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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1950

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Items of News Street Grass Fire on

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 2

Fire destroyed about a quarter, of an acre of grass in Creek st, on Saturday afternoon. No damage was done. Albury fire…

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Holbrook Bush Fire Burning Itself Out

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 2

The big Holbrook bush fire, which devastated about 12,000 acres of grazing land last week, is burning itself out in the Dora…

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Rubbish Fire

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 1

At about 10.10 p.m. on .Sunday, the fire siren sounded and the entire fire brigade, plus many residents, both young and. old,…

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Fire Rumor Discounted

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 2

A “Mail” roundsman, told that there was a fire in the vicinity of Ettamogah, checked the information and found that there was no…

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Grass Fire Near Bridge

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 3

The fire brigade was called out at about 6 o'clock on Saturday evening last to a grass fire on the southern side of the bridge approach between…

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Fire in Livingstone Street

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 3

On Friday a fire started by ashes in Mr. A. Unwin's yard, spread through the vacant allotment next door and on to Mr…

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Mirrool Township Destroyed by Fire

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 1

A fire which broke out about 3 o'clock on Wednesday week night completely wined out all the business premises of the small…

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Fire on Mungadal Cottage Saved

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 2

The fire which broke out in one of the Mungadal cottages early this morning, did considerable damage, but the prompt and…

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Children Who Lost Home in Fire Placed in Orphanage

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 2

TWO young children whose home was one of the two destroyed by fire in South Albury last Friday were yesterday morning placed in the Newtown Orphanage, where they will remain until their…

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Thieves May Have Caused £25,000 Garage Fire MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 4

FIRE caused damage estimated at £25,000 to the Heidelberg Motor Bus Co.’s premises early today. Police are investigating a theory that the fire was deliberately started…

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Holbrook Bush Fire Nearly Out

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 2

The Holbrook bush fire is well under control and if more rain falls it should soon be completly extinguished, a fire-fighter told…

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Fire Victims Will Be Aided

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 2

To raise funds for the Lewis and Black families, which were left homeless when their dwellings were burnt to the ground…

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Firemen Fight Fire Knee-deep in Wine

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 1

LOS ANGELES, Tues: Fire-men yesterday stood knee-deep in wine to Right a fire at Cacamonga, which…

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Another Fire Alarm

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 3

When the stove in the kitchen at the Royal Hotel caught fire yesterday morning the precaution was taken of calling for assistance from the…

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When Fire Strikes

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 2

Last week in Albury fire swept the homes and all their possessions away from nine people. First one fire raced through the old timbers of one modest home, and a whole family found itself entirely dependent, for the moment, on…

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Door-to-door Canvass to Assist Fire Victims

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 2

SECRETARY of the South Albury Fire Victims’ appeal Committee (Mr. G. A. Wenham) said yesterday that the area had been zoned to assist authorised collectors in their door-to-door canvass which…

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Patient Blamed for Tragic Fire

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 2

NEW YORK, Sun: A Coroner’s jury at Davenport (Indiana) found yesterday that Mrs Elnora Epperly, 22, started the fire in…

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Dance to Aid Fire Victims

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 2

The dance at South Albury Youth Hall and evening in aid of the Lewis and Black families victims of the recent in…

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Fire Hoses For Red Putsch BERLIN

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 3

THE West Berlin police feel that fire hoses rather than tanks will be the best answer to the rumored Communist plan for a Whitsuntide putsch. A police spokesman in…

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Moulamein Fire Brigade

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 2

A are brigade was formed in Moulamein recently, at a public meeting called by Wakool Shire Council, More volunteers offered than were needed,…

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