Bush Fires Sheep Destroyed Grass Lands Burnt YOUNG
BUSH fires did considerable damage in this district on Saturday. Over 12,000 acres of grass were destroyed, and heavily wooded mountains…
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Young Bush Fires Sheep Destroyed Grass Lands Burnt Young
Bush fires did considerable damage in this district yesterday. Over 12,000 acres of grass were destroyed and heavily wooded mountains near…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Township of Koorawatha Menaced by Fire Cowra
The township of Koorawatha, which has been menaced by fires for two days, is now believed to be out of danger, although at one stage the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Township of Koorawatha Menaced by Fire Lucky Change of Wind Sydney
The township Off Koorawatha, which has been menaced by fires for two days, is now believed to be out of danger, although at one stage the town…
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On Saturday afternoon a bush fire started on the farm of Mr. Thompson, situated on the Wagga road, four miles from Junee. Willing hands were soon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grass Fires in Tumut
Tumut had two scares last week which have set the people a thinking that the town itself is not immune from the possibility of dire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Fighter Killed Felled Bt Blazing Tree Arm Nearly Burnt Through Cowra
Robert Platt, aged 34 years, was killed while fighting the bush fires between Young and Cowra yesterday. Platt, who lived at Burrowa, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General Bush Fire
A bush fire broke out near Hardy Folly (Cootamundra's water supply reservice) on Monday night, but Was quickly, got under control. About four…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire-fighter Killed
Robert Platt, 34, was killed while lighting the bush fires between Young and Cowra on Sunday. Platt, who lived at Boorowa, was working near,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Koorawatha Fires Danger Believed Past Sydney
Reports from Koorawatha state that the bush fires in the district are now under control. Unless there is a change in the wind and it blows with greater…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Workhouse Fire Twelve Inmates Perish Stockholm
Seven men and five women, aged between 70 and 80 years, perished in a fire at Sverdsjoe workhouse last night. One died following a gallant but futile…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chemical May Solve Bush Fire Danger
A young lecturer at Melbourne University who insists upon remaining anonymous has evolved a fire fighting chemical which, it is claimed, will…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wagga Gas Charges Engineers Recommends Gas Fires WAGGA
In his report to the finance committee, presented at a meeting of the council last night, the municipal engineer (Mr. H. J. Chaston) said that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wagga Gas Charges Engineer Recommends Gas Fires Bigger Output Would Reduce Cost
The advisibility of the residents of Wagga using gas for heating purposes appears to be worthy of consideration from two points of view…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Narrow Escape Motorist's Experience Returning After Bushfire HARDEN
When Mr. J. M. Gibson, of Harden was returning from the Crowther bushfire on Sunday night, he had a very narrow escape from having his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Cease Fire" Japan's Object Achieved
The Japanese officially ceased firing at 3 o'clock on Thursday afternoon, General Shirakawa issuing a notification to his troops not to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General Fire At Junee
Fire destroyed a five roomed cottage in Boundary Street, Junee, occupied by Mr. Malcolm and owned by Mr. Blackshaw. The house and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chinese Re-open Fire Regret at Tokio Tokio
Tokio deplore[?] the news of the reopening of hostilities after it was believed that all firing had ceased. There was sensational firing by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on Steamer Ship Puts Back Blaze Checked Sydney
With smoke issuing from No. 3 hold, the Australian Steamships' steamer Time put back to Sydney late on Friday night from a position 30 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Notice to Landholders
IN the event of any outbreak of Fire in that area between the Billabong Creek, and Hay and Narandera on the Murrumbidgee, landholders are…
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