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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1907

354 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 18

Another Big Fire. Township of Bangalow Eight Buildings Destroyed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 3

Another big fire occurred this morning at Bangalow, a township between Lismore and Byron Bay, when eight buildings were destroyed, including the Bank of New…

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Alleged Setting Fire to Tents. An Old Age Pensioner Committed

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 2

At the Hay Police Court yesterday, before the P.M., en elderly man named Francis McDonald was charged with maliciously and wilfully setting fire to a tent, valued…

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Fatal Fire at Moulamein. An Old Ape Pensioner Collapses. MOULAMEIN

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 2

A fire, attended with fatal consequences, occurred here at two o'clock this morning. An old age pensioner, 82 years of age, named Charles Peers, Mullon, living in a hut…

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Disastrous Fire Murwillumbah Almost Demolished. Fifty-nine Buildings Destroyed Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 2

A fire broke out in the township of Murwillnmbah on the Tweed River, at 8.30 last night, and completely swept through the place. Fifty-nine buildings were…

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Later No Fire Brigade. Only Chimneys Standing. Pathetic Scenes of Distress. a Famine Threatened

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 2

The latest particulars regarding the great Murwillumbah fire show that there was no fire brigade in the town, and the flames were practically unchecked. Efforts to…

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Disastrous Fire. the Town of Murwillumbah Destroyed. 59 Buildings Destroyed Damages, £100,000. SYDNEY

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 2

The following wire wan received shortly after midday yesterday (Monday), showing the almost total destruction of the town of…

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The Mubwillumbah Fire Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 18 September 1907 · page 2

The latest news regarding the disastrous fire which destroyed the town of Murwillumbah on Sunday evening is that the work of clearing away the debris has…

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The Fire at Bangalow. Buildings Mostly Uninsured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 18 September 1907 · page 3

The damage caused by yesterday's fire at Bangalow estimated to be covered by insurance is £160), but most of the buildings were uninsured…

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The Murwillumbah Fire

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 6

In consequence of the destructive fire at Murwillumbah on Sunday night, which destroyed the greater part of the town, including the…

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Corowa Volunteer Fire Brigade

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 7

The monthly meeting was held on Monday evening last, there being present:--Captain Ritchie, and nine firemen…

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Second North Coast Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 30

Another fire has occurred in the North Coast district. It broke out early on Monday morning in business premises at Bangalow township, on the Grafton-Tweed railway. The…

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Disastrous Fire. Township Devastated. Damage, £100,000

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 30

The township of Murwillumbah, on the Tweed River, a thriving and prosperous settlement, has been visited by a terrible disaster. On Sunday night a fire broke out in…

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Fire at Little Billabong. Stables Consumed. Valuable Houses Burnt to Death. Germanton

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 45

Large stables owned by Mr. J. G. Cox, of Chudleigh, Little Billabong, were totally destroyed by fire last night. Three valuable horses were burnt to…

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A Town Destroyed. Swept by Fire. Fifty-nine Buildings Burned. Damage £100,000. SYDNEY

The Independent · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 4

The picturesque town of Murwillumbah, situated on a fertile plain on the banks of the Tweed River, about 400 miles north of Sydney, was almost…

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Fire at Randwick. General Store and Dwelling Destroyed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 5

A disastrous fire occurred at Randwick this afternoon. The premises occupied by Mrs. White as a news agency, general store, and dwelling in Corss-roads were…

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Dairy Farmer Burnt Out. Sick Child's—narrow Escape

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 24 September 1907 · page 3

A six-roomed weatherboard house in the vicinity of Traralgon, occupied by Joseph Black, a dairy farmer, and his wife and family, was…

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Great Bush Fire at Blue Mountains Township of Lawson Threatened. Messages to Katoomba for Help. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 25 September 1907 · page 5

Extensive bush fires are raging in the Blue Mountains. From Springwood, which is 48 miles west of Sydney, to Linden, four miles further on, the country was on fire…

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The Murwillumbah Fire

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 25 September 1907 · page 3

The damage by the fire at Murwillumbah is estimated now at L 150,000. A man saved in a drunken condition in an outhouse. The court house…

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Fire Brigades' Demonstration at Dubbo

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 25 September 1907 · page 3

At the last monthly meeting of the local Fire Brigade, Curtain Ritchie drew the attention of the Brigade to the "Grand Inter-state Fire…

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Fatal Fire at Moulamein an Old Age Pensioner Collapses

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 25 September 1907 · page 4

A fire, attended with fatal consequences, occurred here at two o'clock this morning. An old age pensioner, 82, years of…

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