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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1926

262 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 14

Moulamein Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1926 · page 47

A disastrous fire occurred at Moulamein, when the clothing store, owned by Charles Ross, the Bank, of Neve South Wales, M'Namara's…

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Brocklesby Notes. Destructive Fire

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 October 1926 · page 6

Mr. E. Koschitzke sustained a serious loss on Saturday afternoon when his fine homestead at "The Alley" was completely burned. The cause of…

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Big Fire in Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 October 1926 · page 31

Fire completely destroyed the State Paper Co.'s premises at Annandale. The inflammable nature of the contents of the building made the…

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Grass Fire Peril Organisation Wanted

The Independent · Tuesday 2 November 1926 · page 2

With the coming of summer, and in view of the abundance of grass and herbage, settlers should start some organisation here for the prevention [?]…

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Racing Stable Fire Twelve Trotters in Danger Wellington (N.z.)

The Independent · Tuesday 2 November 1926 · page 2

[?] second racing stable within the week-end has been burnt at Belfast, near Christchurch. Twelve trotters were in danger of being burnt to…

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Destructive Fires. Thousands Op Acres Swept

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 November 1926 · page 22

The fires which inevitably accompany the hot weather have been very prevalent of late. The earlier outbreaks, one at the west end, where 400 acres…

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The District. Carrathool. a Destructive Fire

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 November 1926 · page 6

A most disastrous fire occurred at Carrathool about 1 a.m. on Saturday (30th October), when the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rodgers and family was…

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£40,000 Fire

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 November 1926 · page 2

A message from Noumea sates that the Vacuum Oil Coy's, premises were completely destroyed by fire yesterday. The value of the stock and…

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Bib Oil Blaze £40,000 Damage Vacuum Co.'s Noumea Workers Sydney

The Independent · Tuesday 9 November 1926 · page 2

A message from Noumea states that the Vacuum Oil Cey's premises were completely destroyed by the fire yesterday. The value of the stock and buildings…

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Telegraphic News Grass Fires. Moulamein

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 10 November 1926 · page 2

A series of fires took place in the Moulamein district on Monday last, which was escessively warm with a hot north wind and clouds of dust blowing…

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Grass and Stock Destroyed by Fire

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 10 November 1926 · page 2

A travelling cna[?] was boiling this billy in a paddock between Warren and Vo[?] when the grass around his camp fire caught…

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Bush Fires

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 2

Bush fires on a wide front have broken out in the mountainous country surrounding Bathurst, and the town is encircled by a dense ring of smoke…

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Tractors and Bush Fires

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 31

A deputation of landholders waited on the Numurkah (Vic.) Shire Council to ask that action be taken to prevent the use of tractor engines during the…

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Fires in Riverina

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 4

Three fires broke out at Moulsmein on Tuesday. Considerable damage was done on the properties of Messrs. Alexander and W. D. Smith, near the…

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Queensland Forest Fires

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 31

That the current year is the worst experienced by the Queensland State Forestry Department in respect to forest fires is the general opinion of…

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Fire in Wheat

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 3

Damage to the amount of approximately £1600 was caused to the wheat crop of Mr. Samuel Evans, farmer, of Attunga, near Tamworth. The fire…

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Big Fire at Temora

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 6
Also in The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express

The most disastrous fire is Temora for many years occurred on Monday morning, when James Thom Ltd. big stores were totally destroyed. The…

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Latest Telegrams. Grass Fires in Warren District. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 2

Between 9000 and 10,000 acres of grass, miles of valuable fencing and some stock have been destroyed by bush fires in the Warren district…

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Widespread Fires N.S.W. Suffers Heavily Bullock Driver Nearly Rapped Sydney

The Independent · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 2

Disastrous bush fires continue throughout the State. In the Bundabeu district, nea r Lismore, a bullock driver named Graham was nearly…

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