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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1921

164 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 9

The Western Fires. Burning with Great Intensity. 400 Men Fighting the Flames

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 December 1921 · page 4

A Dubb[?] message states that dense clouds of smoke are obscuring the heavens south of the town, and reports to hand are to the effect that the…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney. Fire on a Farm. Soldier Settler's Stacks Burned. Tuesday Evening

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 December 1921 · page 3

Two stacks of hay on a farm belonging to Mr. Frank Fernhead, a soldier settler, were recently burned at Parkes under suspicious…

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The Bush Fire at Coreen. Further Details

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 December 1921 · page 3

A most destructive bush fire broke out on Dr. Bride Starthern estate, Coreen, on Wednesday afternoon at about 1 o'clock in what is known as…

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Fire at Adelong

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1921 · page 21

The Gallatea Hall Adelong, and adjacent buildings, consisting of five-bedrooms, occupied by the employees and boarders at the Royal-Hotel, were…

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Fire at Leeton

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 December 1921 · page 3

During the screening of the film "The End of the Road" at Leeton on Wednesday night, before a large audience the film took fire. In short time…

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