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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1927

221 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 12

Waring Gardens Fire Sunday Afternoon Blaze

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 2

A fire which occurred early on Sunday afternoon in warning Gardens was responsible for a large number of people assembling in the…

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Fire Waring [?]

The Independent · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 2

Dense volumes of [?] the vicinity of [?] p.m. on sunday [?] hundreds of [?]…

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Fire at South Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 2

The long and welcome silence of the firebell was broken about a quarter to two this morning, when, an alarm of fire was sounded, and caused…

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Corowa's New Fire Station. Official Opening

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 February 1927 · page 2

"Corowa now has a fire station equal to. if not better, than that of any town outside the metropolitan area." This was the publicly uttered…

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Opening of New Fire Station the Complimentary Dinner

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 3

On Friday night last, a complimentary dinner was tendered the members of the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners, who were in…

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Inquiries Into Bush Fires

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 39

The general secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, Mr. Cambridge, interviewed the chairman of the Bush Fires Commission,…

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Bush Fires Rage Every Corner of Victoria. Sad Loss of Life

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 30

From many parts of Victoria reports were received that disastrous bush fires have occurred. There was great damage to property…

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Walbundrie Fire. Careless Use of Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 32

At the Walbundrie Police Court, before the P.M.,Thomas Williams was charged with careless use of fire. James Reginald Robinson,…

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Wodonga Fire. Woman Fatally Burned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 18

Throughout the comparatively long history of Wodonga, fires have been the exception rather than the rule, and it was not until the early hours of…

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Fire Very Close. Book Book, via Wagga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—Thanks very much for the two names, uncle. A bushfire started very close to us on Friday. I went down to Uranquinty for a week's…

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The Fire Conquered. Impressive Demonstration in Albury

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 30

At the invitation of Mates Ltd., who are the local distributors for Wormald Bros. Ltd. fire-fighting systems, a crowd gathered around a…

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Fire and Water

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 2

What with bush fires, elelonic storms and floods, Victoria and Queensland are having a most disastrous time. Practically the whole of the…

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Careless Use of Fire

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 3

Thomas Alfred Williams was prosecuted at the Walbundrie Police Court on Monday, on a charge of having, through negligence with a camp fire…

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DAYSDALE. Bush Fire Brigade

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 3

A meeting of the Daysdale Bush Fire Brigade took place on Saturday evening last. The president, Mr. C. W. Thompson, occupied the chair…

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Bush Fire Brigade for Rutherglen

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 5

On Saturday about fifty farmers and land owners met at Rutherglen and formed a brigade, to be called the Rutherglen and District Volunteer…

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Fire at Surry [?] Rubber Factory [?] Sydney,[?]

The Independent · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 2

Damage estimated at caused by a first which [?] factory of the [?] Surry [?] this morning.[?]…

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Fire at Berrigan. Hall and Hotel Destroyed at Berrigan

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 3

While a picture programme was being screened at Berrigan on Saturday night, the film ignited and the flames quickly spread to the hall…

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Disastrous Fire. Royal Theatre and Hotel Destroyed

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 3

While business was at its height at about 8.30 p.m. on Saturday, the [?] of the fire bell caused a great deal of excitement. There was a…

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Film Fire at Berrigan Destroys Hall and Adjoining Hotel

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 4

While a picture was being screened at Berrigan on Saturday night last the film Ignited and the flames quickly spread to the hall…

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