A Bush Fire Brigade. Formed at Willie Ploma. Spray Tanks Ordered
THERE was a representative gathering of landowners of the neighbourhood at the residence of Mr. W. Nicholls, Willie Ploma, on Wednesday night,…
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Bush Fires
A fire broke out on Mr. Andrew Frater's property at Nurraburra on Christmas Day, and after hard fighting was subdued. On Tuesday about…
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Two bush fires broke out in this district last week, both on Wallandool. Mr. H. Scheuner had 200 bags of wheat destroyed. Mr. C. Piltz, jun., lost his…
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Bush fires broke out at Yandumblin, five miles from Booligal, but were, fortunately, checked after burning 25 acres of grass. Good work was done by the…
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A big bush fire was raging near Reefton last night, and several crops and a lot of fencing were lost. It was a huge and brilliant blaze. [It could…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Courts. WEDNESDAY. (Before the P.m.) the Mountain Blaze,--800 Men Employed. Sunday's Bush Fire
William Ward, Paul McBean, William Pearce and Francis Hamilton were charged with that they did, on December 24, ignite a fire within three yards of…
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In spite of the warnings which have been frequently given, to say nothing of the caution commonsense should suggest, people persist in lighting fires and being…
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About 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning the cottage of Mr. Fred. Dowling, a well-known Brucedale resident, narrowly escaped destruction by fire. Mr. Dowling…
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Cootamundra's usual Christmas bell is the fire alarm bell, which is mounted in our Fire Brigade's lofty tower; and this year it was unusually active, in keeping…
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Francis Hamilton, Paul M'Bean, William Peirce, and Henry Ward, swagmen, were charged before the police magistrate at the Cootamundra Police…
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