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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1919

247 stories in Murray's papers · page 13 of 13

Fire at Browns Plains

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 December 1919 · page 2

On Sunday morning Mr.C. Milthorpe, of Brown's Plains, suffered a severe Joss by a fire occurring on his property. About 6.30 a.m. Mr. Lesoberg…

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Farmer's Big Loss. Haystacks Destroyed by Fire £800 Worth of Damage Done. an Arrest Made

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 December 1919 · page 3

Some time during Friday evening last week five haystacks belonging to Mr. W.J. Withers, of Springfield Chiltern Valley, were destroyed by fire…

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First Bush Fire Outbreak at Lavington Serious Loss Averted

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 December 1919 · page 5

About 1.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon a bush liro broke out near a but on Rey Futher Statery's hill property, formerly owned by Mr. P.A. Buchhorn, at Lay…

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Fire in River Bend

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Wednesday 24 December 1919 · page 2

A fire broke out last Sunday in the river bends about a mile from the railway bridge on the Victorian side, and it was still burning last…

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First Bush Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 25 December 1919 · page 28

About 1.30 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon a bush fire broke out near a hut on Rev. Father Slattery's hill property, formerly owned by Mr. P. A. Buchhorn, at…

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Mahsuds Fire on British

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 25 December 1919 · page 18

Yesterday the 67th Brigade reached jrdola in the advance against the Mahsudn. When encamping some tribesmen opened lire, but the casualties were…

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Fatal Fires in England

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 December 1919 · page 2

An explosion of celluloid in a film depot at Newcastle caused the deaths of twenty people. Many girl employees were trapped the fire escape…

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