Bush Fires at Nundle
Bush fires of a rather serious nature have been raging recently at Nundle. Some considerable dumage bus been done to grass, and owners of sheep have…
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Fires & bushfires, 1918
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Setting Fire to Schooner. Sensational Evidence. Seaman Committed for Trial. SYDNEY
The City Coroner held an Inquiry into a fire which occurred on board the American schooner Edward West. Four seamen, Willie Woodson, Carl Aho, Edward…
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A large bush fire started at Yarooga, near Four Corners, in the Hay district, on Wednesday. The fire swept through Cooinbil station and crossed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Season. Thunderstorms Do Good. Heat and Bush Fires Cause Great Damage. URALLA
A very serviceable storm was registered during last week. The prevailing weather conditions are suiting pastoralists, but farmers are looking for a few…
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Just before 9 o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in an underground kitchen in the residence of James Fraser, in Bourke-street. Tamworth. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires in West. Great Damage at Gilgandra.SYDNEY
Great bush fires are still raging around Gilgandra district. Several narrow escapes are reported, and thousands of acres of grass and timber have been burnt…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Setting Fire to Schooner. Sentence of Two Years.SYDNEY,Wednesday
Willie Woodson, who pleaded guilty recently to setting fire to the American schooner, Edward R. West, in order that he might get paid off, was sentenced in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mungindi Bush Fires
On Saturday and Sunday disastrous bush fires broke out on the Watercourse country, 30 miles south of Mungindi. The fires were caused by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Scone. Garage and Stahles Damaged. SCONE
A fire destroyed tho extensive stables, motor shed and sample room at the Railway Hotel this afternoon One [?]otor ear was burned, while the others…
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A serious bush fire broke out at Morven Estate, Culcairn, to-day, and spread with greet rapidity. One farmer lost the whole of his standing crop of 100 acres…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Some Thunderstorms. Intense Heat and Bush Fires. Muswellbrook
The thermometer registered 100 depees at 1 o'clock to-day. Thunder[?]torms passed over the district between 1 (o'clock and 3 o'clock, with heavy rain…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Machine Gun Invention. Fires 600 Shots a Minute. WASHINGTON
Mr. Browning, the chief United States inventor of machine guns, has perfected a contrivance by which an aviator, pressing one trigger, can fire three machine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire in Sydney. Hotel Destroyed. Damage Estimated at £150,000. SYDNEY, Eriday
One of the biggest fires for a number of years occurred iu Sydney to-night, ing from the back of the Crown Studios and portion of Farmers', Ltd., caught…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Suburban Fires. Sydney
Small out-breaks of fire occurred in the suburbs yesterday, but no material damage was done…
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Roberta Hotel at the corner of Mar ket and George Streets also the Crown Studio and several small[?] adjoining shops were this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Driest Year on Record. Good Rains in Queensland. Devastating Grass Fire. SYDNEY
Rain is wanted badly in the country districts. 1918 is supposed to be the driest year on record. Good rains were reported in the…
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On Friday night a fire occurred at the corner of Market and George Streets, and at one time looked most serious. It was a hard fight. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Telegrams. Friday's Big Fire. Farmer's Damage Estimated at £30,000 SYDNEY
The ruins of Friday night's big fire arc still smouldering. The damage to Farmers' is estimated at £30,000. About one-third of the parcels in tie despatch…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Christmas Fires
The Tamworth fire brigade had two calls during the Xmas holidays, but luckily both outbreaks wore only slight. On Christmas caught…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Many Grass Fires. Timber Co's. Building Destroyed. SYDNEY
The firemen in the suburban and metropolitan districts were kept busy during Christmas Eve and yesterday attending to a number of grass grass which broke…
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