Bush Fires. Spreading in Broken Hill District. Sydney
Bush fires are still raging in the Broken Hill district and are now burning within ten miles of Cogmbah, an out-station of Cuthero, but are heading…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires & bushfires, 1918
262 stories in Riverina's papers · page 2 of 14
Lightning Causes Fire
A grass fire at Eurolie Station, in the Hay district, on Tuesday night, destroyed 1600 acres and a quantity of fencing. Over fifty helped in subduing…
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In another column Sir Samuel McCaughey offers a reward of £25 for information leading to the conviction of the person or persons who started…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Bush Fire. Damage in Hay District. Sydney
An extensive [?] fire in Hay district destroyed 50,000 [?] if grass no stock was [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Brigade
A meeting of the Coola[?] Marrar Bush Fire Brigad[?] place at Ackerman’s hotel on [?] Saturday night last. Present—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Fire Fighting
The Ardlethan correspondent of the Temora "Stae" relates a desperate fight the people had to keep the Hillston fire from crossing the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"The Fire Bug." Big Fires at Jellingro. Wheat Crops Destroyed. Phosphorus Baits Picked Up
Rolling clouds of smoke on Saturday afternoon denoted a big bush blaze out Jellingro way. The fire started in a large…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Italian Campaign. British Batteries Cause Fire. London
An Italian official report states: British batteries caused a big fire southward of Sernaglia…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rubbish Fires
Several complaints have reached the authorities regarding the practice of householders setting fire to rubbish in the yards attached to their premises…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Near Junee
A fire broken out about 11 a.m. yesterday in the grass lands in Mr. E. Pike's paddock near Junee, and quickly travelled to his cultivation paddock and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Blaze. Adelaide
A huge fire occurred at a rubbish destructor belonging to the Adelaide Corporation this morning. A large column of smoke shot up [?] from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fires at Jellingro
Says the "Gundagai Independent": Rolling clouds of smoke on Saturday afternoon denoted a big…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"The Fire Bug." Big Fires at Jellingro. Wheat Crops Destroyed. Phosphorus Baits Picked Up
ROLLING clouds of smoke on Saturday afternoon denoted a big bush blaze out Jellingro way (says the Gundagai "Independent.") The fire started in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wagga Fire Protection
Recently the Wagga Council directed a letter to be written to the Board of Fire Commissioners stating that in its opinion one permanent fireman was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Phosphorus and Fire. Matter Before P.p. Board
The danger of fine from the use of phosphorus for rabbit poisoning was again discussed at yesterday's meeting of the Wagga P. P. Board A…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Phosphorus and Fire
Point has been timely given by the occurrence of fires in wheat crops at Adelong to the declaration of the Wagga P.P. Board that phosphorus is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Fire in Mine. Brisbane
It is reported from Cloncurry that a fire broke out in the Consuls mine at the 480ft. level. This is serious, as the Consuls contains the main body of ore…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Crops Burned. Phosphorus Found Near Fire. Sydney
Owing to fires at Adelong Crossing many wheat crops have been destroyed. Incendiarism is suspected, phosphorus sticks wrapped in bagging…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Offensive. Damage in United States. Work of German Sympathisers. Vancouver
German sympathisers throughout the United States, apparently launched a fire offensive, for extensive damage was done in many cities…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Phosphorus. Not the Cause of Bush Fires
The Wttgga P.P. Board recently passed a resolution asking the Government to prohibit the use of phosphorus poisoning, as it was…
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