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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1943

357 stories in Murray's papers · page 10 of 18

Fire Brigade's Two Calls

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 June 1943 · page 2

During the weekend Albury Fire Brigade attended two Ores. The major call was to a fire in a shed at the rear of Mrs M. Shaw's home in Wyse st…

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Amusements "Ball of Fire at Hoyts

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 June 1943 · page 3

Love laughter and excitement are all blended in "Rall of Fire," which starts Gery Cooper and Harbours Stainwyek, and will be shown as Hoyts for the last time…

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Fires at High School Headmaster and Inspector of Schools Make Statements Minister For Education Not to Blame (To the Editor)

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 2

Sir,—I was abounded this [?]ing when I read the leading article in your paper: “Cold Shivers for Albury School Children.” When a member of…

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Boys and Girls Help to Keep School Fires Burning

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 2

So that they could keep warm while at school during this unusually cold winter, children of the Albury Infants’ School invaded '.he woodheaps at their own homes. Following up the exhaustion of the small…

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Fire Causes Damage Estimated. At £12,000 HOBART

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 5

Damage estimated at £12,000 was caused by a lire which gutted the dehydration factory owned by Mr Leslie Ha[?]kl Roberts, at Glen Huon, tonight…

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Coroner's Finding on Cause of £64,000 Fire SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 12 June 1943 · page 4

The City Coroner (Mr Oram) today returned n verdict that a fire at the factory of Hardman Bros.. Newtown, on April 22. was accidentally caused…

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Rabaul Raided Large Fires Started

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 3

Rabaul was the focal point of Allied air attacks in the Southwest Pacific for the third night out of four. In one on Thursday,…

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Big Explosion and Fires Follow Hammering of Rabaul

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 2

Continuing their hammering of Japanese aerodromes at Rabaul, Liberators and flying fortresses were over Vunakanau aerodrome tor more than…

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Kendari Raided Again Many Fires And Explosions

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 1

Keeping up the attack on enemy-aerodromes, American Liberators caused many explosions among parked aircraft when they raided Kendari, main…

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Fire in P.O. Visible for Many Miles LONDON, June 18

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 June 1943 · page 3

Two persons were killed, two were seriously injured, and a number slightly, when a German raider dropped an oil bomb on a post office in the London…

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Albury S Fire-wood Shortage Mr. Mair’s Efforts To Overcome

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 June 1943 · page 2

Hopes of overcoming Albury firewood shortage by means of extended powers to local NES authority are dashed by a statement to Mr A. Mair, MLA, by the…

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Big Fires Left Raf Over Friedrichshafen LONDON, June 22

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 June 1943 · page 1

Lancasters of the Bomber Command on Sunday night penetrated deep into southern Germany and attacked the Lu[?]shiffba[?] radio factory at…

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£10,000 Fire; Spring Works Ablaze MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 June 1943 · page 2

The fire which occurred in the engineering production section of Henderson's Federal Spring Works, last night, damage estimated at £10.000…

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Fire in Catholic School. Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 June 1943 · page 3

A weatherboard building, which included three class-rooms, at the Sacred Heart Primary School, Bell s[?] Preston, was destroyed by fire early this morning. It is…

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Munition Trains on Fire; People Panic Grand Junction (Colorado), June 27

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 June 1943 · page 5

Two freight trains loaded with munitions caught fire in the yards and bombarded the the town for 4½ hours, injuring seven. Panic was increased when officials turned…

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“[?]St Rangers” Help Fight Fires

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 July 1943 · page 4

Eve hear of a “fag bag ?” Paramount Pic[?] in connection with the thrilling and spectacular technicolor saga of the great utdoors. “The Forest Rangers,” now…

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Oil Tanks Blaze at Gibraltar. Gibraltar, July 1

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 July 1943 · page 4

Thick black smoke surrounded the Gibraltar area on June 30 when [?] tanks caught fire and flames shot up into the sky giving the impression of a large fire. Fire…

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Motor Truck Fire

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 July 1943 · page 2

Late on Wednesday evening, as Mr. R. Whinray was preparing to return home to Ringwood, his motor truck caught fire in the engine, outside…

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Sicily Heavily Bombed Many Fires Caused LONDON, July 7

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 July 1943 · page 1

Further heavy aerial attacks on airfields in Sicily and the landing ground at Gerbini and the port of C[?], were carried out by the…

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Fire Alarms

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 July 1943 · page 1

The alarm siren on Saturday night brought out members of the lire brigade with the engine to a blazing .chimney at the residence of Mr. Dalgleish,…

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