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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1915

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REDLANDS. Bush Fire Bridge

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 6

A meeting of the Redlands bush fire brigade was held at Redlands on the 6th inst., when the following gentleman were present:--Messrs. R. A. Freyer…

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Fire at Quat Quatta Nomestean

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 2

On Wednesday last at about 11'O clock in the forenoon, a fire occurred at the Quat Quatta homestead the well known residence of the Messrs Conghan Bros…

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Bush Fire Risks The Value of Mutual Help

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 13 November 1915 · page 3

This season grass in abundant, and except on properties few and far between, landholders are unable to devote the too luxuriant…

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Bush Fires in N.s.w. Great Tracts Ablaze

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 16 November 1915 · page 3

Accounts are being received of extensive bush fires in many parts of New South Wales, an accompaniment of a protracted spell of warm, dry weather. Fires have…

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Submarine Fires at Timber Laden Barque. Sydney, Monthly

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 16 November 1915 · page 2

The motor ship Australian, from Copenhagen (Denmark), arrived at Sydney today on her maiden voyage, She-picked up, when 90 miles off the west coast of…

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Fire Causes Discharge of Gun. Several People Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 16 November 1915 · page 3

The interuptions consequent on bush firs to telegraph messages have been serious west of Lawson and Bathurst and beyond Quirindi, but have not been so…

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Alleged-arson at Hillston. The Tattersall's Hotel Fire The Jury Again Disagree

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 November 1915 · page 4

At the Hay Quarter Sessions, on Friday, before His Honor Judge Rogers, Patrick Joseph Madden and James…

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Henty Vonunteer Fire Brigad[?]

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 17 November 1915 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above fire brigude was held in the School of Arts last Friday evening. The captain, Mr C…

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Trench Warfare. "Digging In" Under Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 17 November 1915 · page 3

For a distance of 300 miles trenches stretch across France, which shelter thousands of soldiers who have buried themselves in the ground…

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Steamer Bound for N.Z. on Fire, London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 17 November 1915 · page 3

The steamer Monarch from New York to Auckland was abandoned on fire on the 9th inst., 420 miles south of St. Helena The captain and 17 of the crew landed at…

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A Soldier's Graphic Story. (Released by Censor.) the Men Who Stoked the Fires. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 22 November 1915 · page 2

An Australian soldier, describing the Southland tragedy, says that there were 2000 aboard the vessel, which was torpedoed forward of the well deck just…

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Those Fire Alarms

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 November 1915 · page 2

At 5.15 p.m. yesterday--last as we were going to press--an alarm of fire was sounded. A dust storm was raging is crowds of people rushed in a northerly…

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Street Fire Alarms. Installed at Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 November 1915 · page 2

The long promised street fire alarms have at last materialised, and the first instalment of three have been placed In position. Mr. Broadhurst, of the…

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Italy and Austria. the Doberdo Tussle. Fire Bathed Banks. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 November 1915 · page 2

Zurich reports that fighting on the Doberdo Plateau, on Italy's eastern front, is continuing with undiminished vigor. Notwithstanding continuous rain storms,…

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Bush Fires

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 26 November 1915 · page 2

Although so far we have fortunately been free from bush fires in our own immediate district it behoves all to be particularly careful just now as the…

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BALLDALE. [?] Fire [?]

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 November 1915 · page 2

A publir [?] was held in the ball on Saturday night, It was [?] the brigade. Mr. [?] the [?] that he…

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Fire in Sydney. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 November 1915 · page 2

At a quarter to 10 o'clock to-night, a fire broke out at 310 George street, near Hunter street, where a four-storeyed building is occupied by the Kerry Studies…

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Fire From Slaked Lime

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 3 December 1915 · page 4

Wood can catch fire from the slaking of even poorer grades of lime. Very poor limes may produce a temperature of 300 deg. Cent., which is sufficient to…

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Bush Fire Near Wagga

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 December 1915 · page 3

A great many farmers in the Sunnyside, Gregadoo, Lake Albert, and Uranquinty districts left their work in a hurry on Thursday afternoon, when dense clouds…

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Italy and Austria Fire in Centre of Gorizia. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 December 1915 · page 2

"We killed an enemy detachment at San Martino. "The enemy's guns caused a large fire in the centre of Gorizia resulting in…

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