huge Battlefield Fires. How the Dead Are Disposed Of. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 March 1905 · page 2

Owing to the great numbers of dend as a result of the recent fighting the task of burying the bodies has been [?] to be too axinous…

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The Growth of the Fire Engine

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 4

To write the history of the fire engine would be to fill a library. Ever since water has flowed men have built boars to go over its surface; ever since fire has turned men…

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disastrous boiler explosion One Hundred and Forty Cremated Rescue Prevented by Fire, London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 2

A serious holler explosion took place at [?] Shee Factory, Massachusetis, U.S.A., and large numbers of the employes were inejnerated…

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Fire

The Independent · Friday 24 March 1905 · page 2

On Tuesday evening last, shortly before 11 o'clock, a fire was discovered in a bedroom at the rear of Bouchier's hotel, by Mr E. Stratton. He at once…

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Corowa Volunteer Fire Brigade

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 March 1905 · page 3

Very little business was before the Fire Brigade at its monthly meeting on Monday evening. Captain Ritchie presided, and 10 firemen were present…

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A Buggy on Fire

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 March 1905 · page 2

Whilst returning to their home at Middledale on Monday evening with a buggy and pair of horses, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Strachan had a…

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An Effective Fire-beater

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 March 1905 · page 13

A very effective fire-beater is made by attaching an oblong shaped piece of greenhide, size about 2 feet by 12 inches, to a handle about 4 feet long. It is easy to…

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Shocking Fatalities. a Dreadful Fire. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 March 1905 · page 4

A disastrous fire occurred yesterday at Brockton, in Massachusetts, one of the chief manufacturing towns in the United States…

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Shocking Fatalities. a Dreadful Fire. 140 Lives Lost. London, March 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 March 1905 · page 21

A disastrous fire occurred yesterday at Brockton, in Massachusetts, one of the chief manufacturing towns in the United States. At Grover's shoe factory some old…

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Fire in Melbourne, Several Accidents. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 28 March 1905 · page 3

sA fire broke out this evening in premises occupied by khyatt, a silk importer, in Flinders-lane and quickly extended to the building occupied by…

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Serious Fire at Tallangatta. Six Shops Burst

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 28 March 1905 · page 2

At about 11.45 p.m. Saturday night the town was awakened with a try of fire, and on sallying forth it was discovered that the draper's shop in the…

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Prevention of Bush Fires. Rabbit Poisoning. the Use of Phosphorus. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 29 March 1905 · page 3

A conference of delegates from municipal councils was held to-day in the rooms of the Municipal Association to consider the danger of bush, fire…

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Prevention of Bush Fires

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 2

The sub-committee of the Murr[?]m bridge Pastoral and Agricultural Association (Wagga) appointed to consider the best means of preventing…

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Protection Against Bush Fires. Pastoral Association Action

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 27

A meeting of the bush fires protection sub-committee, appointed at the monthly meeting of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association last week,…

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Fire at Tallangatta

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 38

A fire broke out at Tallangatta on Saturday night at about half past 11 o'clock The outbreak took place in the drapery shop of Mr. A. S. Holston, who has…

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Fire in Flinders-lane, Melbourne

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 15

On Monday evening, between half-past 5 and 6 o'clock, a sudden and fierce outbreak of fire occurred in 187 Flinders-lane, Melbourne, in a three-storied building…

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Train Derailed in Paris. Carriages Catch Fire. Three Killed, Six Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 1 April 1905 · page 2

A railway train at Sceaun, one of the suburbs of Paris, about six miles south-west of Notre Dame, became derailed and several carriages caught…

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Railway Disaster. Carriages Set on Fire. London, March 30

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 April 1905 · page 27

A shocking railway disaster occurred to-day at Sceaux, a small town about six miles from Paris. A train by some mischance not explained ran off the rails, and…

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Collecting Theater Charges Poring a Fire. Twenty-nine Japanese Killed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 12 April 1905 · page 2

The Shikishi[?] Theatra was recently destroyed by [?] during the performance of a play. Twenty-nine persons were killed, and several injured Four houses…

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