Destructive Bush Fires in Victoria
The bush fire that had been raging near Lake Rowan since Saturday was checked at the Stringybark Ranges on Tuesday night. The origin of the fire is still a mystery. The…
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Bush Fire at Moruya
Bush fires raged all round Moruva on Tuesday. A violent hot wind blew until 3 p.m., when it suddenly changed, thus saving many places that were in danger. Much…
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A disastrous fire occurred at Messrs. Kirkpatrick and Co.’s fine brick free and bonded stores in Bourke on Wednesday, which were completely destroyed, nothing whatever inside…
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A disastrous fire occurred at Walgett on Wednesday, by which the block of 15 buildings in Fox-street, extending from Wright and Chadwirk’s new store to Paterson’s Hotel, was…
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A fire broke out at the rear of the Australian Joint Stock Bank yesterday afternoon. How it originated is not known. The stable was burnt down. It appears to bare caught fire at the corner where…
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A bush fire commenced on Messrs. Thomas Brown and Co.’s Tappal station on Saturday last, and raged with great fury until Sunday evening. The conflagration extended over…
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A strong north-west wind blew all yesterday in the Moruya district with hurricane force, reviving the bush fires, which raged all day with greater violence than ever, and…
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The Clarence and Richmond River Steamship Company’s steamer Tomki left Sydney for the Richmond River on the 2nd inst. All went well until about 9 p.m., the vessel then…
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A fire broke out last night in a large convent at Belleville, a place of 10,000 inhabitants in Illinois. Twenty-sevens nuns and pupils were burned to death before they could…
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About two o’clock on Tuesday afternoon a fire took place in the first paddock of Messrs. Donnelly Bros., Gumly Gumly ran. This paddock is situated on the righ-hand side of…
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A destructive fire occurred on the afternoon of Tuesday last on the farm of Mr. E. Dibley, at Wodonga West, whereby two sheds, with their contentsâconsisting of hay, tobacco, and…
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THE annual meeting of the above brigade was held on Tuesday night in the Council Chambers. Captain Ritchie occupied the chair, and there was a very large…
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The gist of this enactment, which came into force on the 7th April, 1880, lies in the following provisions:— Part of first clause reads :—“If any person…
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A SERIOUS FIRE broke out at Mr. H. G. Oeding's Farm, Corowa, on Sunday morning at about 12.30 The farm is left in charge of a…
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An extensive bush fire broke out at Benalla on Friday, on the property of Mr. William Newcomen, Taminick station. The fire when first discovered was a quarter of a mile from…
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WE note with much satisfaction the steady progress of the Rutherglen Volunteer Fire Brigade. The brigade, for some time after its formation,…
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A serious fire occurred in High-street, Christchurch, on Monday. The premises of Sampson, bookseller; Delamere, grocer ; Smith, bootmaker and Church, draper, were totally…
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The premises of Messrs. S. W. Silver and Co., colonial agents and outfitters, 67 [?]ornhill, have been completely destroyed by a fire that broke out there early this morning. Portions…
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The Westwood correspondent of the Rockhampton Bulletin writes :—“It may be interesting to many of your readers to hear of the existence of a burning mass of vegetable…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Corowa Volunteer Fire Brigade Annual Meeting. Monday, January 21, 1884
Present-- Captain Ritchie and 13 firemen. The minutes of last annual meeting were read. Proposed by Mr. Perrin, seconded by Mr…
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