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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1923

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Bulcandra Homestead Destroyed by Fire. Great Efforts to Save Unavailing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 22

Bulgandra homestead, the property of Messrs. Gibson and Co., was totally destroyed by fire on Monday evening. The fire started at about 8.30 o'clock…

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Latest Telegrams. Big Fire in Adelaide. Over Sixty Motor Cars Destroyed. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 2

An immense fire took place at 6 a.m. yesterday at Duncan and Fraser's motor garage in Franklin-street, Adelaide. It began with an explosion and soon…

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Serious Bush Fires

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 February 1923 · page 3

Saturday was a day Albury district people will remember. With the thermometer registering 110 degrees and a strong, hot west wind blowing a fire…

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Albury in Danger. Threatened by Bush Fires. Whole Population Called Out

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 February 1923 · page 4

On Saturday Albury residents had their most trying experiences since the disastrous bush tires of eighteen years ago. The shade temperature reached…

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Fire

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 February 1923 · page 4

When the fire bell sounded an alarm on Saturday night at about 8.20 residents became very uneasy, as the day had been one of the worst experienced…

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Great Fire at Queanbeyan. Damage Between £30,000 and £50.000

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 February 1923 · page 3

The largest fire in the history of the Queanbeyan district took place on Sunday morning, when five shops and their contents in Monaro-street, were…

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Inquest on Fire

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 28 February 1923 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon last Mr. J. B. Gibson, P.M. (Coroner) held an enquiry into the circumstances in connection with the recent disastrous fire at…

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Bush Fires. Inquiry Into Cause of Albury Fire

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 5

The District Coroner conducted an inquiry on Tuesday into the bush fire which caused such serious damage on Saturday. The man who was in charge…

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Twelve Houses Destroyed by Bush Fires. Boy Dies From Burns

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 23

The fire which broke out at Strathbogie on Saturday devastated the whole of the country in the parishes of Merton, Strathbogie, Ancona, Woodfield…

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The Albury Bush Fire. (Continued from page 19.) the Inquest

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 2

An inquiry was opened on Tuesday at the Albury Court House, before the District Coroner, Mr. W. A. Flynn, into the circumstances surrounding the…

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Devastating Bush Fire Near Albury. Residential Area Threatened. Desperate Struggle to Save Homesteads. Thousands of Acres Swept

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 19

The worst fire that has occurred ir the Albury district for many year broke out oh Mr. Keith Howe's property at Bungowannah shortly before…

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Devastating Forest Fires

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 19

The most devastating bush fire experienced in the Euroa district for many years occurred on Saturday last. For some days past a fire had been burning…

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"Fire Palls."

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 4

Over the village of Midford near Bath, England, the villagers saw a curious copper-coloured patch against the blue of tho sky a few months ago…

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Mysterious Fire at Wagga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 19

At midnight on Sunday Wagga fire brigade received a call to a fire which had broken out at Wonderland Gardens, in Baylis-street. John Blair…

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The Fire Brigades Board. Ald. Cullen Country Representative

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 1

Ald. A. A. C. Cullen, of Wagga, has been elected the shire and municipal representative on the Fire Board, in succession to Mr C. Collins…

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Disastrous Fire at Queanbeyan. Damage Estimated at £50,000

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 20

A disastrous fire swept through part of the business centre of Queanbeyan early on Sunday morning, doing damage estimated at between £50,000 and…

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Albury Bush Fires. Traction Engine Blamed

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 2

The coroner, Mr. W. A. Flynn, on Friday, afternoon concluded an inquiry into the bush fire which caused serious losses last Saturday and came to the…

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Serious Fire at Yerong Creek

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 3

A disastrous fire occured at Yerong Creek, ten miles from Henty, on Saturday, when the Bank of New South Wales and two shops were…

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Fire at N.z. Orphanage

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 3

The historic buildings known as St. Joseph's Orphanage at Takapuha, New Zealand, were destroyed by fire on Saturday night. The 109 inmates…

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The Fire at Leeton. Damage Over £7000. SYDNEY, Tuesday Afternoon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 3

Over £7000 worth of damage was done by the disastrous fire in the centre of Leeton. Tulks' bicycle shop, Clarke's general store, Barker's…

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