Perils of Bush Fires
WORD was received from Winton (Q.) on Thursday of last week that a bush fire had broken out in one of the Ayreshire Downs paddocks, near Elderslie Station. Mr. F. P…
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Fires & bushfires, 1906
142 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 8
Bush Fires
Disastrous bush fires are raging in the far West. Several stations have been burnt out. The fire swept 200 miles of the Darling towards Cobar…
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THE Bill providing for precautions against Bush Fires also passed its second reading…
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Most of the bush fires out West are now under control, though they are still burning…
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A devastating bush fire is raging in the Wilcannia district. A strong wind is blowing, and men are unable to get within two miles of the…
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Word was received from Winton (Q.) on Thursday of last week that a bush fire had broken out in one of the…
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Menindie, Tuesday — A devastating bush fire started at Teryawynia station, Merindie, about five days ago, and is travelling easterly. It is…
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The country around here is in splendid condition owing to the late rain, and shearing is making [?]ead-way. Several of the local sheds are…
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Gleaning up among the ranges when the dark creeps over the earth; sparking on the desert stretches where the rot winds have their birth;…
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On Thursday afternoon Mr. D. Solomon s residence narrowly escaped destruction by fire. It seems that a Spark from a pipe Mr. Sullivan was smoking fell into a mass of…
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About 2000 acres of grass were destroyed by bush fires at Kerrder Station, near Culbairn. Other outbreaks have occurred in Forbes,…
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MR. F. E. WINCH[?]COMBE introduced to Mr. Hogue, the State Chief Secretary, on Tuesday a deputation of persons having an interest in pastoral matter throughout the…
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The best gas fire is obtained by a large number of small jets so arranged that each jet will be fed with pure air, and that the burned gas from the one jet cannot…
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The bush fires which started on Mansfield Station in the Wilcannia district a month ago are now under control. About 5000 square miles of grass have been destroyed…
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A THREE-STOREY building in Flinders Lane, Melbourne, occupied by Davis & Co., soft goods merchants, and by Bowley & Co., was destroyed by fire yesterday. The damage…
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A bush fire which started at Mansfield Station, Wilcannia district, a month ago, is now under control. About 500 square miles of grass were…
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Into a Florence flask containing three or four ounces of water, put thirty grains of phosphorus. Then set the flask over a lamp…
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Place a few pieces of phosphuret of lime in a tumbler of water, and bright flashes of light will dart from the surface. This is an…
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The greatest possible care will now require to be exercised in dealing with fires in the open, or the careless use of matches. From many quarters of the State barrowing…
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A disastrous fire occurred in Bristol early this morning (9th October), resulting in the almost complete destruction of the Merchant Venturers' Technical…
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