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570 stories in Riverina's papers · page 1 of 29
THE most disastrous series of fires yet experienced in this district commenced the latter part of last week and culminated in a huge…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Never in the varied history of their State have the people of New South Wales experienced such phenomenal weather conditions and disasters as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The country is also from near Cootamundra to Murrumburrah, thence to Yass. A big fire broke out at Binalong a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another enormous fire, which the resident to the locally put down to incendiarism, broke out at Sandy Falls (Mr. P. J. O'Donnell's) at 11 a.m. on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The southers (or Nangus) fire, which has ended so disastrously, and has ruined numberless settles, owed its origin to an outbreak at Harefield,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The particulars which we were able to give in Saturday's issue relative to the bush fires then racing in the district were sullicient to show that they…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We have already dealt with the first fire at Mundarlo, which burnt right up to the Adelong Crossing public school. This fire broke out at Mundarlo, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →With[?] reference to the great fire at Buenos Ayres, the capital of Argentina, Captain A. W. Pearse, of the "Pastoralists' Review," who has during recent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. T. Galvin, on arrival of his coach from Tumbarumba was surrounded by a crowd of persons anxious for news. He reported that the fire had up to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Borambola has gone up in smoke" was the striking phrase Mr. J. A. Gunn flung at our representative when in town yesterday: It is well known that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The fire has claimed two victims at least. Mr. Alex. Snodgrass, aged 65, the eldest of a large and well known district family, died on Saturday from heat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Was is spread over the district. Rain stares many in the face, and every man in the Gundagai district is a loser, directly or indirectly. The blow is the worst that ever befel this district, and is without a parallel for a bush fire in the States…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The end of the year 1904 will be remembered for the large number of bush fires that have caused considerable, damage in all parts of the State…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OUR country settlers are mostly entitled to sympathy on account of the severe visitation of extraordinary heat conditions which this district has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →William Atherton was charged with. on December 31 at Bandangan, he did leave a fire which He had lighted in the open air, before the same was ex…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The year of grace, 1904, went out with a fierce and blistering beat. As re- corded in our former issue, Thursday was exceedingly hot. Friday was hotter…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →GUNDAGAI is going through the most, severe test that she has over been given, and whether she will arise Phoenix-like on the ashes of her old self,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →But the most destructive fire of all on the town side of the Murrumbidgee River was one that is believed to have been started by two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two aldermen briefly addreseed them -- selves to the question of a fire rate at the social function held by the brigade on Monday night. We are entirely…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How shall we hail thoe, new--born year? Born in a morn of storm, of smoke, and fear. Or sing of Peace when darkening shades…
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