Snakes and Foxes Are Burnt in Fire
Six foxes and hundreds of snakes were incinerated in a bushfire on Mr. E. J. Bourke's property, adjoining the Cowra Experiment Farm. A…
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Deliberate Attempt To Fire Church MELBOURNE
There were evidences, of incendiarism the are which occurred in the Methodist Church, St. Kilda, last night. A pile of hymn books and…
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This one was originated on Mr. Sinclair's property, Junee Reefs, by a spark from a tractor, and was quickly blown by the strong breezo, on to…
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A fire was discovered in the Methodist Church, St. Kilda, early this morning. The vandals had heaped up Bibles, hymn books, and church music…
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Four Gundagai district ladies are still suffering from nightmare—they recall Friday night as the most eventful in their lives. At 5 p.m. on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Eastern Fire Another Twenty Odd Places
This twenty-mile fire got its mart on Messrs. Ward Brothers property at Jindalee, about four miles from Cootamundra, on the Wallendbeen…
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Three sticks of phosphorous were found near the fire on the properties 011 the Tarcutta road. The police are investigating…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Other Districts. Fires Almost All Over the State Brave Women Sydney
The Catholic Church ut Pullabooka was completely destroyed, and only a fortunate change in the wind prevented the flames passing through…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How the Fire Was Beaten. a Splendid Save
Had the fire crossed Guise Hill and the Tarcutta Creek an awful story of loss would have had to be told That it did not get away at this point…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Cause Huge Losses Terrible Devastations in the District Two Big Sweeps Each Over Twenty Miles Long Nearly Fifty Properties Affected One man Fatally Burned, and Several Others Injured Two Men with a Broken Leg Some Heroic Fights and Very Narrow Escapes Two Homes Gone; May Saved with Difficulty One Church Burnet, and Another Miraculously Escapes
THE WORST bush fires in the history, of the Cootamundra district occurred on Friday. Two distinct outbreaks each swept over…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Correspondence the Origin bF the Jindalee Fire (To the Editor.)
Dear Sir,—I would like to express my sincere thanks to those who, on Friday, responded to the urgent call for fire-fighters. I also wish to state…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Hall Pour Actresses Victims. Panic in Adjoining Theatre. Rome
Four actresses were burned to death when the Appollo Music Hall caught fire, as a result of a short circuit of the electric light. The fire started on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gundagai [?]As a "Black Friday." Stook, Wheat Crops, Houses, Fencing, Hay Stacks and Grass Destroyed. Day of Hellish Fires and Night of Terror the Genesis of Blazes the First Call
'Tis 24 years ago since Gundagai district had its mammoth bush-fires, when practically the whole district was swept—when district crops,…
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The Dirnaseer settlers arranged to meet and protest against the use of any more tractors during the period of danger from bush fires…
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The fires were still raging yesterday in the western districts, but their spread was being checked. The reports were not exaggerated…
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Once again, in mid-summer, have many parts of New South Wales been swept by bush fires, bringing devastation in their wake. The damage in…
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The Mayor of Cootamundra is being asked to call a meeting to form a Town Bush Fire Brigade, to organise help for the men on the land…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Riverina Outbreaks Under Control Farmers and Graziers' Heavy Losses
Now that most of the bush fires in Riverina are under control, the farmers and settlers are faced with the immediate necessity of putting their properties in order. The fires have left nothing but blackened…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Bush Fires. Destruction of Crops, Grass, Fences and Property Loss of Human Life
With the exception of the terrible fires of 1903, this year's record already is the nearest to approach it. Starting with the far North, where by…
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'Tis 24 years ago since Gundagai district had its mammoth bush fires, when practically the whole district was swept—when district crops,…
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