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Fires & bushfires, 1938

686 stories in Murray's papers · page 18 of 35

Fires Instead of Gardens

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 June 1938 · page 3

Miss E, Bethwell, of the Australian institute of industrial Psychology, referring to the lack of warmth in schoolrooms in the winter…

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Warmth in Schools Described as an Essential Government Should Provide Fires, It Is Asserted Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 June 1938 · page 2

Miss E. Bothwell, of the Australian Institute of Industrial Psychology, referring to the lack of warmth in school rooms in the…

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£2000 Fire at Bendigo Bendigo

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 June 1938 · page 1

When a fire broke out in a twostorey building in Lyttleton Terrace, last night, all the contents, Including tyres tools, furniture and personal…

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Blackout in Sydney Power House Fire Blow to Test Listeners Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 June 1938 · page 6

Listeners to the Test descriptions fared badly to-night when there were two blackouts in the city and suburbs, which put radio…

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Nightwatchman Fires at Suspect Early Morning Incident Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 8

While a nightwatchman, Jock McDermott. was patrolling Enfield early this morning, be surprised a man near the office or A. L Vincent’s…

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Lighter Strikes Bridge Police Guard Against Fire Risk

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 16

A lighter, carrying 26,000 gallons of petrol was holed when it struck the Cook's River vehicular bridge. For a time it was feared that the river would…

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Youthful Melbourne Larrikins. Hide in Cemetery and Fire Air Guns. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 3

Youths, hiding in the Melbourne general cemetery, opened fire with air guns at 9 o'clock last night, on people entering the Jewish National Library…

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Plane Destroyed by Fire Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 July 1938 · page 10

Valued at £1000 an Airlines of Australia monospar was destroyed by fire at Mackay to-day. The plane had landed to refuel and the engine had…

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Fire at Berrigan

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 6

On Wednesday evening last, shortly after 10 o’clock, a fire broke out in the premises at the rear of the W. J. Gorman Stores Berrigan (reports the…

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Fire in Train Postal Van

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 29

When the femora mail train arrived at Goulburn on Wednesday last week, it was discovered that the floor of tho travelling postal van, carrying a…

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Fatal Demonstration By Lisbon Fire Brigade. LISBON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 3

Nine were killed and thirteen seriously injured, mostly boys, aged between twelve and eighteen, during a fire brigade demonstration, when…

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Was the “Lone Wolf” Responsible for School Fires? Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 10

“The only conclusion I can come to is that the tour fires were caused by a youth with a warped intellect. The writing suggests that some undesirable…

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£15,000 Fire in Auckland Auckland

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 July 1938 · page 8

Damage estimated at £15,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed the joinery factory of Fletcher Construction Co., in the city area. Six fire…

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Seven Persons Burnt to Death When Motor Bus Catches Fire ALGIERS, July 9

Border Morning Mail · Monday 11 July 1938 · page 4

Colliding with a motor car on the edge of ravine at Constantine, a motor coach crowded with natives, overturned and rolled to the bottom of…

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Motor Mail Van and Contents Destroyed by Fire Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 July 1938 · page 4

A postal department motor mall van, together with a large number of registered parcels and letters, was destroyed when the vehicle caught…

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Youth’s Appearance in Court Follows Fire in Mail Van Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 July 1938 · page 1

At the Central Police Court to-day, Stanley Thomas Andrew Nicholls, 18, was charged with having maliciously damaged a motor lorry, the property…

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Fire Burns; Water Freezes; Brigade Paralysed Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 July 1938 · page 8

Although 60 volunteers turned out to fight a fire which was consuming old delicensed hotel at Gaffiney’s Creek to-day, their efforts were…

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Arab Priest Shot Dead More Acts of Terrorism British Officer Risks Life to Save Cat in Fire Jerusalem, July 12

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 July 1938 · page 8

“Hard astern, mother,” cried marines from H.M.S. Repulse when a veiled Arab woman dashed into a building that was on fire at Haifa…

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Letters Destroyed Mail Van on Fire Arrest Made

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 16

Thousands of letters in 13 mail nags wera either burnt or ruined by water when a mailvan was destroyed by tire as it was standing in Gresham-street,…

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Troops Fire on Arabs One Killer; Three Wounded Jerusalem, July 15

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 July 1938 · page 10

Troops lo-day fired on Arabs who were invading the Jewish quarter of Salad, one being killed and three wounded. The raid followed an explosion…

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