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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1935

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Fire Brigades Demonstration

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 January 1935 · page 2

The Albury Fire Brigade will consider the matter of attending the demonstration at Katoomba. The Board of Fire Commissioners…

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Fire in Infirmary Nurses Rescue Patients a Spectacular Blaze London, January 21

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 3

Exciting scenes were witnessed at a fire which broke out last night in the City of London Institute in Bow road. There are 650 beds in…

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Fire Alarm

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 2

At about 9 o'clock on Sunday night an alaram of fire was given by the ringing of the fire bell. A smart turnout was made by the Corowa brigade…

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Fire Brigades Wodonga Demonstration Fine Range of Trophies

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 6

Arrangements tor the North Eastern Victorian Fire Brigades Association’s annual demonstration to be held at Wodonga on…

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S.O.S. MESSAGES. British Tanker on Fire. an Urgent Call. Nova Scotia

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 3

On fire, 1,000 miles east of Florida, the British oil tanker, Valerda, with a crew of 36, called for help while the flames threatened to silence the…

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Fighting Fire Fiend Wonderful Organisation in Riverina Bush Brigades’ Value Terrible Conflagration of 1905 Recalled

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 3

With an unusually large quantity of grass covering practically the whole district, the danger. danger .of bush and-grass fires breaking out this summer is extremely real. Farmers alive to the danger are taking precautions to ensure the safely of their homes fences and grass lands, but there are a few…

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Tanker Afire Ships Rushing to Aid Mid-atlantic Blaze London, Jan 21

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 4

Fire broke out on the British on tanker [?] to mid-Atlantic to-day , and in response to a wireless call for…

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Drink with a “Kick” Ground Dynamite Too Much for Natives a Fire and a Tin Hat. Johannesburg, Jan 21

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 6

Three natives were injured, one very seriously, in an extraordinary mishap to-night. Half a dozen natives were seated around a fire in a…

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A Bush Fire Warning

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 2

Owing to the damage of bush fires, the State Forestry Commission of Victoria has drawn attention to a proclamation which was issued by the…

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Fire at City Cafe Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 1

A fire which broke out at the Florentino Cafe , Bourke street, one of Melbourne’s Bohemian eating houses, caused severe damage early…

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Peat Fires Raging Many Valuable Cattle Lost Position Becomes Alarming Auckland (N.z)

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 2

Peat fires are still causing great damage in the North Island. strong winds are fanning the fires in the Whikato district and they are travelling…

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Fire on Tanker Vessel Now Safe One Officer Dead London, January 22

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 6

Advices received to-day at [?] by the owners of the British tanker Valverda which caught fire in the Atlantic stated that the fire was now…

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Bush Fire Menace Blaze Has Big Front Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 5

Although a bush fire which is burning on a five-mile front in the Strath[?] was beaten back in places yesterday [?] and settle…

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Inquest on Parkes Fires

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 7

The coroner at Parkes held inquiries into fires which destroyed a cottage owned by Mary Irene Howell, on January 11, and a cottage owned by…

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Fire at Boorhaman

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 2

On Tuesday afternoon a grass fire started at Boorhaman between the properties of Messrs. W. Johnson and W. B. Richardson, on the main…

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Ardlethan Farmer's Loss by Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 33

Damage estimated at £200 was done when two stacks, containing about 70 tons of hay, a chaffcutter, a chaff shed, and a small quantity of…

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Fire in the City Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 1

A fire, which broke out in saddler’s establishment in a five Storey building in Little Bourlce Street, to-night, was soon under…

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inquiry Into Fire in Cul[?] House

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 4

Mr, W. W. Graham, district coroner, conducted an inquiry at Culcairn into the circumstances surrounding the fire which destroyed Mr…

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Peat Fires in N. Z. Relief Workers’ Camp Destroyed Fierce Flames Auckland (N. Z. ),Thursday

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 2

The underground peat fires which have been burning steadily for some days, have now swept upon a relief workers’ camp near Morrinsatile…

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Home Burnt Down Occupants’ Narrow Escape Church Also on Fire Lascelles

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 4

When their home was destroyed by fire last night Mr. and Mrs. W. Coxnarrowly escaped being trapped in the fames. They were unable in…

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