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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1949

336 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 17

Hospital Fire Deaths Now Total 80

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 1

EFFINGHAM (IItinois). Wed.: A total of 80 lives were lost in the disastrous hospital fire last night. The dead…

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White Australia Policy Under Fire

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 6

COLOMBO, Thurs.: The Ceylon "Daily News" today joined in the chorus with other Asian newspapers for "reciprocal and…

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72 Missing in Hospital Fire

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 11

EFFINGHAM (Illinois), Thurs.: The toll of known dead and reported missing in the hospital fire has now risen to 72. The latest…

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Man Severely Burnt Fighting Fire

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 April 1949 · page 2

A man suffered severe burns to the right hand and leg when he attempted to fight a fire which broke out laic yesterday…

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Man Not Guilty on Fire Charge

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tues.: A jury in the Criminal Court today found Frederick Clelland Casey, 35, laborer, of Leicester Street,…

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Paris, Blaze of Lights Again

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 April 1949 · page 14

PARIS, Fri.: Paris once again became a blaze of lights when electricity restrictions imposed last December were lifted. Restaurants…

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Seamen Burned in Ship Fire

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 April 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday : Two men were burned one seriously when a fire swept the 9900-ton Swedish motor vessel, Kookaburra…

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Six Believed Dead in Ship Fire

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 April 1949 · page 1

GUAYAQUIL (Educator), Tuesday : Two persons are reported dead, four are missing and an undetermined number…

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31 Die in Ship Fire

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 3

GUAYAQUIL, Wed.: Thirty-one of the 59 passengers aboard the tourist steamer Faraon, Which was destroyed by fire…

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Two Men Die in House Fire

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 April 1949 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Sunday : The charred remains of two men were recovered this morning from the debris of a house in…

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Communists Refuse A Cease-Fire

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Monday : The British Embassy announced at Nanking last night that the Chinese Communists had refused a ceasefire…

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Deniliquin Fire Brigade Competes at Tocumwal

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 5

Deniliquin was second in the five men hose and reel Fire Brigade contest at Tocumwal Diggers Easter Monday sports…

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Foreign Policy Under Fire All Party Parliamentary Committee Urged

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 1

Crowded public, diplomatic any Press galleries listened in rapt attention to a lucidly forceful exposition of foreign affairs, with particular…

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Mystery Wodonga Fire £400 Caravan De-stroyed

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 8

A caravan, which was allegedly broken Into, .was -completely destroyed by fine and a [?] home badly [?]…

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Fire in Water Street

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 2

A fire broke out in Mr. John Jacka's house, 12 Water Street, yesterday morning, but was quickly brought under control by the…

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Fire Brigade Captain

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 May 1949 · page 7

CAPTAIN A. TURTON, of Wodonga Urban Fire Brigade, Hse has served in the brigade years, and has been captain…

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Brigade Has Fought Fires for 60 Years

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 May 1949 · page 7

WODONGA Urban Fire Brigade began over 60 years a go with an old reel drawn by the firemen. In 1930 a Bodge Wagon appeared and since Syear the fire bell on the new International wagon…

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Wodonga Fire Brigade To-day

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 May 1949 · page 9

Standing at back (left to right) : P. Moloney, J. S. Hore. Centre row : F. Fulford,…

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Wodonga Fire Brigade in 1892

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 May 1949 · page 9

The first Wodonga fire brigade to visit Warrnambool country firemen's demonstrations…

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Wodonga Fire Fighters At Practice

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 4 May 1949 · page 7

TOP ; The fire brigade station. CENTRE : Cocbrane plugging in the hydrant. BELOW RIGHT : T Birkett screwing on union while the hydrant man turns on water. LEFT : L. Flower playing the water on to the practice disc…

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