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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1934

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Bush Fire Brigade Wodonga Landholders Meet to Affiliate with Association

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 December 1934 · page 7

To decide whether they would affiliate with the Victorian Bush Fire Brigades’ Association, landholders, who are also members of the…

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Fear Ok Bush Fires Forest Commission Ready Prolific Grass Growth Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 December 1934 · page 4

Following upon the long drawn out wet season a praline growth of grass and undergrowth is now taking place through out the State. Because…

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Reichstag Fire Confession “A Swindle” German Official Comment BERLIN December 7

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 December 1934 · page 5

German official comment on the alleged confession by Karl Eanst that he had with two other Nazis fired the Reichstag in order to…

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Fire in Post Office Woman Sent for Trial Alleged Deficiency in Fuk[?] Newcastle

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 December 1934 · page 6

Following an inquiry to-day into fire at Catherine Hill Bay post oil on September 6 last, Mrs. [?] Miriam Ferguson, postmistress, v…

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Bush-fire Brigade

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 12 December 1934 · page 2

The annual meeting of the [?] Bush Fire Brigade was [?] at the Memorial Hall on Saturday night, a very fair attendance being…

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Fire Destroys House Open Finding at Inquiry Coroner’s Comment Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 December 1934 · page 1

An open finding was recorded at an inquiry held to-day into the cause of a fire which destroyed a house belonging to Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Ann…

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Trapped in Hotel Fire 14 Guests Perish Death Roll May Mount to 40 Ghastly Scenes as Victims Try to Escape

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 December 1934 · page 4

Fourteen people are known to be dead, and there is a possibility that [?] may reach 40, as the result of a fire which destroyed an hotel in America on Tuesday morning. Several members of the Michigan Legislature were among the victims…

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Savernake Bush Fire Brigade Increased Subsidy Sought

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 December 1934 · page 38

Prior to the business of the monthly meeting of the Corowa Pastures Protection Board a deputation representative of the Savernake Bush Fire…

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The Great Adventure of Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 December 1934 · page 21

How cheerily the fire crackles in the stove on a winter evening! When you look into it you can easily imagine you see a lot of wonderful things—…

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Hotel Fire 23 Bodies Recovered LANSING (Mich), Dec. 12

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 December 1934 · page 4

Several bodies were taken to-day from the charged remains of the Kerus Hotel which caught fire early yesterday morning…

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Fatal Fire in U.S.A. Serious Loss of Life. Lansing (Michigan)

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 December 1934 · page 1

Eleven are known to be dead in Kern's hotel fire, early this morning. Police and firemen predict that the fatalities may total forty. Five are…

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Disastrous Fire in American Hotel. 28 Persons Perish. Lansing (Michigan, U.S.A.)

The Independent · Friday 14 December 1934 · page 9

More charred bodies taken from the fire which destroyed Kern's Commercial Hotel here yesterday brought the total of the known number of…

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First District Grass Fire of Season

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 December 1934 · page 2

The first grass fire in the district broke out at Daysdale racecourse on Saturday, but due to the preparedness and speed with which Daysdale bush…

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Fire Siren to be Tested This Morning

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 December 1934 · page 2

Mr. J. Ellwood, officer-in-charge of Albury fire station, advise-in-charge of Albury fire station advises that every “Monday morning henceforth the fire…

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Coreen Shire Noxious Weeds Menace Grants to Bush Fire Brigades

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 December 1934 · page 6

Prior to the commencement of the ordinary business of the last meeting of the newly elected Coreen Shire Council, the…

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Grass' Fire at Daysdale

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 December 1934 · page 2

The district's brat outbreak of fire for the season occurred at the Daysdale racecourse on Saturday, when a quantity of long grass became…

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Blaze in Theatre Crowd Behave Splendidly Fears of Panic Allayed Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 December 1934 · page 1

When a switch-board on the stage of St. James’ Theatre, Sydney, [?] this morning and smoke commenced to filter into the theatre there was…

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Saturday Night Fire Unoccupied Building Destroyed

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 December 1934 · page 1

AN outbreak of fire occurred on Saturday night in an unoccupied two-roomed building at the corner of Hard and Harfleur streets…

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House on Fire Almost Wholly Destroyed. Excitement in Deniliquin

The Independent · Tuesday 18 December 1934 · page 2

The ringing of the fire siren at Deniliquin Fire Station about 11.30 p.m. on Saturday night last brought, a huge crowd into the streets, but…

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Determined Suicide. Woman Sets Fire to Herself. WINGHAM

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 December 1934 · page 3

At the inquest, to-day, concerning tlie death of Mrs. Maragret Sewell, wife of Constable Sewell, it was stated that she poured benzine over her…

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