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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1945

356 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 18

Two Fire Engines For Albury

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 6

Sir.—The Albury Fire Brigade under Officer [?] effected a wonderful save at Mate’s bulk store on Monday last. Faced with the for[?] combination of high…

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Fire Lighting Restrictions Eased SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 6

Chief Secretary (Mr Baddeley) announced today that as from February 1, restrictions on lighting tires had been cased From now until the end of…

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Erosion, Bushfires, Afforestation Mr. McKell On Government Activities SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 3

The Premier (Mr McKell) today replied to a statement by the Liberal candidate for Ryde (Mr Hearnshaw) that the Government had not shown any practical Interest in…

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Fire in Corowa

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 February 1945 · page 2

A fire broke out yesterday afternoon a room above the oven of Mr C Bambrook’s bakery, Sanger st, Corowa. and ceiling and £ 15 worth of material…

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CRICKET Murray v Fire Brigade

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 February 1945 · page 5

Murray team to be selected from: J. Halcliffe (capt), A. Dingwall. B. Brooks. S. Kennedy, W. Mongan. C. Kottoff. M. Gilford. R. Kurrle, S. Gifford, S. Sinedley, W…

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Heavy Damage in W.A. Bushfire PERTH

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 February 1945 · page 2

Flames destroyed 11 homes, a store, hall, railway trucks and stacks of valuable timber during a bushfire at Buckingham’s Mill, near Collie, at the…

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Fire at Bakery

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 February 1945 · page 3

At about 4 o,clock, on Friday afternoon a fire occurred in a loft above the bakehouse of Mr. C. C. Bambrook: The buliding was of brick, and the…

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Truck of Charcoal Destroyed Fire At Mathoura

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 February 1945 · page 1

Three hundred bags of charcoal in a railway track at Mathoura were destroyed by fire last night. The charcoal was the property of…

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Man Trapped In Shoe Factory Fire SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 February 1945 · page 3

More than 200 employes [?] the shoe factory at Ultima most of them girls barely had there to dash from a building when it caught fire today…

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Fire Authority To Take Over April 1 MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 4

The Country Fire Authority has suggested to the State Government that the day on which the authority will take over full control of the State shall be April 1…

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New Fire Engine Arrives Part of Lend-Lease Shipment

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 2

Albury will be protected from fire in future by two fire engines. This assurance has been fittingly demonstrated by the NSW Fire Brigade…

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£10,000 Fire Damage To Red Cross Hall SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 3

Damage estimated at neatly £10,000 was caused early today when fire destroyed the Red Cross recreation hall and contents, including the library and two new [?]…

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Latest Fire Fighting Equipment

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 4

The new Mack engine, described as tile Inst word in lire-fighting equipment. brought to Australia under lease-lend from America, has been attached to Albury Fire Brigade. Main features arc its great speed, rigidity, and ability to pump large volumes of water in a minimum of…

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Danger of Bushfires MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 2

The Weather Bureau this morning issued a warning that in present conditions there was a danger of bushfires. Northerly to easterly winds were…

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167.000 Fire at Footscray Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 4

Damage estimated at £67,000 was paused when fire this afternoon gutted the two storey drapery store of Forges [?] Ltd. Nicholson street. Footscray…

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Large Fires Still Burning

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 6

Frank Dexter at Manila), Monday. Japanese still seem to have of guns with which to reply…

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Fire Causes £30,000 Damage Tocumwal Flour Mill Partly Destroyed

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 1

Wise Bros.’ flourmill at Tocumwal was partially destroyed by fire early on Sunday morning. Damage is estimated at £30,008…

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Tocumwal Fire Flour Mill Partly Destroyed Damage of £30,000

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 3

A disastrous fire occurred at Tocumwal early an Sunday morning, when Messrs Wise Bros. Pty.Ltd's flour mill was partly destroyed and damage done…

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North-eastern Fire Brigades

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 2

The secretary’s report submitted to the annual meeting of the NE District Fire Brigades’ Association, showed a credit of £42/2 and [?]…

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Fire at Wodonga Yesterday

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 2

Brick garage, woodshed and workshop at the rear if the Bank of NSW. Wodonga, were damaged yesterday afternoon by a fire of unknown origin…

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