The Bush Fires
A very disastrous bush fire, which is believed to have started on Messrs. Lawless' property, on the Wappinguy, near Merriwa—caused, it is stated, by…
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Fires & bushfires, 1905
276 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 14
Devastating Bush Fires
The weather during the past week has been marked by a continuance and intensifying of the heat wave which commenced about Christmas time. From all parts of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires at Gloucester
The bush fires in the Gloucester district have been extinguished by the rain which fell on Wednesday night. Great damage has been done in various parts. The whole country side, from Copeland to New…
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Bush fires were raging all round the district on Saturday, and at night time the reflection of the fires illuminated the sky, while in many places, notably towards the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bush Fires. (To the Editor of the Chronicle.)
SIR,—The above have been very prevalent during the past few weeks, dealing out death and destruction to stock and properties, and in a few…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Bush Fires. Further Reports. Flames Extinguished by Rain
Welcome indeed was the fall of rain which occurred in the Hunter Valley, and other parts of the State on Wednesday and Wednesday night, for it had the effect of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires at Denman
On Saturday night a fire broke out at a place called the Woppongi, on the Merriwa-road, about 27 miles from Denman, and soon defied human power to control it. Quickly it laid hold of a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fires at Camberwell
The heat of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday last registered in the shade 110, 114, and 115 degs, respectively. Such high temperatures are not within the recollection of the oldest inhabitants…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires at Ellalong
Our Ellalong correspondent writes :—A bush fire broke out about three-quarters of a mile to the north of Ellalong on Thursday evening, and, aided by a north-easterly wind…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sufferers by the Fires. Government Assistance
A circular has been received from the State Premier (Mr. J. H. Carruthers) by Mr. J. Gillies, member for Maitland, who desires that persons in the district in need of assistance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire at Music
On New Year's Day a fire [?] Grate from the direction of [?] and a party of men, under [?] Williams, proceeded to A[?]vil [?] where they…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Baptism of Fire
NEW SOUTH WALES over a great part of its area, and the rest of Australia in part, have undergone a baptism of fire to mark the close of one and the opening of another year. From…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest News by Wire. Sydney. Hush Fires Relief Fund
The Bush Fires Relief Fund now stands approximately at £3000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Lismore. Convent and Pro-cathedral Burned
The most destructive fire in the history of the town occurred on Monday, by which the Lismore convent, consisting of two buildings, and containing 40 large rooms, also the pro-Cathedral,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Fire-stricken Districts. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
The Minister for Lands has telegraphede to sub-inspectors of police in the fire stricken districts to the effect that suffers by bush fires may…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Fire, Sure Enough. Bat He Needn't Have Been So Much Alarmed About It
"The joke is on me," said the drummer as he handed out the cigars. "Ever since I have been on the road I have had a horror of some day being caught at night in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire Fiend Abroad a General Conflagration. Settlers Lose Keavily. a Bitter Baptism of the New Year
For weeks part fires have been raging over many a wile of country where herbage had been previously withered by force summer suns. Day after day we have…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Bush Fires
PARTICULARS continue to come to hand of damage done by the recent bush fires; though, in many cases, it is difficult to obtain any reliable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires and Them Lessons
During the course of a sermon at St. Clsments's Church, Mosman, the Rev. E. S. Wilkinson referred to the recent bush fires, and stated that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Fire Alarm. Town Common Abla[?]
During the late bush fires, Mr W. Curtis was partially burned out at The Retreat. On Saturday, amoundering logs and trees, that had not been…
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