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744 stories in Murray's papers · page 19 of 38
One of the biggest recruiting drives in London was that organised by the Auxiliary Fire Service, when more than 1300 men, women, and youths of the A.F.S. paraded, and demonstrations were held. Mr. Herbert Morrison, Labor M.P., chairman of the L.C.C., addressing the demonstration on the terrace of County Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A fire which late last night demolished a two-storey building in Hay st., caused damage estimated at £15,000. A large stock of electrical goods and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Victoria lost two-thirds of its forest timber, aid N.S.W. about 84,000 acres out of a total of 5,000,000 acres in the bush fires of January, the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Contributions to the Corowa Bush Fire Relief Fund amounted to £218, apart from contributions to 3SR. The allocation decided on was as follows:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Outhouses of the home of Mrs. Laffa, in Norman st., Ballarat, were damaged last night in a fire which broke out in a hedge. The fire has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The recent disastrous and tragic bushfires have emphasised the necessity for building homes with fire retardent materials. Fibrolite asbestos…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused by a fire which broke out in the timber yards of William Cook Pty. Ltd., timber merchants,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At about 8.30 o’clock last night, neighbors noticed smoke coming from a small weatherboard cottage occupied by Mr. Edward Sorrenson, in Gordon st…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church, in Arthur street, Fairfield, was almost totally destroyed by to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Every summer reports of bush fires in heavily-timbered country areas are received, and they invariably result in serious loss of timber and property,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Detectives investigating fires which destroyed the Roman Catholic churches at Sunshine and Fairfield to-day arrested a young man in Ringwood. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grass fires are raging in the Marlborough province and heavy damage is threatened. The situation in the Manawatu district is grave. Grass fires…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A 62-year-old bush fire victim in the Noojee district has received a tan opener, a "flogger-tail" coat, and a fly spray in a parcel of relief goods. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Last night Mr. Gordon Irwin, farmer, of Bulla, told the police that he had seen two men near the fowl pen on his property. He said he called to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →With no clue to guide them, Balarat police ean do nothing but hope to catch the fire-bug in the act. The man added another house to his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Damage exceeding £2000 was caused at Sawtell when a fire demolished three buildings in the main street at 3 a.m. to-day. Buildings destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A four roomed weatherboard cottage in Moama was destroyed by fire on Saturday night. The dwelling was the property of Mr. H. McKenzie, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →From New Year's Day to last Friday, 309 persons lost their lives in Victoria in road, dwrowning and fire accidents. It was the worst three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police have been instructed to investigate a fire which destroyed a shop in Annandale early this morning. The occupier. John Margaret, aged 50,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Every summer, —reports of bush-fires in heavily- timbered country areas are received, and they invariably result in serious loss or timber and property and…
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