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570 stories in Riverina's papers · page 3 of 29
Up to Christmas week this district had been immune from anything seroius in the way of bush fires, though heavy losses were being experienced in the Wagga and Temora…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Between Christmas and the beginning of the new year, a great portion of the Riverina received a v[?]tation of the most destructive bush fire on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Until the rain on Monday and Wednesday, big fires had been raging for some days at Red Hill, Tomorroma, Bongongo and the Upper…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NEVER in the whole history of this State have such disastrous bush fires been experienced as raged on Sunday last. The enormous devastation wrought is impossible to calculate, and the loss of live stock cannot be approximately estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accounts to hand show that the present bush fires were not only the most extensive that ever occurred in New South Wales, but in Australia,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →As to the origin of these destructive outbreaks throughout the country, there can, for the best part, be only speculation. Only in one or two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Monday night, 26th ult (says the Cobar Herald's correspondent), at about 9.45, a fire broke out in Mr. J. Bethel's store as Shuttleton, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We have heard the argument advanced that the annual recurrence of these fires will automatically bring about closer settlement, for the large…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE battle with the flames being over, and the smoke having cleared from the field of desolation, people are enabled to move about and calculate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. George Meale, of Brawlin, lost by the bush fire 80 acres of crop, not stripped, a stack of 20 tons of hay, and 1,000 acres of grass. This was distinct from the loss by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The bush fires relief fund has reached £1900. The money will probably first be spent in fodder. Additional accounts continue to arrive of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following, further reports relative to the late bush fires have come to hand:- UMBANGO…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Mayor (Ald Thom) has received the following telegrams from the Chief Secretary, and Mr. J. C. Watson, M.H.R.:--…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A public meeting, wall attended, wu held in the Wagga Town Hall last night in connection with a movement for the formation of a land for the relief of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The occurrence of the unprecedented bush fires still claims the first thought from the people of Wagga and district. There is not a great deal of fresh evidence coming…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SINCE our last we have gleaned further particulars of the disaster which befell this district early in the week, and while things are not so bad in many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The State Premier (Mr. Carruthers) has to be commended, not alone for the heart sympathy he has shown with the sufferers by the devastating…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of the citizens of Wagga was held in the Town Hall last evening, to consider the steps that should be taken for the relief of sufferers in the late fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Acting Stock Inspector, Mr. G. Mitchell, has received the following telegram from Mr. E. M'Farlane, the Principal Under Secretary:—"Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A large number of additional sub. scriptions have been received towards the Bush Fires Relief Fund. VERDICT OF SUICIDE…
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