Destructive Bush Fires
THE expiration of the old year and the incoming of the new will mark an era in the pages of the history of N.S. Wales owing to the devastation caused by bush…
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Fires & bushfires, 1905
165 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 9
Bush Fires. Considerable Damage Done
A BUSH fires broke out on Saturday on, or near to, Mr. Abbott's selection, south of the Billy's Lookout road. The wind was high at the time, and…
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THE following extracts are taken from the Cootamundra Herald regarding the destruction of the racecourse grandstand:— Sergeant Peterswald and members of his…
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The following news comes from Delegate:-- The most disastrous bush fire ever known in this district is raging at Wallendibby, Corrong, and…
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On the 27th ultimo a fire which but for prompt action on the part of local residents, would have materially contributed towards the very heavy damage…
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THE bush fires have done a great amount of damage in the Temora district, the principal sufferers, so far as we can glean from the local papers, being as follows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bush Fires. Meeting in Sydney
A meeting of the citizens of Sydney at which the Lord Mayor (Alderman Taylor) presided, was held in the vestibule of the Town Hall on Wednesday afternoon to…
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THE heat wave just passed had as an accompaniment, a series of the most appalling bush fires ever witnessed, entailing an amount of suffering and desolation simply heartrending, and leaving…
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An interesting little story is being told relative to the great Chicago fire. It does not, deny the time-honoured tradition that Mrs. O'Leary's cow kicked over the lamp…
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A sad story of the recent fires comes from Gocup. A rabbiter and his wife with three little children, were living in a hut, on Mr. W. Percival's land. They had a narrow[?]…
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THE terrible ravages being caused by bush fires should set people thinking of the means by which the trouble may be abated. They enclose and…
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It has been reported to us (says the Gundagai "Independent") by several residents in the vicinity that four deliberate attempts were made to fire…
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The bush fires which have recently swept over some districts of this State have resulted in losses which are absolutely appealing in their extent. Farms…
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The following graphic description of the big fires raging on the mountains is taken from the columns of the Orange "Leader…
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WE understand that the Minister for Lands has been approached on the matter of assisting in the renewal of fences destroyed by recent, bush fires…
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It is estimated that the bush fires which have raged over the country during the past week have done £2,500,000 worth of damage…
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FURTHER reports of the adventure of Messrs Bat. and Tom. Reardon, Gundagai, show that it was a most thrilling one. They essayed to save a…
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Considerable alarm has been to the selectors living in close proximity to the Common, by the lighting of some dozen logs for the…
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The amount of damage [?] by the bush [?] and the [?] controversy just now. The…
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One thing about the Bush Fire Fund that calls for immediate and determined notice is the decision to allot it in a way of orders on the local storekeepers. It appears that…
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