Public School Destroyed by Fire Blaze at Bundure
The Bundure Public School, situated on the main Narrandera Road some 23 miles from Jerilderie was completely destroyed by fire…
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336 stories in Murray's papers · page 11 of 17
Haystack Destroyed by Fire
The local Fire Brigade had another country call on Monday last, when a haystack, the property of Mr. D. McGillivray, was destroyed…
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Sir,—In your report of, the disastrous fire which destroyed the historic home, one or two items call for some comment. First the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yanco Homestead Fire
The destruction of the bldr Yanco Station homestead by fire this month, destroyed one of the finest properties in the Jerilderie district. The…
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BATAVIA, Mon.: Dutch and Indonesian Republican officials will on Wednesday issue ceasefire orders to their forces…
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WAGGA, Fri: Tareutta Public School was destroyed by fire shortly after 9 o’clock this evening…
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HELENA (Montana), Sun.: Three airborne fire-fighters were burned to death, two were seriously injured, and…
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HELENA (Montana), Mon.: Thirteen fire fighters, including 12 parachutists, have now died in the fierce forest fire…
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MELBOURNE, Mon.: A fire early today completely destroyed the brick State school at Aberfeldie, West Essendon. The fire…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire Services in Defence the Importance of Volunteers
THE important part played by fire services in the defence of this country, and the great work done by volunteer firemen from all over N.S.W., were points particularly stressed in an address given at Hay on Monday evening by the Hon…
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PARIS, Sun.: When farm laborers near Mont De Marson, in south-west France, started a fire to get their own back on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chimney Fire Friday Morning
A chimney fire at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. Field, 26 Davidson Street, North Deniliquin, at about 10 o'clock on Friday…
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PARIS, Tues.: Unconfirmed reports say that two women have been burned to death and a number of houses destroyed in forest…
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PARIS, Thurs.: A new forest fire, only six miles from Bordeaux, was reported yesterday as firemen, soldiers and civilian…
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The engine of a bus on which a number of children were travelling home from school caught fire near Albury High School…
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PARIS, Fri.: Police requisitioned all available vehicles to evacuate women and children from a radius of six miles…
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BORDEAUX, Sun.: About 20 persons lost their lives when the village of Le Barp, 30 miles south of here, was…
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ORANGE, Sun.: Damage estimated at between £8000 and £10,000 was caused by a fire at the Orange Rural Co-operative…
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About 6 p.m. yesterday the fire brigade received a call for a fire at Mr. G. K. Browne’s residence Henry Street, where a chimney…
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On Saturday afternoon the Corowa fire brigade was called to an outbreak of fire at Phipps slaughteryards, where the boiling down coppers…
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