Destructive Bush Fires
The long-continued dry weather which is being experienced in the Northern and North-western parts of the colony has not only been responsible for very great losses of…
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Fires & bushfires, 1895
144 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 8
Destructive Fire at Wollongong
The most destructive fire ever experienced in the Wollongong district broke out at a quarter to 7 o'clock last night in a Bhop in Crown-street, occu-pied by Mr. Alick Osborne, baker. The flames…
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The Graziers Butchering Company's woolshed at Belmont, a few miles from Brisbane, was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. A woolpress and a largo quantity of wool was also…
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A seed and grain warehouse, at Hambury Wharf, Blackfriars, has been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £200,000…
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The buildings destroyed by yesterday's fire were insured. They were owned by Messrs. Vaughan and Henry Nelson, the occupants of the property, with the exception of the Bank, which was…
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Yesterday was terribly hot, and at night the sky in every direction was lurid with the flames of bush fires. At Hampden Hall, Tandan, Warnetton, and Dondingalong, fences, trees, and pasturage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Out of the Frying Pan Into the Fire
A swarthy Frenchman named Pettitot was before the court to-day charged with having in his possession three 100 franc notes, two five franc pieces, one 50 centimes, and three half-sovereigns…
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Last evening the destructive bush fires raging around the vicinity of Eelah, Hillsborough, and the Paterson were plainly visible from the heights of Maitland, the fiery spectacle as it lit up the country…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Bush Fires. Immense Losses Sustained
Sunday, August 25th, will long be remembered as the occasion of one of the most destructive bush fires that has been experienced in this district…
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During the progress of the great fire in Ferguson's seed and grain warehouse at Hanbury Wharf, Blackfriars, the wall of the warehouse fell and destroyed the shed of Nelson and Co., which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire at Walgett
The fire which occurred at Walgett on Sunday was first observed at 3 o'clock in Mr. Lewis's tailoring establishment, which adjoins Mr. Vaughan's residence and store. A gale of wind was blowing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charge of Maliciously Setting a Grass Paddock on Fire
Thomas Youngray, a youth eighteen years of age, was charged at the West Maitland Police Court to-day before Messrs. H. Crothers and S. S. Moore, Js P., with having maliciously set fire to grass at…
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Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Bush Fires and Telegraph Lines
Telegraphic communication is interrupted with all stations north of Laurieton, including Port Macquarie, West Kempsey, Clarence, Richmond, and Tweed River districts, also with Gabo Island…
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The terrible bush fires which we re ported as raging on Sunday last continued on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday on their destructive courses…
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A destructive fire in the village of Hoogez Walume, Holland, is still burning, and over fifty houses have already been destroyed…
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The town of Yukhnoff, in Russia, has been destroyed by fire, and thousands of people rendered homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Greta Bush Fires
In connection with the bush fires nt Greta, a lad named Thomas Youngray, on apprentice from the State School nt Parramatta, has been arrested, and charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Bush Fires in the Maitland District
The long-continued dry weather which is being experienced in the Northern and North-western parts of the colony has not only been responsible for very great losses of…
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The most destructive fire ever experienced in the Wollongong district broke out at a quarter to 7 o'clock on Sunday night in a shop in Grown-street, occupied by Mr. Alick Osborne, baker. The flames…
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