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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1909

318 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 16

Two Sisters Perish by Fire. Auckland

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 5

Two sisters lost their lives in a shocking manner at the seal mining town ship of Brunner, near Greymouth, last night. During the night a fire broke out…

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Loss of 4130,000 by Fire. Oxford University Press Warehouse Destroyed. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 10 May 1909 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred in the city in the early hours of Friday morning. The scene of the conflagration was the large warehouse of the Oxford University…

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The Broken Hill Trouble. Tom Mann Returns to the Barrier. "A Wild Reception." End of the Trouble Not in Sight. the Barrier's Fire Mistortune. Broken Hill

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 10 May 1909 · page 3

The industrial situation as far as this city is concerned is no clears than it was a month ago when the Arbitration award was given…

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The Life Toll in Theatre Fires

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 14 May 1909 · page 6
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser, The Riverine Grazier

The terrible theatre fire at Acapulco, Mexico, in which 300 people are said to have been burned to death, is one of the most destructive on record; indeed,…

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A Sydney Fire [?] Satisfactory Trial in London. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 18 May 1909 · page 2

The trail of a new the [?]…

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A Great Blaze in [?] Hayes Bros. Flour Mills Destroyed a Loss of Nearly £3000 Splendid Work of the Firemen

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 18 May 1909 · page 2

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The Fire at Hayes' Mill

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 19 May 1909 · page 2

The scene of the flue at Hayes Bros.' mill, which was burnt early on Tuesday morning, was visited by hundreads of people yesterday. An official of the Fire Brigade…

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Fire at Wodonga

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 21 May 1909 · page 2

A serious fire occurred yesterday, morning at Wodenga about 4 o'clock, just as our Thursday's edition had gone to press, The locomotives in…

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Big Fire In Albury

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 May 1909 · page 46

One of the largest fires which has occurred in Albury for some years broke out in Messrs. Hayes Bros.' Flour Mill, Townsend-street, shortly after 1 o'clock on…

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Wodonga News. Serious Fire. Old Landmark Destroyed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 May 1909 · page 25

A destructive fire occurred in" High-street, Wodonga, yesterday morning, as the result of which another of the old landmarks in the town has been…

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The Fire at Haves Mill. Magisfrial Inquiry. [?] Accidentally Caused. the Dangers of Time

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 26 May 1909 · page 2

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Recent Albury Fire

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 May 1909 · page 2

Mr. J. W. Fletcher, P.M., conducted an inquiry at the Court House, Albury, on Tuesday morning concerning the fire in Townsend-street at Messrs…

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"Camp Fire Concert."

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 May 1909 · page 3

Despite a most unfavourable night from a weather point of view, the above function, organised by Lieutenant J. A. Taylor with a view to…

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Special Grant to Moama Fire Brigade

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1909 · page 5

Sir,—I have the Honor by direction of the Chief Secretary, to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of 22nd May, forwarding and…

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The Late Fire in Townsend-street

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1909 · page 31

An inquiry was conducted on Tuesday by Mr. Fletcher, coroner, into the tire at Hayes Bros.' mili on 18th inst. Mr. M. Woodruff, adjuster for the Standard Fire…

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Special Grant to Moama Fire Brigade

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 May 1909 · page 2

Sir,—I have the honor by direction of the Chief Secretary, to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 22nd May, forwarding and endorsing a…

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The Fire Insurance Matter

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 June 1909 · page 10

Everyone will recall to mind the successful claims of the Mullins Millions Syndicate in England, a few years ago. Property, the value of which ran into millions…

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Another Fire in T0wnsend St

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 2

At 12.25 a.m. to-day the Albury fire-bell rang out an alarm. Consiable Leaver, on night duly, discovered an outbreak of fire in Townsend-street and asked…

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