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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1928

508 stories in Riverina's papers · page 26 of 26

Grass Fire Near Goulburn

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 December 1928 · page 2

About 60 acres of grass were burnt by a fire which started at Marulan on Wednesday after a train had gone through. The efforts of a railway…

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Griffith Fire Carney's Store Burnt

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 December 1928 · page 7

Residents of Griffith were startled af 5 o'clock last Sunday morning by the, roar of the new lire fighting engine which was. on its way to…

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Christmas Night Fire Little Damage Done

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 December 1928 · page 2

Leeton's recently created fire brigade received its baptism shortly after 11 o'clock on Tuesday night. The alarm brought out a good…

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£10,000 FIRE Outbreak at Griffith New Brigade's Effort

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 December 1928 · page 2

The Griffith Fire Brigade, inaugurated last week, had a severe try-out early on Sunday morning, when a fire broke out in the store premises…

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Fire in Plats Early Morning Outbreak Many Exciting Rescues Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 December 1928 · page 6

Florida Flats at the corner of St. Kilda road and High street, Melbourne, were severely damaged by fire at 3 o'clock this morning, and 14 of the…

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Trangie Fire Revised Damage Estimate

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 December 1928 · page 8

The latest estimate of the damage done by the disastrous fire at Train on Monday is £30,000. The town without a water supply, and the [?]…

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Fire at Beam Wireless Station Considerable Damage Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 December 1928 · page 1

A fire broke out at the beam wireless station, seven miles from Ballan, this afternoon, and considerable damage was caused to the lack of…

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Fire in Gippsland Business Premises Destroyed Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 December 1928 · page 2

Considerable damage was done to business premises at Korrumburrs, South Gippsland, by a fire which broke out early this morning. Several…

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