Bush Fires. Outbreak at Bull Plain
On Friday evening last, at 5.30 p.m., Mr. Lewis, of Ball Plain, wan at the homestead and noticed a heavy smoke rising from a paddock where…
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Fire at Lake Urana
A fire broke out unaccountably on Lake Urana property, leased by Mr. R. G, Anderson, of Corowa, on Saturday, 22nd December, and burned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires in New Zealand
Extensive bush fires near Kaikoura, New Zealand, have destroyed several homesteads and much stock. John Barrett, a settler, had a race for life against…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire at Narrabri
Eight shops, three offices and a cottage were gutted by a fire at Narrabri on Saturday. Damage is estimated at £15,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires at Lake Urana
A fire broke out unaccountably on Lake Urana property, leased by Mr. R. G. Anderson, of Corown, on Saturday, 22nd December, and burned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires. Some Crop Destroyed
Since our last issue several out-break of fire have been reported, two in wheat crops, and tone very close to a field of wheat. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Fire at Hill Plain. Farmer Loses Heavily
As the outcome of the fire which occurred on Mr. John [?] property, known as "Mafeking," Hill Plain on the 13th December last, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Danger of Open Fires. Boy Dies of Burns
Jack Pearce, five years, was assisting his mother to burn rubbish in a back yard at Tweed Heads, when his clothes ignited. The boy died in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tasmanian Fire and Fatality. a Strange Case
The Hobart police are investigating curious circumstances surrounding the death, near Waratah, of George Bailey, 73, unmarried, an old age…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire
A grass fire broke out on New Year's Day on Riverview property, near Wakool Crossing, when about 150 acres of grass were burnt. The paddock was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Last Year's Fires in Sydney
The Sydney fire brigades last year received 2611 calls, whereof 337 were false alarms. The remainder comprised 43 chimney fires, 2231 actual…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Cootamundra
At about 7 o'clock on Monday night Mr. Fred Legge's business premises in Parker-street, Cootamundra, with stock and fittings, were destroyed by a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney's Heat Wave. Sixty Fires Yesterday. SYDNEY
Sixty outbreaks of fire in Sydney and suburbs yesterday, made it memorable in fire brigade history. The majority of the fires were confined to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Can't Destroy Writing
Even the careful criminal, who destroys, as he [?] traces of evidence [?]rning documents [?] is not…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Casino. Two Offices Destroyed
A fire at Casino yesterday morning completely gutted Arthur Gregory's office and Alfred Wiley's refreshment rooms. "The Express" newspaper…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Waterloo Fire. Coach Factory the Scene
A fire, seriously endangering the Waterloo coach works, broke out this afternoon in one of the many stacks of timber in the yard. Three brigades…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire in Newtown. Marcus Clark's Premises Destroyed. Salvation Army Citadel Damaged. £100,000 Damage. SYDNEY
A fire last night destroyed the premises of Messrs. Marcus Clark, drapers, King and Brown streets, Newtown…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires. Police Residence Destroyed. Yarrawonga
About 1 o'clock to-day a fire broke out in a detached kitchen at the Yarrawonga police station. Senior-constable Crisfield, whose family is away on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires in Victoria. Great Destruction in Ravenswood-harcourt District. Stock Homes, and Fencing Lost. MELBOURNE
A fire broke out near the Ravenswood Estate, between Bendigo and Castlemaine, at midday on Wednesday, and before nightfall. 72,000 acres…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Films on Fire
Motion picture films valued at £50,000 went up in flame in premises in Adelaide-street, Brisbane, occupied by the Fox Film Corporation of…
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