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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1917

213 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 11

The Berrigan Fire. Coronial Inquiry

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 2

The coronial inquiry into the cause of the fire at Berrigan, on Sunday, 4th March, at about 4.30 a.m., by which four shops were…

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Causing a Fire. a Contractor Fined

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 3

At the Berrigan police court yesterday, before. Mr. W. Scott, P.M., William Thomson, a contractor, was charged by the police with that on 9th…

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Berrigan Fire Inquiry Proceedings

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 2

The coronial inquiry into the cause of the fire at Berrigan, on Sunday, 4th March, at about 4.30 a.m., by which four shops were destroyed, was…

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Big Fire at Coolamon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 3

A destructive fire at Coolamon early yesterday morning destroyed four business places, and damaged another…

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Fire at Moror Garage

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 3

On Sunday evening lost at about 10 o'clock a fire broke out in Messrs. Bufford Bros. motor garage and engineering works, situated at the…

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Tho Berrigan Fire. Coronial Inquiry. Mrs Cunningham Committed for Trial

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 19 April 1917 · page 2

The coronial inquiry into the cause of the fire at Berrigan, on Sunday, 4th March, at about 4.30 a.m., by which four shops were…

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Coals of Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 11

James Warden was in an irascible mood, as evinced by the gloomy, dissatisfied look on his face and the petulant manner in which he flipped over the pages of his…

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Big Fire at Coolamon

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 31

A destructive fire occurred at Coolamon on Monday, resulting in the total destruction, of several business premises in Cowabbie-street. Considerable damage was…

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Fire at Coolamon. Six Buildings Destroyed

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 6

A disastrous fire occurred in Coolamon in the early hours of yesterday morning. At 4.30 a.m. the fire was discovered in GUEST'S bootshop's wooden…

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Destructive Fires Beckom Wiped Out. Whole Block of Business Places Destroyed

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 6

Early on Tuesday morning a great conflagration occurred at Beckom, whereby the whole business portion of the village was reduced to a mass…

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Fire at Berrigan. Woman Committed for Trial

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 2

A coronial inquiry by Mr Scott, P.M., in to the cause of a fire at Berrigan on the 4th March, by which four shops were destroyed, was…

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The Berrigan Fire. Mrs Walsh Committed for Trial

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 2

At the adjourned Coronial enquiry at Berrigan on Saturday before Mr. W. Scott P.M. after taking further evidence, which he said disclosed a…

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The Berrigan Fire. Woman Committed for Trial

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 4

BERRIGAN, Monday.—On Saturday, Mr W. Scott, P.M., concluded the inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the fire which, on March [?]…

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The Recent Oaklands Fire

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 4

A magisterial inquiry war conducted at Oaklands by the coroner, Mr. Gordon Dancan, J.P., into the circumstances surrounding fire at premises occupied…

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Fire on Irrigation Area. Mr. Renton's Homestead Burned

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 2

On Saturday night, between 9 and 10 o'clock, Milroy, the residence of Mr. Fred Renton, on the Booligal Road, was completely destroyed by…

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Great Fire in France

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 46

It was reported in Paris into on Monday night that a fire of enormous proportions had broken out in Valencet, the capital of the French Department of Drome,…

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Later Details. Furious Fighting Progressing. Overwhelming British Shell Fire. the British Juggernaut Rolls On. 1500 More Prisoners Taken. Later

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 1

Furious fighting is progressing on the West front. The British have taken over 1500 more prisoners. Our guns inflicted the heaviest casualties…

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Fires at Brocklesby

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 2

One day last week a fire occurred in a building belonging to Mr. J. W. Maxwell, at Brocklesby. The building was occupied by a workman, a…

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Fire Alarm. Big Blaze Averted

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1917 · page 3

The fire bell at Berrigan was tolled again on Sunday night last, at about 10 o’clock, a blaze having been discovered in a number of empty cases…

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Soldiers’ Letters. Experience of Shell Fire

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1917 · page 4

Private G. N. Maidment writes as follows to a friend in Tocumwal from “somewhere in France” :— “Since I wrote at the beginning of…

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