Motor Ship on Fire Taronga Abandoned at Perim Perim, January 16
The motor ship Taronga, 6732 tons, which left Melbourne on 24th December for Dunkirk and Antwerp, arrived here last night on fire…
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263 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 14
Big Fire at Alburt M'culloch Carrying Co.'s Office Destroyed Damage Thousands of Pounds
A destructive fire occurred in Albury on Thursday morning, when a large iron and wood building at the corner of Dean and Young streets…
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After days of excessive heat, a storm broke over Balranald on Thursday evening, and vivid lightning was responsible for many outbreaks of grass fires in…
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A bush fire brigade naturally [?] finance for the conduct of its [?]—administrative expenses must be met, and benzine and oil…
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Three separate outbreaks of fire caused by lightning striking trees occurred on Friday in the Dry Forest and Ringwood districts. Mr. S. Hendy,…
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[?] understorms, with particularly severe lighting, which [?] and Deniliquin districts in the early hours of [?] responsible for many outbreaks of fire occurring. [?] that thirty fires started in the two districts,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grass Fires. Outbreak at Moroco West
Late yesterday afternoon lightning struck a tree and set fire to heavily grassed country on Mr. L. M. Kilpatrick’s property, Moroco West…
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A six-roomed weatherboard house, on the farm known as Butler's, at the 17-mile peg on the Deniliquin Finley road, was destroyed by fire on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?]Thoura News. [?]om our Correspondent) Monday. [?]Eather and Fires
[?] has been thundery weather [?] Thursday evening, with very [?] but enough to put out sev[?]s fires caused by lightning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Grass Fires. Thursday Night's Record. Some Further Details
Further particulars of the phenomenal and remarkably deadly electrical storms of last Thursday night show that the district had a…
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A six-roomed weatherboard house, on the farm known as Buttler’s, at the 17-mile peg on the Finley-Deniliquin road, was destroyed by fire on Friday…
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Lightning started another grass fire yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock on Mr L. M. Kilpatrick's Moroco West station…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire at Albury Damages Estimated at £5000 Store and Contents Destroyed
A serious fire occurred on Thursday, morning, when a large iron and wood building at the corner of Dean and Young streets, occupied by…
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Thunderstorms of unprecedented violence caused a largo number of grass fires, some of them being of considerable extent. The fires extended…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →How Fires Start Cedar Party Creek, Wingham
Dear Uncle,—I still read the letters, riddles and your talks of advice, which I think are very nice. I am not a good letter writer, but I always try…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →ALBURY & DISTRICT Dean-street Fire Insurances
Mr. Frank Leslie, of Queen-street, Melbourne, assessor and agent for the United Insurance Company, Melbourne, has arrived in Albury in connection…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Trapped by Fire Man Dies From Burns
Trapped by the flames of a grass fire which he was endeavoring to check near Inverleigh, in the Geelong (Vic.) district, Thomas Birch, aged 22…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →Albury Police Court Robbery at a Fire
Alfred Cyril Dunn, retired farmer, late of Warragul, was charged at the above court last Friday, with stealing tobacco and cigarettes at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bushfire Brigades. Authority to Burn Breaks
At a special meeting of the Yass Bushfire Brigade, held to discuss the local application of the Local Government Bushfires Amendment act 1932,…
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