Bush Fire On Mr. W. P. Nash's Property Promptly Tackled
On Saturday afternoon a fire started close to Cootamundra on the property of Mr. W. F. Nash, on the west of the Gundagai road,…
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Balcony Blaze
The prompt action of the Hon. J. F. O'Rogan, M.L.C., and Mr. C. Fuller, prevented, yesterday afternoon, what might have been a very serious co[?]gration…
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Outbreaks of fire—once a great attraction for me—I have little interest in now. Having seen some of the best, one has little relish for the…
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In Fitzmaurice Street yesterday afternoon Messrs J. F. O’Regan. M. L.C.. and C. Fuller noticed smoke rising form the balcony of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Fires Relief Fund Grows MELBOURNE
The bush fire relief funds now total not much short of £100,000. It is reported that bush fires are raging in the Tooma district, close…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Timber Fire Threatens Theatre
A fire at G. W. Ba[?]'s timber works, Hobart, did damage to timber stacks and joinery plant amounting to £3000. For a time the Theatre Royal, across…
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A store room alengside the Solway Picture Theatre. Fitzroy, Melbourne, was gutted by fire last night. There was a big crowd in the theatre at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrific Fires at Tumbarumba Whole of the Forest Ranges Menaced Flames Along Hundred Miles Front Fire-fighters Fall From Exhaustion
The fires in the Tumbarumba ranges which were threatening the timber leases of Hardys Ltd. continued to burn fiercely throughout the week-end, covering a huge area, and defying the efforts of the great…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bago Forest Fire Start Afresh
The fire on the eastern and northern sides of Bago State Forest, which was under control on Friday night sprang up again early on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Armidale Armidale
Two business premises were destroyed last might by a fire which broke out at Keifer's motor garage and [?]read to Bain‘, a plumber’s…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gippsland Fires Many Dying Out Kinglake Township Threatened Melbourne
Most of the Gippsland fires are dying out, but there are still some blazes which may prove serious. The fires at East Warburton are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grass Fires at Goulburn Elderly Man Escapes From Flames Goulburn
Ten thousand acres of good pass lands were swept by fire at Roslyn. Residents have had an exciting time. Mr. G. Offley, an elderly man, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trams Collide Car Catches Fire Melbourne
A Sensational collision occupied between two electric trams in Lygon Street, Cariton last night opposite the Cemetery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Griffith Fire Sensational Evidence Griffith, Statuary
The Coroner returned as open verdict regarding a fire which destoyed shop premises at Yenda, but some startling evidence was given…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires Revived Situation in Bago Forest Again Very Serious Forestry Officials Entertain Grave Suspicion Hardy’s Forest Least and Timber Mill Attacked by Fire at Week-end
Forestry Department officials [?] [?] that, regardless of the [?] [?] to valuable State forests or the imperilling of the lives of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Realism Incident of a Hobart Fire Hobart
The audience in the Theatre Royal last night, where Allan Wilkie’s Shakespearian company was playing “The Teinpest,” applauded what it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hardy’s Lease Fire Stopped After Hard Fight
One of the new outbreaks occurred at the rear of the Sugarloaf Mountain, about three miles from the main fire, and it quickly spread to a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →District Court FRIDAY (Before Judge Bevan.) Litigation Over a Fire Sequel to Destruction of Stables Verdict for £150
John Holder, horse trainer, V. Edward Dodd, licensee of the Albion Hotel, Cootamundra, claiming £200 for damages alleged to be due to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires a Welcome Spell Rain Renders Good Service
About 30 points of rain along the 25-mile fire front on says state Forest late yesterday morning stopped the advance of the Ares .The [?]ghtes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Huge Bush Fire 100 Miles Wide Tumbarumba Suffers Wagga
Reports indicate serious bush fires are raging near, Tumbarumba. Fears are entertained that the fire-fighters will be unable to prevent the flames…
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