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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1912

406 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 21

Fire at Glaciarium

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

Short after half-past three this afternoon a burst of smoke visible from that portion of the city which overlooks Snowden Gardens, immediately south of the…

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Extensive Fire in Melbourne Forty Thousand Pounds Damage. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

A fire broke out in Little Collins-street, Melbourne, this morning, and resulted in the destruction of the greater portion of Briscoe and Co's. ironmongery…

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A Great Fire. N Heart of Melbourne. Estimated Damage £40,000. Stock Exchange and Banks Suffer. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

Shortly before 5 o'clock this morning, in the heart of the city, a fire occurred, which at one time threatened to be as disastrous as the great coodagration…

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Big Fire at Moulamein. Several Stores Destroyed

The Independent · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 2

The largest fire in the history of the Moulamein district broke out early on Tuesday morning, and raged fiercely for three hours. The origin of the fire is unknown, but it…

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A Grim Chicago Fire. Six Men Killed. Chicago

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 2

Six men were killed in a fire which gutted a Clark street lodging house last night. One man jumped from a fourth-floor window and was dashed to death on the…

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General Cable News. Big Blaze in Moscow. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 3

A disistreus fire occurred In Moscow on Saturday. The Goloflejevsky Areade was burned to the ground and the damage…

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Timber Yard Set on Fire. Stack of Wood Saturated with Kerosene. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 2

The night watchman at Saxon and Binns' timber yards at Pyrmont. noticed a bright light about midnight. On investigation he found a track of…

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A Stubble Fire. Jindera Resident Fined

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 13 March 1912 · page 2

At the Albury Police Court yesterday, before Mr. H. F. Roberts, P.M., W. E.Schultz was charged under the Careless Use of Fire Act 1906 with having at…

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Fire at Kurri Kurri. Kurri Kurri

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 13 March 1912 · page 2

A fire occurred at 2 o'clock this morning at Shield's hay shed. The contents, including a sulky, dray, chaffcutter, and harness, were destroyed. The origin of…

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Big Fire at Winnipeg. Six Lives Lost. Sensational Incidents. Winnipeg

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 13 March 1912 · page 2

A fire, which was attended by sensational incidents, occurred in this city on Sunday night. The scene of the blaze was the…

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Disastrous Fires. Damage to Big Warehouse. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 March 1912 · page 3

A file was noticed at the International Harvester Company's four-storeyed ware house in Broadway, Glebe, early this morning. The fire brigade on arrival…

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Great Fire Tragedy. Five Travellers Perish. Hotel Burnt Down. Many Narrowly Escape

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 March 1912 · page 2

PLASTER ROCK (New Brunswick) Wed. A tragic fire occurred here on Monday night. The fire broke out in Fraser's Hotel…

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Sensational Fire. Six Lives Lost. Winnibeg. March 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 46

The International Harvester Company's warehouse here has been burnt, with an attendant loss of several lives. The damage done is estimated at a million dollars…

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Burned to Death. Thrilling Fire Incidents. Chicago, March 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 42

A disastrous fire occurred in a lodging house in Clark-street, and as a result six men lost their lives. The outbreak was marked by sensational…

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Country Fire Brigades. Deputation to the Premier

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 2

A deputation, consisting of the Mayors of Newcastle and the surrounding dis tricts, waited on the Premier in Sydney on Monday morning to request a reconstruction…

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Fire at Wodonga

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 March 1912 · page 2

A few minutes before 9 o'clock on Friday evening a weatherboard house in Huon-street occupled by a tailor namod Alex. Pusterla and his wife and…

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Fire at North Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 March 1912 · page 3

A fire occurred on Sunday at midnight at Maher's grocery and wine and spirit store North Sydney. The bulding burned for about half an hour. Two adjoining shops…

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A Sudden Death.s Rutherglen Fire Brigade Captain. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 March 1912 · page 2

Mr. John Fortune, captain of the Rutherglen Fire Brigade, died in the Melbourne Hospital on Saturday a few hours after his admission. A post mortem examination…

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Fires at Bairnsdale. Bairnsdale

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 3

Through the bursting of a kerosene cooking stove a fire occurred to-day in the scullery of the nurses new quarters at the Bairnsdale District Hospital. The flames…

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King Victor Emanuel. Assassination Attempted. Man Fires Several Shots. Rome, March 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 42

A great sensation was caused this morning by tile attempted assassination of King Victor Emmanuel. The King's assailant failed in his object, and His Majesty…

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