Nathan's Fire
Mr. Abe Nathan went to Melbourne with the adjuster of the Manchester Insurance Co. (Col. Freeman) and his brother, Mr. Sam Nathan, by the afternoon train on…
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363 stories in Murray's papers · page 18 of 19
A Mansion on Fire
The house at Randwick belonging to Mr Richards which consists of 18 rooms, was get on fire last might. The flames were exinguished by water from a hydrant. The…
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An inquiry concerning the fire at Nathan's Corner was held at the court house, Ablury, yesterday, by Mr. H.F. Roberts, P.M…
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The following letter from Capt. Ryan, of the Albury Fire Brigade, was read at the meeting of the Albury Municipal Council last night: "I beg to bring under your…
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It is a great many yours since the immediate district experienced such a destructive bush fire as that which we have to chronicle on the eve of christmas. Although the…
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A report from Echuca, dated Wednesday, says:—A large bush fire is raging hear Mathoura, and the latent report stated that it was within four miles of the…
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A fire occurred at Rutherglen at 10 a.m. on Saturday, when a five-roomed unoccupied house on Brown's Plains-road was completely destroyed. When the fire…
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Euphemia Ritchie, a child 5 years of age, was taken to the Ballarat Hospital on Saturday morning by Constable King, to be treated for extensive burns on the body…
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A fire broke out in the Shanty paddock on Collendins, on Wednesday last about half-past one o'clock, and burnt about 50 or 60 acres of grass before it…
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An extensive grass fire was raging on Wednesday on Bunaloo, 25 miles from Moama. At night the fire was within a few miles of Mathoura…
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A meeting of the thurgoona bush fire bridge was held on Thursday. Present Messrs. Chas. Breadmore (chair) J. Hall J. R. Wignell, H. and J. Schneider…
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Regarding the Mathoura district fire. Mr. H. C. Parker, manager of the Mathoura estate, estimates that the area devastated is at least 70,000 acres, a third of…
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On Wednesday afternoon a fire commenced at Mr T. G. Wragge’s Narlga Estate, and before it was under control it devastated over 50,000 acres. It may…
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A keg of benzine fell from a cart in Catania, a seaport of Sicily, near the foot of Etna. An explosion resulted, and six other barrels of benzine ignited, and…
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A bush fire broke out on Monday on Mr Fyfe's property, situated about four miles from Henty. It was started by some [?] askes thrown out by some of Mr. Fyfe's…
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Mr. C[?]. Leaky's property located about three miles from Howlong, was the scene of another bush fire on Monday. About 1000 acres of gress were burned. There…
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The presence of mind of Miss Lena Warde, sister-in-law to the Rev. R. Sherwood, prevented a serious calamity at Por[?]ington, Victoria, on Tuesday. Miss…
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On Saturday week last, at about 2 o'clock, a bushfire broke out on the south-western portion of Gum Swamp, and as the wind was blowing…
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A serious bush fire occurred on Monday on the property of Mr. Chris. Leahy, three miles from Howlong. About 3.30 three boys were on the main road alongside the…
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Recently Mrs. A. W. Watson, of Gerogery East Estate, sued the Railway Commissioners for £4000 damages, caused to her property in December last year through…
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