Fire Spreading Towards Leneva
Shortly after 7 p.m. the fire was burning in a face extending over a mile through the properties of Messrs. G.Street and G. and E. Boyce. These…
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The Fire at Baranduda
At about 3 o'clock a second fire broke out at Baranduda, and the wind having changed, it was burning in the direction of the other fire in the locality. A youth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Man Arrested. on Suspicion of Causing Fire
Late last evening an elderly man named William McGill, who was camped in Mr. Flannagan's paddock, where the fire started, was arrested by Mounted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Where the First Fire Originated. Splendid Work of Firebeaters
The first outbreak is said to have originated on hilly freehold country owned by Me. P. J. Flanuagan, of the Half Way Hotel, near Mr. McGallin's boundary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Steeplechaser Swallow Hawk Incinerated. Fire at Irish Training Stables. London
A disastrous fire broke out at Dewhurst's training establishment in Ireland. After strenuous efforts 15 horses were rescued Lord Dudley's steeplechaser Swallow Hawk,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire at Yackandandah
A bush fire extending over sixteen miles of country, has been burning for a week in the vicinity of Yackandandah. It did extensive damage, getting from the forest into set…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Further Extensive Outbreaks. Jindera Country Swept. Another Fire Raging at Gerogery. the Utility of Water Carts. Succeed in Subduing Jindera Fire
"Look! There's a fire!" The cry came from a farm hand whilst harnessing up horses in a team near the stable. The "boss," as he is called,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Six Fires on Talgarno Park
No fewer than six fires sprang up on Talgarno Park. This property, owned by Mr. George Drummond, is on the Victorian side of the river, and opposite…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Some Fires Caused by Thoughtlessness
The numerous bush fires which have occurred during the new year have originated in various ways. Some have been caused by negligence; others by thought…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on Gerogery West
The English mail train was, it is alleged, the cause of another on Sunday night, at Gerogery West, the property of Mr. Morton, and formerly owned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"The Fire Raced Madly."
The fire, it seems, originated after diner hour on Stoney Ridges, the property of Mr. W. Palmer; but how could not be explained. An hour or two before the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Cumberoona; Mugwee Burning
Lighting striking a tree on Cumberoona, the property of Mrs. Hore, at 12 o'clock noon yesterday, set another bushfire going. After burning a few acres,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Careless Use of Fire
An elderly man, named William McGill, was charged with the careless use of fire, at Leneva last Sunday, before Mr. W. H. Moulder, J.P., at the Wodonga…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire Checked by Water Carts
From Mr. Grosse's property the fire passed on through Mr. H. Bartsch's paddock, and then into Mr. H. S. Shannon's. The paddocks were heavily grassed, and…
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The dry season we are now experiencing is a dangerous one for fires and special precautions are required to be observed under the Careless Use of Fire Act, 1912,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fined for Starting a Bush Fire
In connection with the serious outbreak of fire in the Wodonga district on Sunday last, an elderly man named Wm. M'Gill was arrested by Mounted-constable…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →Further Bush Fires at Albury. Old Man Arrested. Sydney
Further serious bush fires are reported nenr Albury, and several miles of country have been swept, and fencing and grass destroyed. The sight from the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Have a Fire-extinguisher
A reliable fire-extinguisher, which throws chemicals instead of water, should hang in every home, in the barn and in the stable. Seconds are precious when fire breaks out,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →To Keep a Fire In
If you want to keep a fire in at very little expense try this plan. Steep old newspapers in water, squeeze, and roll up into hard balls. Let the fire get…
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