Prevention of Fires
Parliament has recently awakened to the danger of life and property by the…
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397 stories in Murray's papers · page 19 of 20
Big Fire in the Darling Country
Mr W. Salmon, of Moorara Station, who was in Balranald on Saturday, showed us a telegram from Mr Ben Chaffey, also of Moorara, stating that…
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Extensive bush fires started at Albemarle, above Menindie, on Saturday, and very soon extended down through to Larno. On Karpacora…
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The grass fires in the west are still making headway. It is impossible to approach the flames and stockowners are placing their stock in…
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Extensive bush fires started at Albemarle, above Menindie, on Saturday, and soon extended down through to Larno. On Karpacora, the back station of Moorara, the fire…
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A telegram from Mildura to the Aryan on Wednesday states:— The smoke of the hugh grass fires which are raging over the river is visible from…
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A bush fire broke out this morning within half-a-mile of the the township. Fortunately, many willing hands were quickly on the spot, and soon succeeded in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Fire at Forbes. SYDNEY
A bush fire is raging near Forbes. It destroyed 175 acres of wheat belonging to Mr G. Cunning…
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A disastrous bush fire has been raging throughout the back country of Pooncarrie for the past seven days. Starting at Teryawinya Station, it has burned out…
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It is reported that a fire is raging on the Darling runs, the full width of the Albemarle boundary, and that it will extend to the adjoining runs. A strong west wind has…
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A destructive fire broke out in Grosvenor Crescent. Ashfield early this morning, and before it was extinguished by the firemen two dwelling houses…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Grass Fire Season. Some Local and District Outbreaks
On Sunday afternoon, those who were out driving to the north of the town could see thick banks of smoke some miles to the northward, indicating that a grass fire was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fighting the Trusts Outburst in Kentucky. Building Set on Fire. Raid by 300 Masked Men. London
An extraordinary occurrence, showing the strength of the feeling amongst the people of the United States against the trusts, is reported from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Grass Fires in the Darling Country
A telegram from Mildura to the "Argus" on Wednesday states :— The smoke of the huge grass fires which are raging over the river is…
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A fire broke out in Hunter-street, Newcastle, this afternoon, and serious damage was done to three large buildings before it was got under. The…
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In the N.S.W. Legislative Assembly, the Careless Use of Fire Amendment Bill was further considered in Committee. Mr Dick proposed an amendment to clause 3 which…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →The Island of Fire. Java's Wonderful Lake of Boiling Mud and Slime
The greatest natural wonder in Java; if not in the entire world, is the justly celebrated Gheko Kamdka Gumko, or "Home of the Hot…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CHILTERN. Saturday. Fire at the Black Dog
The dwelling of Mr Joseph Dean, at the Black Dog Creek, was this morning destroyed by fire. He is a very old resident, and general sympathy is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at a University. Four Students and Three-firemen" Perish. London
A disastrous fire took place yesterday in the Fraternity House attached to the Cornell University, in Ithaca, the capital of Tompkins County, in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fires at Hillston. Crops Destroyed. HILLSTON
A fire occurred yesterday, doing considerable damage before it was extinguished. The fire broke out in the middle of Mr John Hutchinson's standing crop, about six miles…
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