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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1945

356 stories in Murray's papers · page 17 of 18

Paddock of Wheat Destroyed by Fire Moorwatha Scene Of Big Blaze

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 6

Albury district had its first serious Ore of the season yesterday when a paddock of wheal and about 150 acres of eras. were burned at Moorwatha. Vast havoc might have been wrought had well-equipped fire fighting units from over a wide area not turned up to conquer the outbreak…

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Fire Alarm

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 1

At about 12.20 p.m. Yesterday a fire broke out in a weatherboard premises in Parade Place owned and occupied by Mrs. D. Seymour. The…

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CHILTERN Fire[?]

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 3

The first grass Are of the season [?] on Saturday afternoon, in Mr Findlay’s paddock. A cricket [?] was in progress at the Children…

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Lives In Danger Sydney Ringed; By Fires Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 6

Live were endangered by bush which [?] suburban areas today All were extinguished early tonight but there his since been an…

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Russians Fire on British LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 4

Two British soldiers were [?] seriously, in the British a suburb of Berlin, on Saturday night Reuter’s correspondent in Berlin says…

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Diststrous Fire Valuable Travelling Gear Lost

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 2

On Saturday morning at Galah, on the Gunbar Road. Mr. V. Murphy, of Kerang, road loaming contractor working for the Waradgery Shire,…

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Fire at Benduck a Lucky Save

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 2

The calm of Saturday afternoon in Hay was disturbed by the wailing of the alarm siren at the Hay Fire Station and many shoppers and…

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Warning by Fire Chief Dangerous Period Ahead

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 6

Issuing a warning yesterday on the need for fire precautions, Albury fire chief (Mr II. Pettit) said be believed that a number of fires…

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Bush Fire Brigades Again In Action Two Minor Outbreaks In District

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 December 1945 · page 4

There was work for three Bush Fire ,Brigades in the Albury district yesterday, two outbreaks of fire occurring, but neither was of…

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Fire Alarms. [?]

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 19 December 1945 · page 2

We had a little [?] Whose shrill [?] Aroused as from our work or rest To doughty deeds of valour…

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Fire in Grass Along Railway Line

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 December 1945 · page 2

High grass along the railway line near the Guinea street bridge caught alight last evening. About 30 square feet of grass was burned. Albury…

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Fighting Bush Fires Aid of Townsmen to be Sougt Meeting at Albury Tonight

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 December 1945 · page 2

At a public meeting In the Council’s chambers, Kiewa street at 8 o’clock this evening, Hume Shire Council plans to establish a town…

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District News children Lightning [?] Fire

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 December 1945 · page 3

During Monday evening’s electrical storm lightning struck and ignited a dry tree on the property of Mr. Leo Martin (Deep Creek). The fire brigade with Cr…

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Can Lighted Cigarette Cause a Fire? Opinions of District Farmers

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 December 1945 · page 2

General approval has been expressed of the warning of Albury Fire Chief (Mr H. Pe[?] on the need for alertness to combat fires,…

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Fire at Cordial Factory

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 December 1945 · page 2

When a neighbour noticed smoke issuing from the vicinity of Oswald's Cordial Factory in Edward street on Tuesday afternoon last she gave the…

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Fire at Wahgunyah "Tuileries" Homestead Destroyed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 December 1945 · page 3

On Monday evening last, during the height of the storm, a fire broke out at the well-known Wahgunyah home of the Cullen…

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To Fight Bushfires Auxiliary Brigade to be Based in Albury

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 December 1945 · page 4

Foundations were laid last evening or an auxiliary bush fire fighting organisation to the based at Albury and operate in support of…

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“Thurgoona Park” Homestead Damaged by Fire

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 December 1945 · page 5

“Thurgoona Park” homestead, owned by Mr and Mrs Gavan Findlay, and occupied by Mr D. Kelly, was damaged by a fire which broke…

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Bush Fire Under Control MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 December 1945 · page 4

Bushfires, which had been sweeping Coldstream and Wandin districts since last Thursday were got under control by Wandin fire brigade yesterday…

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Fire in Cemetery

Border Morning Mail · Monday 24 December 1945 · page 2

When grass 6ft high growing in the centre of the Albury cemetery caught alight on Saturday the flames quickly spread, and before the brigade…

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