Terrible Bush Fires in Tasmania
The bush fires in the vicinity of Hobart are causing much discomfort and disquietude. The city is overhung with smoke, and the river in invisible. A strong north-west wind carried ashes…
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Fires & bushfires, 1898
76 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 4
Latest Telegrams. Fierce Bush Fires
Sydney, Tuesday—The bush fires still continue in the vicinity of Hobart, Tasmanaia. They have created fearful havoc. The stock and the crops have been destroyed, and many…
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The Balmain Ferry Company's steamer Lady Hampden was this morning gutted by fire while lying at Bald Rock. The flames…
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Sydney, Friday—A most disastrous fire broke out at the premises of the new Balmain Ferry Company last night. The new ferry steamer, Lady Hampden, was burned, whilst…
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Strong gales have fanned have fanned the bush fires near Wellington, New Zealand, into activity, scores of homesteads being burnt. The loss is tremendous. Telegraph lines have…
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A disastrous fire occurred at Coolgardie Four large business premises were gutted, the damage being estimated at several thousand pounds…
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A TELEGRAM form Thorpdale to the Melbourne "Argus" of Friday said: In no place in Victoria, perhaps, have the bush fires experienced during the…
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Bush fires are still raging in various parts of New Zealand, but a timely rain is minimising the risk of any further damage…
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A FIRE broke out in the paddocks adjoining the homestead of Mr. George Rottenbury of Canberra on Tuesday last. Mr. John Winters was busy threshing at this…
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Another fire has occured at Canberra. On Wednesday had, a threshing machine, the property of Mr. T. Winters, was totally destroyed by fire, as well as about 40 bushels…
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A TELEGRAM from Melbourne says:-- Reports still pour in of the terrible ravages made by the bush fires in the Gippsland districts, where…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.--Information from the country is not so sensational to-day in Gippsland, owing to the change of wind, and because most of…
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Bush fires are continuing to rage in many parts of Victoria. In the Benalla district the flames extend over an area of…
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Sydney. Tuesday—Further details of the bush fires in Victoria show that many of the districts were entirely swept by the flames…
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The hot northerly winds which have set in fanned the bush fires into renewed activity. There is a most serious report from Foster, a Gippeland town surrounded with bush and scrub. The…
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An alarm of fire was raised on Saturday evening last from the residence of Messrs. Clowry and O’Neill, next door to Dr. Quin, but fortunately very…
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Mr. Rhoades, of Lever Brothers, Pitt-street, Sydney, has just returned from a visit to Tasmania, during which he happened to be on the scene of the terrible bush fires on…
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Destructive bush fires have occurred again in Tasmania. At Hastings the destruction of the school, church, police station and…
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SHORTLY after 8 o'clock last Tuesday night the inhabitants of the town were aroused by the ringing of the Queanbeyan fire bell. A crowd soon collected at the Fire…
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THE Record office was burnt to the ground last night. The manager had a narrow escape…
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