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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1944

487 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 25

Bush Fire Danger Measures Against Outbreaks

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 1

With grass many feet high all over the State and the bush fire risk at its zenith. It is not only necessary that the precautions urged upon the…

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To the Editor. Bethanga-tallangatta Fire

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 2

Sir.—[?]e the report in your paper today. [?] to the fire on the [?] Tallangatta road: I wish to correct your paragraph which stated that the home was…

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Hall to Help Bushfire Sufferers

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 3

On [?] February 11, in the Pala [?] 1 Aus. BOD will bold a ball the [?] on which are for the wangara[?] Bushfire Relief runs. Daneling will…

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Bush Fire Danger in Beechworth Shire

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 2

Members of the Beechworth War Agricultural Committee have visited the area of the shire which was swept by bush fires and ascertained that in…

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“Wrongly Blamed For Fires” SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 2

The Railway Department was being wrongly blamed for bushfires near railway lines, said the Railway Commissioner (Mr Hartlgan) tonight. For…

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Items of News Soon Put Out Fire

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 2

Albury Fire Brigade made short work of a [?] in a [?] vac[?] allotment near Ph[?] [?] factory last night, Cause of…

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Wangaratta Bush Fire Appeal

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 4

Albury and district donations to the Wangaratta bush [?] appeal now total £319 7 7. Only one donation was received yesterday. This was from the Glenly…

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New Unit Foe Rutherglen Bush Fire Brigade

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 2

Rutherglen Bush Fire Brigade has been informed by the Melbourne authorities that a bush fire fighting unit has been allotted to the Rutherglen…

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£5,000,000 Damage Terrific Losses in Victorian Bush Fires

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 3

Members of the Victorian State Cabinet Bush Fire Relief Committee state that although, there was no official estimate yet, the…

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Fire Soon Put Out

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 2

A fire was reported to Albury police yesterday afternoon as having broken out at Wirlinga north of the Wirlinga store. The flames were soon under…

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Alleged Fire Bugs Two Boys Arrested at Urana

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 3

At the Urana Court recently two Urana boys appeared on charges of having allegedly started fires in that district…

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Border Anomaly at Wahgunyah Curious Position of Corowa Fire Brigade

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 2

Captain Shearer presided at a meeting of Wahgunyah Fire Brigade. Others present were: Messrs J. A. Haig (secretary-treasurer), O. Trimble, T…

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Bushfire Relief Plans SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 4

A scheme of relie[?] to persons who have suffered loss in respect of their property through bush fires and to those who have sustained personal injury in fighting…

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Bush Fire Warning SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 2

Following [?] warning was Is sued today by the State Meteorologist (Mr Mares): “Temperatures generally over NSW…

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Measures Against Bush Fire Danger

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 1

With grass many feet high all over the State, and the bush fire risk approaching its zenith ,it is not only necessary that the…

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Wahgunyah Fire Brigade

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Wahgunyah Fire Brigade was held recently, there being present Messrs. J. [?]earer (captain), J. A. Haig, O…

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Grass Fire Near Cemetery

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 3

A grass are at the brick kiln at about 7 o'clock on Wednesday evening caused the fire brigade to make a turn-out after the fire bell had been…

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Five Fire Outbreaks in a Week

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 3

It is a remarkable thing that along [?]e Rutherglen-Yarrawonga road, between the Black Dog Creek and Ovens [?]idge, there have been no less than…

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"Beach House" Destroyed Fire at Week-end Shack

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 2

Some time between Sunday and Wednesday the week-end shack at Mungadal, known as the "Beach House," the property of Mr. G. D…

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Use of C.C.C. Personnel in Repairing Fire Damage Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 6

As a result of negotiations carried out by Mr Pollard, MHR, on behalf of the State Cabinet Bush Fire Relief Committee the Minister for the…

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