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199 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 10
A large number of men succeeded in quelling a bush fire in the Balranald district, after 7,000 acres had been burned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →News came through by telephone this morning that a fire of some dimensions had broken out on Paddington Station, near Cobar. The advice…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The extreme heat and the occurrence of isolated, and practically dry thunderstorms over parts of the district have during the past few days greatly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It was reported to-night that many of the fire fighters had been out for three weeks. Mr W. McDonald, secretary of the bush fire brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The bush fire in the Cobar district continued to burn yesterday and to-day with unabated fury. It is believed that the areas where sheep and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The flames are within eight miles of Coudobolin, and still advancing towards the town. A further call for volunteers was sent out last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Despite the strenuous efforts of volunteers throughout the day, the bush fires in the West assumed even more serious proportions late this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire started, last Wednesday, on Magenta, and was extinguished about 11 o'clock on Saturday morning. It burnt 10,000 acres on Mr. Weir's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A big fire occurred at Parkes, night, when McGlynns' general store was gutted. Empty premises next door were left with only the walls…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The fires in the West are still extending. South of Bourke the fires are expected to reach the railway line to-day, while at Cobar it is stated that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Approximately 400,000 bushels of Argenine grain, held for export in elevators of the Louis Dreyfus Co., were practically entirely destroyed by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On New Year's Day a fire broke out on Toganmain station, about four or five miles from the homestead, towards the Kerarbury bounday, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the event of any outbreak of Fire in that area between the Billabong Creek and Hay and Narandera, on the Murrumbidgee,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The bush fire menace was very real in this district on Wednesday of last week, when lightning must have been responsible for at least…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another outbreak was to the north-east, which commenced on Walla, and burnt across Fernbank, Turkey Plains, and on to Bundure…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two outbreaks on Goolgumbla were responsible for the destruction of about 2000 acres of grass, while some 300 sheep were lost. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two outbreaks occurred simultaneously in the Nowranie district—one commenced on the northern portion of Messrs. Quinn…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →From further details received of outbreaks of fire the damage done, although heavy, was not so great an was at first thought…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The fires in the West are extending and the indications are that the several fires in the Cobar district will shortly merge into one huge…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →This (Wednesday) morning, we rang up the Mossgiel Post Office, soliciting information about the fires, from the Mossgiel point of view…
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