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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1918

275 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 14

Serious Fire in Albury

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 3

The most destructive fire that has occurred in Albury since the loss three years ago of Mate and Co's warehouse broke out in the portion of the Beehive Buildings, in…

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Railway Commissioners Mulcted £640 Damages for Fire. Bendigo

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 23 September 1918 · page 3

In December last a fire which began in the vicinity of the Cohuna-Elmore railway line, just after the passing of a train, caused damage to fencing and…

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I.W.W. Inquiry Sydney Fire Bugs. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 24 September 1918 · page 3

At to-day's sitting of the I.W.W. quiry, the evidence by Mr. Windeyer's witnesses ws closed. Detective Ferguson, the first witness…

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The Other John Smith Published by Special Arrangement. (Copyright.) Chapter Xiii. a Fire

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 27 September 1918 · page 4

The street was now very silent and deserted, but as I glanced along I saw an object with a sort of dim radiance about it. For a moment I wondered…

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Fire

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 October 1918 · page 3

Shortly after midnight on Sunday the fire bell sounded the alarm, and ninny residents made for the scene of the outbreak, but fortunately the…

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Artillery Fire Lights Sky

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 2 October 1918 · page 2

Telegraphing from The Hague, "The Times" correspondent says that the co-operation of the Navy with the Belgians in their attack early on Saturday was…

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A Novel Fire Engine

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 3 October 1918 · page 4

Fores have destroyed timber lines along its right of way, the Transcontinental Railway management is determined to fight these outbreaks…

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Consistent German Retreat. Huns Nowhere Able to Resist Douai Set on Fire. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 7 October 1918 · page 2

In Saturday's communique Sir Douglas Haig says: Minor operations continued successfully northward of St. Quentin. The Australians and English accompanied…

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The Council and Fire Brigade. the Motor Engine Again

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 October 1918 · page 5

At the meeting of the Municipal Council on Tuesday evening a letter was read from Mr. Richard Shepherd, of "Riverview," Bomaderry. Mr…

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Motor Car on Fire. Seven Soldiers Injured. Brisbane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 12 October 1918 · page 2

A motor car accident in which seven returned soldiers were injured and the car destroyed by fire, occurred at Belmont, Queensland, last night. When the…

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Fearful Fatal Forest Fires

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 October 1918 · page 2

Reuter's Vancouver message states that Cloquet, a town in Minnesota, has been partly destroyed by forest fires. There are a thousand refugees…

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American Forest Fires Thousands of Deaths: Nine [?] Towns Wiped Out. Vancouver

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 15 October 1918 · page 3

Cloquet, Minnesota, has been partly destroyed by a forest fire. Nine thousand refugees have fled to Duluth and Superior City. Arnold, Hermantown, and several…

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Fire at Henty Two Shops and Cottage Gutted. Newspaper Office Endangered Henty

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 15 October 1918 · page 2

At 5.45 p.m. yesterday, while demonstrations celebrating the magnificent war news were in progress at Henty, a fire was discovered in the kitchen of a shop…

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Fire at Henty

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 October 1918 · page 18

At 5.45 p.m. on Sunday, while demonstrations celebrating the magnificent war news were in progress at Henty, a fire was discovered in the kitchen of a shop and…

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War Loan "Destroyer" on Fire

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 October 1918 · page 3

During the forenoon a fire broke out near the stern of the War Loan destroyer in Moore-street. The flames were fierce for a few minutes,…

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Girls' Clothes on Fire. Orbost

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 26 October 1918 · page 3

At the Orbost cookery school yesterday, Mary Gilbert, aged 12, daughter of Mr. John Gilbert, a well-known grazier of Orbost, was preparing a meal when her…

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Fires in Queensland

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 28 October 1918 · page 2

The destruction of grass and fencing by fire at Blackall, Q., is very great, and it promises to be still greater. A terrific fire ig racing at Malvern Hills, where, up…

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Fire at Peakhurst Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 29 October 1918 · page 3

Over seven acres of grass and busk which caught fire at Peakhurst on Sunday were still burning fiercely this afternoon. Desperate efforts are being made…

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More Bush Fires Near Sydney Caused by Fierce Heat Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 1 November 1918 · page 4

To-day's heat caused further outbreaks of bush fires in the metropolitan area. The fire brigade succeeded in extinguishing the flames in many instances before much…

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Serious Fires in Queensland 300 Cows and 9000 Sheep Burnt Brisbane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 1 November 1918 · page 2

A message from Hughenden, Queensland, reports that fires started on one of the Cambridge Downs selections, and travelled to Clutha station, where three…

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