Fire Burns Three Acres of Land
A grass fire swept through three acres of overgrown land near Henry Street at dinner…
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28 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 2
Two Grass Fires In 24 Hours
Two grass fires broke out in Deniliquin within the space of 24 hours on Sunday and yesterday…
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Using fire beaters, two men brought a grass fire under control before the Fire Brigade arrived on the scene…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cycle Exhaust Causes Fire
A spark from the exhaust of a motor bike caused a fire at the back of Richardsâ Cycle Store on Wednesday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fire Brigade Demands Return of £290
On Monday the Mathoura Bushfire Brigade gave Murray Shire Council until the end of the month to refund £290 contributed towards fire fighting equipment and buildings…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Conargo Shire Roads Under Fire
A large number of complaints concerning the bad condition of roads within the shire were presented to Wednesdayâs meeting of Conargo Shire Council. Further cases of hardship, caused to ratepayers by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gifts for Fire Victims
Gifts to Mr. and Mrs. A. Crawford whose house was recently burnt to the ground at Retreat, were many and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mathoura News... Bush Fire Brigade
No recognition will be given to elected officers of the Mathoura Bash Fire Brigade other than to the Captain (Mr. L. Nicholas), Murray Shire Council decided at its meeting on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires Tackled Nation-wide Drive
For the first time in Australia, the bush-fire hazard will be tackled on a national basis…
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At noon yesterday the Deniliquin Fire Brigade was summoned to extinguish a fire at the rear of Australian Estates…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Say “Fire Not Accidental”
Police believe that a fire which razed a dwelling on the North Deniliquin Reserve to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Argoon Bush Fire Brigade Annual Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Argoon Bush Fire Brigade was held at "Utona" on the 30th September…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigade Demonstration
Approval has been given by the Fire Board Commissioners to hold a fire brigade competition in Deniliquin on New…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Deni Fire Brigade Successful
Deniliquin Fire Brigade won two events in the massed bands and fire brigadesâ display at Finley on Sunday as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Danger Will Be Acute
Fire Danger will be very great this summer as a result of the heavy growth of grasses in the surrounding countryside, and Local Government officers say rules governing the lighting of fires in the open will be…
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At the annual meeting of the Berrigan Bush Fire Brigade, held on Thursday night of last week, and presided over b Mr M. J…
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The annual meeting of the Boomanoomana Bush fire Brigade was held on 20th October, when fourteen members were present,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Boy Set Fire To House, Coroner Finds
A 10-year-old boy had set fire to a dwelling on the North Deniliquin Reserve on September 15, district coroner (Mr. C. Edwards) found yesterday morning. [?] was conducting an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pine Prattle By “Cone” Bush Fire Brigade
Mr. P. C. Cowper, captain of the Wanganella Bush Fire Brigade, is asking all those with fire fighting equipment within the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →B Area Bush Fire Brigade Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of "B" Area Bush Fire Brigades was held at Coleambally on 26th October. Present were:—…
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