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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1915

320 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 16

Exciting Incident at Fire

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 2

About 4 a.m. on Thursday, a fire broke out in a five-roomed cottage at Hay, tenanted by J. Howard, Wheelwright, who was out of town at the time. The…

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World-wide Notes. Death Under Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 3

It would s[?] that our inner machinery, having no further use for this world has found a quick affinity with a life that has its roots is…

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Narrow Escape From Fire

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

The business premises of Mr. Jas. F. Ryan, saddler, of Sanger-street had a narrow escape, from destruction by fire on Friday morning last. On opening up…

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Fire at Fremantle. £50,000 Damage to Stock Fremantle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 2

Wood, Son, and Company's wholesale grocery establishment was completely gutted by fire last night. The damage to stock alone is estimated at £50,000…

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British Victory in Flanders Germans Suffer Terrible Losses Fight for Montmare Woods Enemy Mown Down in Hundreds Austrians Lose Heavily Western War Theatre. a Wonderful French Victory. Hurl Back Waves of Steel and Fire. Appalling German Losses. LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 21 April 1915 · page 2

A recent message stated that the French captured 1500 metres of of trenches after a brilliant attack. The Woevre Plateau, dominating the plain of the Woevre area,…

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[?]AVAGES Of SHELL-FIRE

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 4

"Attention has already been drawn to the confused nature of the present warfare, and the way in which both friend and f[?] have in the course of…

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New Fire Station for Albury

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 2

The councils' representative on the N.S.W. Board of Firs Commissioners, Mr. Richard [?] Shepherd, wrote to last night's meeting of the Albury Municipal Council…

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Sensational Fire at Auckland. 225 Horses Burned. Wellington (N.Z.)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 4

A fire destroyed Mr. J. J. Craig's arables at Auckland last night. The flames spread so quickly that 225 horses were burned to death. They…

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Fire at Pleasant Hills

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 2

About 4 o'clock on Sunday morning the quiet neighborhood of Pleasant Hills was alarmed by an outbreak of fire, and the store…

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Eastern War Theatre the Dardanelles. Army Disembarks. Troops Land Under Fire. LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 2

The Admiralty and the War [?] issued a jort commauniqus on Monday regarding operations in the Dardnnelles. This report states that the general…

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Fierce Canadian Attack. Undaunted by Hellish Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 2

A Canadian who was in the fight on Thursday states: "At 4 o'clock in the afternoon pickets reported that from a trench on the Ypres-Langemarch road a…

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Warship Triumph Under Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 22

Reuter's agent on board the battleship Triumph (11,800 tons, four 10in. and fourteen 7.5in. guns) states that the warship entered the Dardanelles and opened fire on…

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Sensational Fire in New Zealand

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 32

A fire destroyed Mr. J. J. Craig's stables at Auckland. The flames spread so quickly that 225 horses were burned to death. They were valued at £9000. In addition the…

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Big Fire in New Zealand

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 4

A fire destroyed Mr. J. J. Craig's stables at Auckland last Thursday night. The flames spread so quickly that 225 horses were burned to death. They were…

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British Press Offensive. Brave Territorials Under Murderous Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 3

A message from Dunkirk says:—"The Canadians, who were worn out by four days and nights of incessant struggle, have been relieved, and have retired covered in…

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The Australians in Action Win Distinction in First Fight in Operations at the Dardanelles "Splendid Gallantry and Magnificent Achievement." Commonwealth Expeditionary Force. Under Fire in Turkey. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 3

The following cable was received to-day from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, dated, London, April 27:— The Majesty's Government desires…

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Zeppelin Over England. Hall Gutted by Fire

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

Foggy weather aided the Zeppelin airship which visited the East of England on Friday morning. The raider was first seen at Felixstowe, on the Suffolk coast…

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Bombardment of Dunkirk. Great Damage Done. Fire Directed by Airmen

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 3 May 1915 · page 2

The C[?]rmans have fired a number of she[?] into Dunkirk, the most northerly seapert of France, on the Straits of Dover, and oast of Ca[?]s…

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Glorious Valor of the Canadians. Their Baptism of Fire. a Feat That Will Live in History. Brigades Reduced to Ono Quarter. LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 3 May 1915 · page 2

The London Press Bureau records that an officer with the Canadians states that four divisions of the enemy supported by immonsely superior heavy artillery…

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Shell Fire. Terrifying Tumult

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 4 May 1915 · page 4

It is impossible to [?]ggerate the moments borror of the shell fire, writes Mr. Philip Gibbs in the "Dally Chronicle."…

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