Bush Fires in the Country. (By Telegraph.)
NARANDERA, Monday.--Large bush fires have occurred in the district, on the Boree Creek, Brewarrina and Wagingoberembie runs. One on the Midgeon Run last week…
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Fires at Tamworth
TAMWORTH, Monday.--A fire occurred at the residence of Mr. E. G. Markham, Crown lands agent, about 11 o'clock on Saturday night. All the out-buildings and about £200…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Extensive Bush Fires. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne
Tremendous bush fires are raging between Heywood and Mount Deception. A party passed through 12 miles of burning timber. The farmers are cutting their crops, as the fire is travelling…
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HOBART, Friday. --Bush fires are raging through various parts of the colony, and are destroying homesteads and otherwise doing a vast amount of damage. Rain commenced to…
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Our Urana correspondent writes on the 10th instant:— During the past week the weather was just as hot as ever, if not indeed more so, and that, too, notwithstanding the thundershower we had on the 4th, which gave us 13 points…
Continued on Trove, page 124 →News by Telegraph. Fire at Bourke
BOURKE, Monday.--Early on Sunday morning last a dwelling-house, occupied by Mr. Walter Fry and family, caught fire through the mosquito curtains of a bed ignitig from a candle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Metropolitan Fire Brigade. Annual Report of the Superintendent
At an ordinary meeting of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board, held on the 10th instant, Mr. Superintendent W. D. Bear brought forward his annual report, which consisted in the main of a return of fires in the city and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Destruction of a Barque by Fire. an Exciting Scene. (By Telegraph.)
BRISBANE, Wednesday.--At 2 o'clock this morning a fire broke out on board the barque George R. Crowe, lying in the South Brisbane reach of the river and opposite M'Ghie and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Destruction of a Barque by Fire. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Brisbane
A fire broke out at 2 o'clock this morning on board the barque George R. Crowe, which was lying in the river opposite M'Ghie Luyas' sawmill. The captain was ashore at the time. The flames had gained a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Fire Brigade Fracas at Footscray
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The case against Thomas A Jones and Jas. L. M'Combrie, charged with inflicting bodily harm on J. R. White, the captain of the Footscray Fire…
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WAGGA WAGGA, Thursday.--A fire broke out last evening in a paddock belonging to C. F. Bolton on a hill opposite Pomingalarna Inn, but, fortunately, it was discovered almost…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In Time of Need. What Came of a Bush Fire
The day is hot. From a brazen sky the sun showers down his scorching rays upon the parched earth, whose green covering is burned into a faded brown mass, which orackles under the feet. The…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →Destruction of a Barque by Fire. Brisbane
A fire broke out at 2 o'clock this morning on board the barque George B. Crowe, which was lying in the river opposite M'Ghie Luyas' sawmill The captain was ashore at the time. The flames had gained a…
Continued on Trove, page 180 →Great Fire at Echuca. (By Telegraph.)
ECHUCA, Sunday.--The largest and most disastrous fire that ever occurred in Echuca took place on Saturday evening, resulting in the total destruction of the Northern Flourmill,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disastrous Fire at Echuoa. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent) Echuca, Sunday
The largest and most disastrous fire that has ever occurred in Echuca took place on Saturday evening, resulting in the total destruction of the Northorn Flour Mill, Darling-street, owned by L. Kiekham. At about…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Destructive Fire at Dunedin. Loss of Four Lives. [By Cable.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Auckland
Yesterday afternoon a destructive and fatal fire broke out at Dunedin in a large factory belonging to the Dunedin Iron and Woodware Company. The premises, which cover about two acres, were completely…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Terrible Fire in Dunedin. Six Lives Lost. a Heartrending Scene. £150,000 Worth of Damage Dose. (By Cable.)
AUCKLAND, Monday.--A most disastrous fire, by which several lives were lost, has occurred at Dunedin. The Iron and Woodware Company's premises, covering 2a,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Destructive Fire at Dunedin. the Total Losses. the Inquest on the Dead. [By Cable.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Auckland
The following is a complete list of the insurances on property destroyed in the Dunedin fire:—New Zealand Insurance Company, £1500; Liverpool, London, and Globe Fire Insurance Company, £1000; London…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Brigades Demonstration
BRISBANE, Wednesday. It is announced that the local volunteer fire brigade intend sending 12 men to represent the colony at the great United Fire Brigade Demonstration, to be held…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Driving Through a Bush Fire
A THRILLING incident occurred on the road from Warburton to Lilydale during the recent bush fires in Victoria. The forest was in flames on either side for some distance, and the driver of…
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