Bush Fires in Victoria. Another Outbreak Caused by the Heat Wave
ANOTHER beat wave in Victoria has caused a fresh outbreak of bush fires, a shortening of food supplies for stock, and a serious check to the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1898
250 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 13
Bush Fires in Victoria. Fearful Destruction of Property. Hundreds Op Lives Endangered
Telegrams are to hand from Gippsland concerning the disastrous bush fires raging in all directions, and record a truly terrible state of affairs, said to [?] the dreadtul experiences of "Black…
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Telegrams are to hand from Gippsland concerning the disastrous bush fires raging in all dircetions, and record a truly terrible state of affairs, said to oclipse the dreadful experiences of "Black…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Bush Fires in Victoria. Fearful Destruction of Property. Hundreds of Lives Endangered
The bush fires this week reached down within 30 miles of Melbourne. At Warragul the township was surrounded by fires, and a homestead and cattle and sheep have been destroyed. A bushman…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires in Victoria. Whole Townships Swept. Memorable " Black Thursday" Eclipsed. Settlers Fighting for Their Lives
TELEGRAMS are to hand from Gippsland concerning the disastrous hush fires raging in all directions, and record a truly terrible state of affairs, said to eclipse the dreadful…
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A serious outbreak of fire occurred early on Monday morning in Church-at, Dubbo, when the Dubbo Dispatch newspaper office was completely gutted. The fire originated in a building on the east side…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Fire in a Lighthouse. LONDON
The Crosby Lighthouse, near Liverpool, was destroyed by fire yesterday. A gale prevailed at the time, and the lauterns were smashed, with the…
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During the progress of a fire in Boston six fire-men were killed by falling walls, and many others were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires in Victoria. Some Thrilling Stories Told
THE bush fires which raged in Victoria last week made a record of destruction unprecedented in the history of any of the Australian colonies. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires and Drought. The Price of Jam Advanced in Consequence. (By Telegraph.] Sydney
OWING to the almost total destruction of the small fruit crops in Victoria and Tasmania through the heat, drought, and bush fires, jam manufac…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Bush Fires. Cattle and Sheep Roasted to Death. Terrible Sufferings. Further Losses and Damage. Great Heroism. Melbourne
THE highest temperature registered in the shade to-day was at 2 o'clock, when lOldeg. was recorded. Reports still pour in of the terrible…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in an Asylum. the Flames Quickly Subdued. Sydney
A fire broke out at George-street Asylum for the Infirm and Destitute, Parramatta, at an early hour this of bedding and clothing which was stored in…
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The story, told by Mr. Arthur Pobjoy, a settler of Cruickston, Poowong, on M'Donald's Track, gives an instance in point, and he speaks with…
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TELEGRAMS are to hand from Gippsland concerning the disastrous bush fires raging in all directions, and record a truly terrible state of affairs, said to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victorian Bush Fires. Further Thrilling Incidents Recorded Some Touching Scenes and Awful Experiences
FURTHER accounts reach us of the Victorian bush fires, which form interesting though painful rending. Whole dairy herds have been roasted alive,…
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The beat wave settled down on Melbourne again on Tuesday, and the thermometer registered up to 103 in the shade. The hot northerly wind which…
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Results of bush fires in the shape of smoke and haze have gradually spread along the coast from Port Phillip. This morning South Head reported a difficulty in sighting shipping entering of leaving…
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A disastrous flee has occurred at Manila, in the Philippnes, the capital of the Spanish possessions in the East. Two hundred house were destroyed…
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ANOTHER fire, which at one time threatened to sweep the block of buildings on which it occured, broke out in the tobacco factory of Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires in Tasmania. Whole Districts in Flames. Settlers Leaving for Safety. No Prospect of a Change
Busil fires were on Tuesday still raging throughout Tasmania, with unabated fury in tho southern districts. Reports to hand of settlers battling…
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