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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1922

194 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 10

Bush Fire Brigade. Reformed at Berrigan

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1922 · page 3

There was a fair attendance at the meeting on Saturday afternoon last, called for the purpose of reorganising the local bash fire…

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Causes of Bush Fires

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 November 1922 · page 26

A message from Berrigan last week stated that the farmers were alarmed it the numerous outbreaks of bush ires that were traceable to the railway…

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Serious Bush Fires in Queensland

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 November 1922 · page 3

The bush fire, reported between Joricho and Aramac (Q.) continues along a narrowed front about 25 miles wide, arid an army of fire-beaters is working…

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City Blaze

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 November 1922 · page 44

A fire broke out a day or two ago at No. 68 Elizabeth-street, a four-storied building was quickly gutted the fire-overed, about 1 o'clock, the flames…

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Latest Telegrams. a Township Burnt Out. The Fate of Cookamidgera. SYDNEY, Thursday Evening

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 November 1922 · page 2

The township of Cookamidgera, 11 miles from Parkes, has been burnt out. The only building of any consequence now left standing is the…

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A Fire in the Open Air

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 November 1922 · page 25

At the Albury Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. J. F. Maloney, J.P., Lebrecht Conrad Julius Bluhm (44), described as an engineer and a native…

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Bush Fires. Warning to Picnickers and Campers

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 November 1922 · page 3

The District Forester At Yarrawonga (Mr. W. C. Rushill) asks us to publish the following warning and instructions against the careless use of fires during…

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Bush Fire at Walbundrie

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 November 1922 · page 3

A are before our on Tuesday on Wallandool Station, Walbundrie. The fire was not cheeked, and aided by a westerly wind, it was driven into properly…

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Serious Bush Fires. Vast Areas of Crop and Grass Destroyed. Losses at Narandera. a Twenty-five Mile Front From Leeton Under Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 November 1922 · page 18

Reports reached Wagga at a late hour on Monday night that Narandera was menaced by a grass and crop fire, which started in the Leeton district on…

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Disastrous Fire. Narandera Township in Danger

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 November 1922 · page 3

A fire broke out at Burk's farm, Lecton on Sunday morning and the flames travelled in a south-easterly. direction destroying fencing and gra[?]y…

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Serious Fire Near Narandera Large Area of Country Swept

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 November 1922 · page 1

A Narandera telegram to the Melbourne "Argus" states: A fire broke out on Burke's farm, Leeton, on Sunday morning, and the flames…

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Bush Fires

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 November 1922 · page 2

A fire occurred on the property of Mr. S. R. H. Singlelon, Ringwood, yesterday, and for a time assumed a dangerous aspect. At one stage of the…

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Disastrous Bush Fire

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 30 November 1922 · page 2

A heavy outbreak of fire occurred on Thursday last about 1.30 p.m. in portion 47, Parish Bardie, near the Four Corners on the…

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Bush Fires

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 December 1922 · page 31

An outbreak of fire occurred at Old Junee on "Wyoming," the property of Mr. W. S. Birks, of Wagga. When the news was first conveyed to Mr…

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Bush Fires in Young District

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 December 1922 · page 25

Fanned by a strong breeze on a hot and dry day, a fire on Tuesday afternoon quickly destroyed over £600 worth of standing wheat crop and about 500…

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Bush Fire Near Wagga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 December 1922 · page 32

Shortly after midday on Thursday of last week a bush fire broke out on T. Lloyd's property, "Merton Park," at Oura. A gale was blowing at the time…

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Latest Telegrams. Serious Bush Fires. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 December 1922 · page 2

Great fires are raging in the Pillaga State Forest, and over 30,000 acres have been devastated on the west front. The fires are now threatening…

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The Ringwood Bush Fires. No Serious Damage Done

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 December 1922 · page 3

As briefly stated in our last issue two bush fires broke out at Ringwood on Monday last--the first at Mr. S. R. E. Singleton's "Ringwood Park" Estate,…

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Missed Fire

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 December 1922 · page 3

An the Band was running home from Savernake on Sunday evening a band was seen to wave at a well-known farmstead midway between Ball Plain and…

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Fire Alarm

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 December 1922 · page 2

The ringing of the fire bell disturbed people at the pictures and elsewhere on Saturday night, but as the news was circulated that it was only the garbage…

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