Cronulla Fire Man Jumps From Balcony SYDNEY
William Wilson had a narrow escape when his shop at Cronulla was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. He found his escape cut…
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Many Bush Fires Houses and Small Farms Destroyed Sydney
The intense beat to-day caused serious bush fires in various parts of the metropolitan area. The most serious occurred at Bankstown, where…
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Yesterday morning the Wagga Fire Brigade was called to a grass fire in a ward at North Wagga near Mr. J. Hand's hotel. When the brigade had…
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During a fire in a shed stacked with maize in the cob on the farm of Mr. A. Sturt at Tumut Plains, a few days ago, some horses in adjacent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wrecked Coaches on Fire Three Passengers Dead
Huge bonfires in the wrecked conches lighted the scene, and enabled parties of doctors and nurses to carry out rescue work in the dense fog and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires at Yass Strenuous Day Yass
UNTIL Wednesday the district had been fairly fortunate this year as regards the fire menace. Then came a fiendish day, with a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Adelong Outbreak Strong Wind Subsiding ADELONG
The hush tires which have been raging in this district sluee Tuesday showed definite signs of abating today. The reason for this is mainly…
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A fire broke out, on Wednesday afternoon on Mr. W. Worner's property, between Demondrifle and Nubba, near the railway line. It burned…
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On Wednesday a big fire started on Mr. Watson's "Fairview" holding at Tomorroma, and, farmed by florce westerly wind, it raced through a big…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boys Cause Fire Melbourne
Much damage was caused by a fire on Mr. H. Symons' property at Invermay. Police inquiries resulted in three small have admitting that they were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Humula Grass Destroyed
A bush fire broke out on Sunday a few miles from Humula and destroyed between 300 and 400 acres of grass of the Opossum Plains property of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Fighters Formally Accepted Brigade Gives Display
Leeton's new Fins Brigade was formally handed over to the Shire President, Major Dooley, on Tuesday evening by the organising officer,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Dm Fire Thousands of Acres Swept Grady Bros.' Woolshed and Lucerne Stacks Demolished Greenhills Shearers' Hut Accommodation Vanishes
The most disastrous bush the of the year broke out on Tuesday last in a huge paddock owned by Mr. W. E. Haiituetl, of Yaven Creek…
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News was received from Humula last night that the fries which have raging in that district for the last few days are now well under control and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hampden Bridge Fire
A smouldering fire between the planks of the decking of the Hamplen Bridge on Saturday afternoon was put out with a couple of buckets of water…
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Shortly before midday on Saturday a fire broke out in the property of Mr. W. S. Norman, at "Doctor's Point." South Albury. About 80 to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Express Carriage on Fire Melbourne
A carriage on the Sydney express which arrived yesterday, caught alight at Goulburn shortly midnight and the passengers rushed on to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Great Bush Fire
The recent fire was the worst known for many years, and, though at present it is checked on this end, gangs of men are watching, and,…
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There were further outbreaks of bush fires at Taralga when 1000 acres of grass were burnt at Wowagin, where there had been an outbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Accusation Fails
Before Mr. C. W. Swiney, P. M., at the Albury Police Court yesterday, Henry John Alpin, junr., William Connell and Edward Gilmen pleaded…
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