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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1912

406 stories in Murray's papers · page 21 of 21

Fire in Art Quarter. Paris Studios Gutted. Paris.. December 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 25 December 1912 · page 18

Three studios in tho Bouleyard St. Jacques were destroyed by fire last night as the result of an explosion in a stove. One hundred pictures, valued at £8000,…

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Fire at Harringtons Photo Graphic Warehouse

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 27 December 1912 · page 3

The clients of Harringtons Lt., throughout the State, and seasonal visitors to Sydney will learn with satisfaction that the great fire which burnt out…

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Fatal Warehouse Fire. Four Children Killed. Their Stockings Just Pilled

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 27 December 1912 · page 2

A fire broke out in a jute warehouse at Dundee on Tuesday, inflicting damage to the extent of £10,000. In the evening one of the walls of the building collapsed,…

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Dog As Housemaid. Pomeranian Collects Sticks, Paper, and Coal to Make Fire

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 December 1912 · page 4

The old problem "whether a dog's "mind" is moved by nervous autom [?] or intelligent reflection is raised by an interesting story of a black [?]…

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Fire Alarm

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 December 1912 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon, about 3 o'clock, residents of the town were surprised by the clanging of the fire bell, and a general rush of people set in for the scene…

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Tragic Fire in Moscow. 14 People Incinerated. St. Petersburg

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 31 December 1912 · page 2

A terrible lire tragedy took place on Saturday in Moscow. A house occupied by a workman and his family caught fire and so quickly did the flames spread that…

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