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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1931

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Fire in McGREGOR-STREET. a Cottage Gutted

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 2

This morning, about ten minutes to 2 o'clock, the calm which usually reigns at that hour of the morning was rudely shattered by the violent…

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Gas Cylinder Bursts Police Sergeant Killed Disastrous Fire at Berrigan

The Independent · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 1

One of the most disastrous fires in Berrigan's history occurred early on Wednesday morning when the Momalong Hotel was…

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Farmer's Misfortune Early Morning Fire at the Rest." House and Contents Destroyed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 5

A fire which broke out at about 8.30 a.m. on Tuesday last, at "The Rest," about [?]even miles. from Corowa, completely [?]utted a…

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Sensational Fire at Berrigan Gas Cylinder Explodes. Sergeant of Police Killed and Several People Injured. BERRIGAN

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 2

Tragic circumstances attended a fire which broke out in the Momalong Hotel at 4.30 a.m. The blazing hotel, which was a large wooden…

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Momalong Hotel. Destroyed by Fire

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 3

In the early, days of Berrigan four wooden hotels were built in various parts of the town, and until the early hours of Wednesday morning last,…

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£10,000 City Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 3

Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused by a fire which broke out on Sunday in the building principally occupied by N. C. Berry and Co…

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A Determined Suicide. Old Man Falls Into Fire. GOONDIWINDI, Tuesday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 1

The police received a letter from Tom Chambers, an old identity, announcing that he contemplated suicide and stating where his body would…

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Fire Inquiry

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1931 · page 3

On Wednesday last the district ' Coroner (Mr G Cope) conducted an inquiry at the Berrigan Court house into the cause of the fire which…

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Fires—getting Ready for Winter Condobolin

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 20

DEAR Uncle Jeff,—I have not forgotten the old Page. It is nearly winter now and I will bo able to correspond with any of my cousins who…

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Fearful Railway Disaster Excursion Train Catches Fire But Driver Keeps on his Way. CAIRO

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 2

Forty-one people were killed and 47 injured in the worst disaster known on the Egyptian railways. An express excursion train, crowded with…

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Tragedy at Temora Husband and Wife Fatally Shot Through Window of Home. Murderer Sets House on Fire and Commits Suicide. TEMORA

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 May 1931 · page 2

A frightful tragedy occurred at 3 o'clock this morning, at Top Town, near Temora, when three shots were fired in the darkness through a…

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Post Office Destroyed by Fire

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 2

The post office at Urangeline conducted by Mr. W. Weeden in conjunction, with another business has seen destroyed by fire. The post…

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Fire at Yarrawonga

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 May 1931 · page 3

A large wooden building owned by Mr. J. Walker, and occupied by Mr. H. C. Fall, a carrier, was destroyed by the fire early on Wednesday…

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Shop Destroyed by Fire Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 May 1931 · page 2

Mrs. H. C. Eastail, of Punchbowl, was awakened early this morning by smoke, and on investigating found her shop abaze. The inmates…

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New Zealand Fire Wellington

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 2

The Panama Hotel, at Wellington, New Zealand, was destroyed by fire this morning. Six inmates were rescued with difficulty. All suffered…

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Fire at Tem0ra Hotel

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 May 1931 · page 1

A big fire occurred at Tomora early on Thursday morning last, when the Railway Hotel caught alight…

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False Alarm Fire in Washhouse

The Independent · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 1

The peaceful clam of Deniliquin was [?] distrubed at 8 o' clock on Tuesday nice with the ringing of the west send [?] bell, and immediately there…

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House on Fire Family's. Terrible Experience

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 35

On his return from a social at Newry, Mr. J. Pollard noticed that a six-roomed weatherboard house in Queen-street, Maffra (Vie.), owned…

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Cablegrams. Fatal Fire in Goldmine. Seventy-Five Coolies Perish. CALCUTTA

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 1

Forty-seven coolies perished in a fire in Nundydgoor goldmine, at Mysore. It is stated that several of the rescue workers were overcome by…

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Four Dead in Hotel Fire Wellington

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 June 1931 · page 2

A fire at the Union Hotel, Grey mouth (N.Z.) resulted in four persons being burned to death, viz, David Isbester, 28; William Haddock, 29;…

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