The Bush Fires Wagga
Bush fires In the Tarcutta and Adelong districts were still causing grave concern yesterday. Fresh outbreaks at Mt. Adrah and…
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Bush Fires Now Under Control Heavy Losses Reported Stock Shockingly Burnt
Bush fires in the Tarcutta and Adelong districts were still causing grave concern yesterday. Fresh outbreaks at Mt. Adrah and Mt. Oberne during…
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IT IS many years since such disastrous fires have occurred in the Adelong-Tarcutta district, and the thousands of acres traversed by the Fire from Wednesday to Sunday (yesterday), presented a scene of desolation and [?] Homes were consumed in…
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By Saturday morning the bush fires were reported to be raging almost from Tarcutta to Ballow. The fires had been burning since Wednesday…
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Junee fire brigade was again called out on Friday night and Saturday morning to grass fires, making a total call of six for the past week…
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Tremendous damage has been done by a fire which occured in the Adelong district on Thursday, and after raging all night on Thursday…
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All fires at Orange were reported last night to be under control Large areas of grazing land have been destroyed Many residents of Orange…
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The Wagga Fire Brigade received a call about 5 o'clock on Saturday afternoon to the rear of the Duke of Kent Hotel, Fizemaurice-street, where some…
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More than 100 men today succeeded in getting under control a fire which broke out yesterday on the property of Mrs. A. Austin, near Yetholme…
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About 15 acres or grass were burned at Wagga airport, Tarcutta road, as the result of a fire which occurred here on Saturday mining. The fire…
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About 15 acres of grass was burned at the Wagga airport, Tarcutta road, as the result of a fire which occurred there on Saturday morning. The fire…
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1.—Matches. Be sure that your match is out. Break it in two before you throw it away. 2.—Tobacco. Be sure that pipe…
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Having burnt for nearly a week the bush fires in the Tarcutta district were definitely under control last night. The burning of a five-mile break gave the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Bush Fires From Tarcutta to Batlow 200,000 Acres Destroyed Homes, Stock and Fencing Lost
Bush fires were reported to be raging almost from Tarcutta to Batlow on Friday night. The fires have been burning since…
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As announced in our last issue, considerable damage was done in the fire at Fairway on Thursday afternoon last, including the total…
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Bush fires in the Tarcutta and Adelong districts were still causing grave concern on Sunday. Fresh outbreaks at Mt. Adrah and Mt. Oberne during…
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Having burnt for nearly a week, the bush tires invite Turcutta district were definitely under control last night. The burning of a five-mile break…
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Tremendous damage has been done by a fire which occurred in the Adelong district on Thursday, and after raging all night on Thursday night…
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The Stony Point Volunteer Bushfire brigade was well to the fore in the light against the flames at Brobenah on Thursday last, and was, in…
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1.—Matches. Be sure that your match is out. Break it in two before you throw it away. 2.—Tobacco. Be sure that pipe…
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