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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1938

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League Under Fire London, March 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 14

Herr Hitler made further attacks on the League of Nations, the Peace Treaty and Dr. Schuschnigg when opening the election campaign at…

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£20,000 Fire Tannery Stock at Goulburn

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 15

Building, machinery, and stock, valued at £15,000 to £20,000, were totally destroyed at Goulburn, when a fire broke out in the tannery and…

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Linseed Oil Factory Ablaze. Disastrous Fire at Alexandria. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 3

A fire at the linseed and cocoanut oil factory of James Barnes Ltd., at Alexandria early this morning, provided one of the most spectacular…

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Spectacular Fire in Linseed Oil Factory £40,000 Damage Done Firemen’s Hopeless Tasks Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 1

A fire at a linseed, and coconut oil factory of lames Barnes Ltd, at Alexandria, early this morning, provided one of the most…

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Small Fire at Beechworth

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 10

During the luncheon hour yesterday a fire broke out in Beechworth on a vacant black of land between the properties of Mr. W. Barnes and Miss…

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Greyhounds Saved from Fire at Children

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 6

Attracts to the rear of his business premise; in Conncss street. Chi[?] about 10 o’clock yesterday morning, by the excited barking of his three…

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Fire Does Much Damage in Sydney Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 6

Paints and oils valued at several thousands of pounds were destroyed by a fire on the first floor of the wholesale warehouse of W. S. Friends…

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Sports Club Fire and Proprietor’s Suicide Relatives Suggest Foul Play Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 6

Suggestions that a fire which destroyed a sports club at Smithfield on February 16 had been maliciously caused were made by relatives of the…

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Grass Fire

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 2

On Saturday evening at 7.30 a fire broke out on the property of Mrs. [?] Cornellus, "Murray View," Corowa. Although little damage was caused…

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Governor’s Residence Threatened by Fire Adelaide

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 2

After several hours’ fighting, a large body of fire fighters had succeeded in saving the summer residence of the Governor (Sir Winston…

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£23,000 for Drainage Work at Encircled by Fires Yackandandah’s Experience Three Outbreaks Yesterday

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 8

Fires broke out south, north west and west of Yackandandah yesterday and the town was almost encircled. a dense pall of smoke hung over the…

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Three Bush Fires Yackandandah Outbreaks

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 4

Three bush fires broke out on Wednesday near Yackandandah, and late that night volunteers were fighting a fierce fire which was burning on a…

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Other Fires

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 4

A bush fire which has been burning on New South Wales Crown land near Lankey's 'Creek and Coppabella is now under control. Parties of men…

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Fire Destroys Hut

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 1

A hut at North Deniliquin, opposite the Brewery. Bend, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Cox and family, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon…

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Leaving a Fire Unattended

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 5

At the Police Court on Tuesday last. Alfred Douglas Wright was Charged under the Careless Use of Fire Aot, with that he did on…

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Spectacular Sydney Fire £40,000 Damage

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 28

A fire at a linseed and coconut oil factory of James Barnes Ltd., at Alexandria (Sydney), provided one of the most spectacular Sydney blazes for…

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Ran From Fire in Building Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 2

When a fire broke out in all electrical apparatus in Westcott Hazell’s building in Caster[?] street to-day, 50 employes, including a number of…

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Employees Escape When Building Catches Fire Sydney --

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 5

Fifty employees escaped from the first and second floors of Wescott Hazels building in Castlereagh-street to-day when a dire occurred in an…

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Boys Escape Drowning Then Find Car on Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 38

After three boys had narrowly escaped drowning at North Avalon on Sunday, they clambered up a cliff to learn that the motor car in which they…

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Fire Fighters Were Out All Night Hard Struggle at Yackandandah Rough Country Hinders Work

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 3

After a struggle that lasted through out the night.and continued for some time yesterday morning, the fire which started in Walker’s paddock at…

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