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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1936

241 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 13

Bush Fires 100 Acres Burned Near Rennie Cigarette Butt Slamed

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 2

Early on Friday afternoon last the alarm of fire was given to residents in the Ringwood and Savernake districts…

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£30,000 Fire

The Independent · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 4

Two firemen and an employee were jijured and property worth about [?]30,000 was destroyed in a fire which broke out in the factory of…

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Fire on River Flats

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 2

Reports were circulated in Corowa on Sunday last that there had been an extensive bush fire on the river flats on the Victorian side of the…

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Fire Near Ringwood Hall

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 2

A fire started In the enclosure around the old Ringwood Hall at about 9.30 on Sunday morning last, and was got under control after a…

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Train on Fire

The Independent · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 1

The motor train which runs between Narrandera and Griffith was burned to the undercarriage on the night of January 22, when the vehicle…

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Fire at Echuca

The Independent · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 4

A six-rocmed weatherboard. dwelling, the property of Mr. James McLean, in Sturt-street, Echuca, was completely destroyed by fire last…

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Fire Destroys School

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 16

Yanco Public School, a weatherboard structure, was totally destroyed by fire. The fire brigade from Leeton attended the outbreak, but was unable…

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£2,000 Fire at Albury

The Independent · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 4

Damage estimated at £2,000 was caused on Monday motoring by fire which destroyed a two-story building at the rear of the Albury Hotel, in…

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Seven Shops Destroyed Fire at Mungindi

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 14

Seven shops were destroyed and five persons were injured, directly and indirectly, in a disastrous fire at Mungindi. The damages, is estimated at…

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Farm Fire Police Court Sequel at Griffith

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 47

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Big Blaze in Bourke. a Leading Hotel Burnt Out

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 2

The Central Australian Hotel, a fine brick structure, in the heart of the town of Bourke, was discovered to be on fire early on Saturday…

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Fire in Prison Van. Twenty Negroes Incinerated Scottsboro (Alabama), January 31

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 2

Twenty negro convicts were burned to death and two are not expected to live following a fire which occurred here, to-day. The prisoners…

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Bush Fires. 100 Acres Burned Neat Rennet

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 4

Early on Friday afternoon, 24th January, the alarm of lire was given to residents in the Ringwood and Savernake districts. The fire started…

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Bush Fires Ganmurra and Bull's Run

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 5

A spectacular scene took place on Reid Bros.' property at Ganmurra on Wednesday afternoon, when, during a severe electrical storm, a chain of…

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Serious Bush Fires Between Yerong Creek and the Rock 1000 Acres Grass and Stubble Swept

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 2

What threatened to be a disastrous grass fire broke out on the property of Messrs. Le Gay Brereton and W. Dobson on Tuesday afternoon. Fanned…

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How Fires Start

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 23

More than 90 per cent, of the accidents in the home would be prevented of a few commonsense precautions were taken. One of the most…

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Bourke Blaze Causes £16,000 Damage

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 11

Two thousand people witnessed some thrilling rescues early on Saturday morning, when the Central Australian Hotel, in the heart of the…

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Big Fire in Bourke

The Independent · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 4

The Central Australian Hotel, a fine brick structure in the heart of the town of Bourke was discovered to[?]be on fire early on Saturday…

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Twenty Negroes Burnt to Death Petrol Blaze in Prison Cage Scottsboro (U.S.A.). February 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 15

A shocking tragedy, involving the accidental burning to death of 20 negroes, occurred to-day. Twenty-two negro convicts were being transported…

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Police Court Many Fines Imposed Careless Use of Fire Charge

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 4

At the police court on Monday afternoon last, before the Police Magistrate, Mr. C. W. Swiney, the following cases were dealt with:-…

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