Bush Fires. Sydney, December 31
Harrowing reports continue to arrive of great destruction by bush firce. In the Gundagai district alone the loss is estimated at fifty thousand pounds. Many settlers…
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Fires & bushfires, 1902
211 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 11
Monday's Telegrams. Bush Fires. Sydney
Large bash fires are raging in many country districts, especially at Wagga; over 1000 acres of grass have been destroyed by fire in that district. It…
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Harrowing details continue to arrive concerning the destruction caused by bush fires, In the Gundagai district the loss is estimated at £50,000. Many settlers have lost everything…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Latest Telegrams. Bush Fires. Sydney
More disastrous bush fires an reported from the country; further homesteads being burnt out. Reports from Gundagai state that a…
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ABout 9.30 on Saturday morning an alarm of fire was given as the result of an outbreak on a small plot of land between the offices of Mr. R. J. J. Ryan and the DUBBO…
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DURING the Christmas holidays three outbreaks of fire occurred in the town. On Saturday morning whilst sumo paper was being burned in the yard at the "Dispatch" office [?]rks…
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Mason Bros', premises in Pitt-street were destroyed by fire this morning. The loss is not estimated. Only a few months ago the same buildings were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Bush Fires
The great beat being experienced all over this State and Victoria just now has helped to cause immense bush fices, resulting in great destruction of property and loss of…
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Perth, Thursday.—A terrible tragedy has occurred at the Day Dawn, resulting in the death of a man and his five children, and the dementia of the unfortunate mother…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Chapter of Fatalities. By Fire and Water. Sad Drowning Accident
Bathurst, Friday.—Two boys, Jack Sullivan (11 years old), and Graham Gilmour (10 years), were drowned under sad circumstances yesterday. The boys were song of…
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DEPLORABLY destructive bush fires are reported from several parts of the State and also from Victoria. At Wagga a considerable extent of country…
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NEWS from all parts of the country reports great destruction by bush fires. The Wagga and Gandagai districts have suffered most severely, the flames…
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The Bowery Theatre, New York, has been destroyed by fire…
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A cottage occupied by a man named Smith, with his wife and daughter, aged six[?]een, near Bourke, has been destroyed by fire. The girl was so severely burnt…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Fire Fiend. Three Alarms in Twenty-four Hours
The fire fiend has been very busy in Bourke lately, and since our last issue no less than three fires have occurred. Fortunately, very little damage was done by either of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Curranyalpa. a Young Woman Burnt to Death. Her Step Father Seriously Injured
On Sunday Superintendent Carter received a wire which stated that on Saturday night a fire occurred in a four-roomed cottage at Mr. H. C. Suttor's Curranyalpa…
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THE last two days of the year just closed were memorable for the devastating fires that broke out in several parts of the State; in no district were these more…
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A DEPARTMENTAL circular has been issued, stating that, in view of the recent scorching weather that has prevailed, and the terrible bush fires which may in some cases have been…
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IT is reported from Albury that the public discussion on the necessity for concerted action by pastoralists and agriculturists in preventing the spread of bush fires is having…
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A special meeting of the members of the Bourke Volunteer Fire Brigade was hold at the Brigade Station on Wednesday night last…
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