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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

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Fire at War Museum. War Trophies Destroyed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 30

Parts of several captured German aeroplanes and other trophies of the war, which were being packed in cases for removal from the Australian War…

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Corowa Fire Station

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 3

Chief Officer Jackson of the New South Wales Fire Brigades Board, accompanied by Aid. E. E. Collins, the newly-elected Fire Comissioner; visited…

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The Coming State Elections Labor Fires the First Shot. Mr. W. Nulty at Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 2

Mr. W. Nutty, one of the selected Labor candidates for the Murrumbidgee, opened the electoral campaign on Saturday night, with an address,…

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Scrap-book the Fires of Life

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 12

When we were young and youth was sweet, With warming fires ashine, To high pitched tunes our pulses beat…

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Fire at Ivanhoe. Nursing, Home and Quarters Destroyed. Ivanhoe

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 2

A disastrous fire totally destroyed the nurse's home and quarters at 2 o'clock this morning. Nurse Irwin lost all her personal…

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Corowa Fire Brigade

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 2

Mr. O. G. Digby. Divisional inspector for the New [?] Wales Fire Brigade, paid his half-yearly visit of inspection to Corowa during the week,…

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Bush Fire Brigade

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 11 April 1925 · page 4

A meeting of the Oaklands Bush Fire Brigade was held on Saturday night last, there being present Messrs W. Trethowan (chair), O. J. Olsen, A…

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Smokeless Fires

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 39

Behind a veil of secrecy a great experiment, the success of which will load to revolution in industry, has been going on for the last seven years. How…

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Fire at Leeton

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 2

Leeton suffered serious loss by fire about 4a.m. on Monday, when a business block in Kurrajong Avenue was destroyed. The outbreak is…

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Fire Brigade. Team Selected

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1925 · page 3

A meeting of the Berrigan fire brigade was held on Friday evening last, when Mr H. H. Baxter presided over a good attendance…

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Bats Cause Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 May 1925 · page 33

The home of Mr. P. J. O'Dwyer, a farmer, on Burrowa-road, Neila, near Cowra, was totally, destroyed by fire. The occupants, Mr. O'Dwyer, his wife…

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Fire at Walla Walla. Sunday Morning Sensation

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 May 1925 · page 5

At about half [?] Sunday morning [?] and news Commercial [?]…

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Fire at Cowes. Well-known Hotel Burned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 May 1925 · page 35

The Isle of Wight Hotel, one of the oldest and most picturesque buildings in Cowes, was destroyed by fire, the origin of which is unknown. The…

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Fire at Culcairn

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 May 1925 · page 2

An attempt was made on Wednesday night of last week to set fire to Messrs. A. H. Mackle and Co.'s general store, at the corner of Raiway…

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Children, of the Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 33

"For we are not pans and barrows nor even porters of the fire and torch bearers," says Emerson, "but children of the fire, made of it."…

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Melbourne Fire. Damage Exceeds £45,000

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 5

A disastrous fire occurred in the warehouse area of Flinders lane. Unremitting work on the part of the entire force of firemen from the Eastern…

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Mail Bags Un Fire. Accident to Deniliquin Mail Motor. An Unusual Occurrence

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 2

On Saturday morning, the mail motor, on its way to Deniliquin, met with an accident before it had travelled eight miles, and returned to Hay with…

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Mail Bag's on Fire Accident to Deniliquin Mall Motor an Unusual Occurrence

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 June 1925 · page 2

On Saturday morning the mail motor, on its way to Deniliquin met with an accident before it had travelled eight miles, and returned…

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The Barham Fires

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 July 1925 · page 2

The cases against Llewellyn Frederick Vinecombe in connection with the recent fires at. Barham will be dealt with at the Quarter Sessions…

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Great Fire at Coburg

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 July 1925 · page 6

One of the must destructive fires in the history of Melbourne occurred on Monday night, when on large section of the building of the lincoin knitting…

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