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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1948

370 stories in Murray's papers · page 18 of 19

Had to Hold Mother Back From Fire

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 December 1948 · page 6

SIDNEY, Wed.: Graham Wallace, 20, had to held his wid[?] mother to stop her from tunning back into their blazing…

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Fire Alarm

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 December 1948 · page 3

Shortly after three o'clock yesterday, afternoon the local fire brigade was called to an outbreak of fire at the back of the Corowa High School…

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Brigade Attends 102 Grass Fires

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 December 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday.— The fire brigade attended 102 grass fires today in the Metropolitan area, None was serious…

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Four Fires at Week-end

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 December 1948 · page 2

Albury Fire Brigade was called to four fires over the week-end. On Saturday morning grass caught alight along Bungambra Creek at…

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Father and [?] Dead Sequel to Fire in [?]

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 December 1948 · page 2

BRISBANE, Sun: A 3-year-old boy and his father are dead [?] the result of a fire which [?] their home in Mackay…

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A “Mr. L.” Mentioned at Fire Inquest

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 December 1948 · page 3

WEST WYALONG, Sun. : A business man had told him that a “Mr L” had been responsible for fires at Barmedman,…

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Bush Fires Around Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 December 1948 · page 3

WAGGA, Mon: Temperatures here to-day touched 102 degrees, the highest reading this summer…

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Firewood Blaze at Albury Brickworks

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 December 1948 · page 3

An Albury brickyards will suffer a production loss of 20 000 [?] a week as a result of a [?] which destroyed about £150…

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Fire Brigade Trophy

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 December 1948 · page 3

Cobram Fire Brigade has been presented with the Finley Businessmen’s trophy which was won by Cobram at a Finley contest recently. Deniliquin…

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Four Die in Hotel Fire

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 December 1948 · page 4

CHICAGO, Mon: Four people were killed and at least 13 injured early yesterday when a fire swept through the fifth floor of…

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Grass Fires Suspicious

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 December 1948 · page 2

A fire bug is thought to be “on the job” in the vicinity of West Albury, setting dry grass alight near the Botanic Gardens. In the…

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District News Oaklands Fires

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 December 1948 · page 4

During the week two fires broke out in 'the town. A grass fire started in the back; yard of Mr Chambers’ home near the school…

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Firemen Fought Fire [?] Tar Vats

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 December 1948 · page 10

LITHGOW , Fri: Firemen [?] struggle through great [?] smoke and burning soot to [?] fire which broke out in huge [?]…

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Fire Damages Gerogery P.o

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 December 1948 · page 2

A fire, believed to have started in telephone equipment, caused damage at Gerogery post office yesterday afternoon, but the blaze…

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Grass Fire Menaces Albury Homes

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 December 1948 · page 6

A grass fire which broke out at the rear of toe old Albury gaol on Saturday morning burnt a large area of grass on either…

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Violent Explosions : Then Fire On Ship

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 December 1948 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Son: Violent explosions which caused a fire in the E deck cargo forced the freighter Macedon to return to…

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“Fire-bug Responsible for Grass Fires”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 December 1948 · page 5

ALLEGATIONS that a pyromaniac was responsible for grass fires which bad broken but in Albury recently were made yesterday by officer-in-charge of Albury Fire Station [?] (Mr. H. Pettit)…

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Early Morning Fire

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 December 1948 · page 3

The Corowa Fire Brigade was called to an outbreak of fire at the edge of a crop on "Sunnyside" estate in the continuation of Guy street. A…

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Kitchen Damaged by Fire

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 December 1948 · page 2

The kitchen at the home of Dr Robertson, Olive st, was damaged by fire which broke out about 2.30 yesterday afternoon. A Cabinet…

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Fire Destroys Two Bombers

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 December 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday : Fire destroyed two Mosquito bombers and badly damaged another in a hangar at the former RAAF station…

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