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Yesterday evening an immense volume of smoke was observed north-west of the town. Senior-Sergeant Prior and Mounted-Constable Stephenson hastened to the locality and were just in time to organise and direct a party to save…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →MELBOURNE, This Day.--A fire, supposed to be an incendiary one, destroyed a quantity of hay at Wedderburn yesterday. Block trackers have gone up, from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WELLINGTON, This Day.--A wire received from Dunedin states that on Tuesday night a fire occurred at Balclutha, and destroyed the Athenmum and a large store,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AUCKLAND, Wednesday.--A destructive fire broke out at Balclutha, a small town 50 miles south-west of Dunedin, last night. The Athenmum and a large store owned by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →YOUNG, This Day.--During yesterday this township was practically surrounded by bush fires. The wind being strong has served to fan the flames and spread…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →YOUNG, Thursday.--Bush fires have been raging all throughout the district to-day, and it is feared that the damage will be very extensive. A high wind has been blowing from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A VERY disastrous fire took place about 2.30 p.m. yesterday afternoon, at Parramatta-road, Leichhardt, which resulted in the total destruction of four shops and a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A serious outbreak of fire occurred at Leichhardt yesterday, resulting in the destruction of four weatherboard cottages and serious damage to three adjoining structures. The fire broke…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →FORBES, Thursday.--A large fire took place this afternoon, starting shortly after 4 o'clock. The whole of Richardson's new Albion Hotel and buildings were completely destroyed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →TERARA, This Day.--William Gollan went duck-shooting on the river this morning, and whilst getting out of his best at Terara one of the barrels of his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A terrible fire took place this afternoon starting shortly after 4 o'clock. The whole of Richardson's new Albion Hotel buildings was completely destroyed. The fire is still (6.30 p.m.) raging, and a strong wind is blowing from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →OUR correspondents in Young, Greafell, Cootaumndra, and Goulburn wire intelligence which goes to show that there is no diminution in the number of bush free,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Many pastoralists and farmers in this and the neighbouring districts will have reason to regard the 15th March as the Black Thursday; of their history. From the town of Young fires were seen in every direction. For some days…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →GOULBURN, Friday.--Several disastrous bush fires are raging around the district. About six miles from Buagendore a fire broke out yesterday afternoon, near Mr. R. Hyie's homestead,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WAGOA,. This Day.--A fire broke out art night in Dunphy's store, Newtown, aid considerable damage was done to the goods in the back of the store, and to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE election of three members for the Fire Brigades Board took place yesterday. Mr. W. Church, of the Australian Mutual Insurance Society, was elected to represent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire resulting in considerable damage, took place on Thursday afternoon at about 3 o'clock on the Parramatta-road, Leichhardt, four shops and one dwelling being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Among the apparates recently imported for the Sydney Metropolitan Fire Brigade is the Bayley ladder, one of which was shown in the illustration of the new No 1 station in last week's TOWN AND COUNTRY…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Our correspondents in Young, Grenfell, Cootamunda, and Goulburn wire intelligence which goes to show that there is no diminution in the number of bush fires,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WELLINGTON, This Day.—About seventy square miles of country in the Hawkea Hay district have been swept by a bush fire, Which has been raging for several days…
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