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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1943

357 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 18

Fire at Moroco East

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 3

A grass fire occurred at Moroco East station, between Mathoura and Tocumwal, this week. The fire burned fiercely over the…

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Wool Shed Destroyed By Fire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 2

The woolshed on Mr Alex. McKinnon’s old Honeydew property, 7 miles from Jerilderie, was completely destroyed by fire on Tuesday…

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Fire in Chemical Factory. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 1

Six brigades attended a fire which broke out at the Metropolitan Chemical Works Ltd. Alexandria, this evening. Section of the building in which chemicals are stored…

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Storage of Charcoal Precautions Against Fire

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 3

Particular care is necessary for the safe storage of charcoal. As a result of incorrect stacking of freshly packed charcoal in a case which came under his notice…

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Disastrous Bushfires In N. Z. New Zealand

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 February 1943 · page 4

Trapped in a cottage by bushfires which had been laying waste to large areas in North Auckland, near Whan-gara[?] two Maoris have boon burned…

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Fly Through Ice to Hamburg Fires Visible 60 Miles Away LONDON, February 5

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 February 1943 · page 6

Crews of RAF machines which attacked Hamburg on Wednesday night could see the glow of fires when they were over Bremen, 60 miles distant, on their return…

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Fire on Golf Links

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 February 1943 · page 2

It was a quiet weekend for Albury fire brigade the only call received being a grass [?] on the go[?]t links Only a small area was burned. Call [?]…

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A Big Ship Left on Fire Bombers Hit Ambon Australia

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 2

The biggest [?]ald yet made oh Ambon by Liberators on Friday, left a 10,000 ton ship burning; a warship was hit by a s[?]ing of…

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Smoke Bomb Starts Fire

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 2

A fire started by a smoke bomb dropped from an aeroplane, burnt a considerable expanse of open [?] land in East Albury yesterday…

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Wool Shed Destroyed By Fire

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1943 · page 3

The wool shed on Mr Alex McKinnon’s old Honeydew property, some seven miles from Jerilderie was completely destroyed by fire on…

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£106 Damage in Tent Blaze Fire Alarm On Thursday Night

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 1

The sounding of the fire alarm at about 9.40 on Thursday night last drew a large crowd to the Henty silos, where two tents were blazing…

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Truck Damaged by Fire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 February 1943 · page 1

A big truck owned by Messrs. F. S. Falkiner and Sons, Boonoke station, was considerably damaged by fire late on Wednesday afternoon…

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Fire Brigade Kept Busy

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 2

Albury Fire Brigade had a busy day yesterday, being called out to deal with three minor outbreaks, all grass fires. Several panels of fencing were…

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Russian Trap In Great Donetz Bend Closing Nazis' Frantic Efforts to Escape Rostov Set on Fire by the Huns LONDON. February 14

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 February 1943 · page 1

A German army totalling 250,000 within the great Donetz Bend is making frantic efforts to escape from the Russian trap, which is closing behind it from the northern reaches of the river and the Sea of Azov…

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Tyres for Bush Fire Fighters Department's "Yes-No" Letter

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 February 1943 · page 4

At a later stage of the meeting a letter was received from the Bush Fires' Advisory Committee, in connection with the Council's application for…

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Grass Fire on Corowa Property

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 February 1943 · page 2

At 7 o’clock Last night, Corowa Fire Brigade received a call to o grass lire on “Holmewood.” the property of Mr James Duncan Robertson, farmer and…

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Bush Fire Prevention Scrupulous Care Essential

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 1

It is with confidence that i agin-ask the courtesy and cooperation of the editor in extending publication to an appeal to…

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Grass Fire

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 3

On Monday evening last, about 7.30, a fire broke out in a paddock on Mr. J. D. Robertson's "Homewood" property, along the South Corowa road,…

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Fire in Forest

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 1

A fire broke out in the forest about three miles from Mathoura on Friday last, the cause of which is unknown. It was first noticed by Mr. F. Croft,…

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Fire in Hotel Cellar

The Pastoral Times · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 1

A minor outbreak of fire occurred in the cellar of the Globe hotel, when an electric motor used for refrigerating equipment seized and burnt out. It…

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