Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Fires & bushfires, all years

Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1906

394 stories in Riverina's papers · page 2 of 20

Bush Fires

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 2

A disastrous bush fire is raging in the Forbes district. Boyd's station has been almost completely burned out and several farmers have lost almost…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

A Cause of Bush Fires

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 2

The circular sent to a number of municipalities by the Under-Secretary to the Treasurer's Department on the subject to the spread of bush fires, and…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Coolac News. Bush Fire Brigade

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 3

ON Saturday evening a largely attended meeting of landowners in the Coolac and adjacent districts met in Gavin's hall, with the object of still…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

A Bush Fire. Thousands of Acres of Grass Burnt. the Danger of Shooting

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 2

SUNDAY was an exceedingly warm day —the severest of the season—and insufferable as the conditions were in the forenoon they were rendered doubly…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

An Alarm of Fire

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 2

An alarm of fire occurred in Fitzmaurice-street on Saturday night, and some excitement was created thereby, it appeals that in lighting a gas…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Fire at Perth. DAMAGE, £10,000

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 4

A disastrous fire broke out at 5 a.m. on Thursday, on the premises of the Perth Pneumatic Malting Company, in Palmerston-street…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Bomb Outrage in Melbourne Explosion in Detectives House. Building Set on Fire. Reason for the Outrage. Suspected Revenge for Prosecution

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 3

At half-past 3 o'clock on Saturday morning an attempt was made to blow up the house of Detective O'Donnell, at the corner of Gertrude and…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Bush Fires Again. Gundagai in Danger. a Terrible

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 2

It seems as if Gundagai is to be annually afflicted with that most awful scourge, a bush fire. For several years now the clangor to be…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Coolac Fire Brigade

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 2

The adjourned meeting of the Coolac Fire Brigade was resumed last Saturday night in Gavin's hall. There was again a large attendance. Mr…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Big Fire at Junee

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 2

A fire, which threatened the whole countryside, started in Mr. C. A. Blatch's wheat paddock, near Junce, on Wednesday, and getting at once…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

A Chat with a Fire-escape Man

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1906 · page 6

"The worst job that ever I had," said the brawny fire-escape man," was in a narrow thoroughfare in Whiteehapol. He was called with my escape at four in the…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

At Condobolin. Holdings Burnt Out. Condobolin

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 4

A further fire started on Friday on Mr. G. W. A. Crampton's properly on Moonbi Island. The holdings of Mr. E. Hemsworth and Mr. George…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Heat Wave. Disastrous Bush Fires. Enormous Destruction in the Forbes District. Farmers in Great Distress. Forbes

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 4

What is probably the most disastrous fixe ever experienced in the history of Forbes has been raging in the district since Friday. It commenced at…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Around the Camp Fire

The Worker · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 3

Dog story from Clunes (Vic.) Ha-ha-halexander Peacock's constituency. On November 12, baker Wieckhardt lost a retirever "dorg," and on December 7, like the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Lake Albert Fire Brigade. Completing the Formation

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 11 January 1906 · page 4

A Urge and representative meeting of members of the Lake Albert Bush. Fire Brigade was held on Tuesday night at the Public Hall, hake Albert, Mr. Thomas…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Bush -Fires. Destructive Fire at North Barellan

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 4

A Strong bush fire raged last Friday and Saturday on the resumed area of Barellan, north of the stock route. The fire appears to have been an offshoot…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Local and General Items. Bush Fires

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 2

Some sensation was caused amongst residents on the Gilmore Creek, on Wednesday last, when smoke was seen issuing in great volumes from a…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Fire on Wagingoberembe

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 4

A fire burned on Thursday last on Wagingoberembe Station, the property of Mr. Jsadore Ro[?] The station was inxuriously grassed, and the fire made…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Fire at Sandigo

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 4

A fire broke out in the heat of Sunday near Stannton's farm. Baree Creek. and burned fiercely through the afternoon. partientars of its extent are not to hand,…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Serious Bush Fire

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 2

A bush fire, which at one time threatened to assume serious proportions, was discovered about 6 o'clock last evening in a paddock occupied by…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →