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Further particulars with reference to the bush fires at Bungendore show that they covered a large area from Brock's Hill to Gidleigh and to Molonglo Plain. A number of cattle supposed to belong to Mr. Nash, the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →GOULBURN, Saturday.--Farther particulars from Bungendore and Lake Bathurst state that the bush fires have created much havoc during the past two days. Thousands of pounds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WAGGA, This Day.—A fire broke out ast night in Dunphy's store, Newtown, and considerable damage was done to the goods in the back of the store, and to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The elections for three soats on the Fire Brigade Board was hold on Saturday morning at the Central Fire Station in [?]-street. The vacant seats were as follows:- The insurance companies whose head offices were situated…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →NEWCASTLE, This Day.—The booning of guns from the Fortification Hill At half-past 9 yesterday morning, denoted that a fire was raging somewhere. Immediately…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle, Sunday.--At a quarter to 9 o'clock this morning it was reported to the fire brigade that a fire had broken out on board the British ship Aristomene, lying in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This morning, between half-past 8 and 9, three guns announced the outbreak of a fire on board the ship Aristomene, Captain Attridge, 750 tons register, loaded with 2730 tons of Wallsend coal for San Francisco, lying in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →OUR latest wires from Young and Goulburn show that the lesses which have been susiained through the bush fires are of on exceptionally heavy character…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Young, Monday.--The bush fires have at last been checked, after miles upon miles of country have been laid waste. Gibb and Son, of Berthong, have been the heaviest losers, their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →For the last few days extensive bush fires have been burning not far from the town. Last night about 10 o'clock the residence of Mr. J. B. Davis, about a mile from town, caught fire, and in a few minutes it was a mass of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →GOULBURN, This Day.--Intelligence received from Bungendere and Lake Bathurst shows that the terribly destructive fires which have been raging there…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →About 12.30 on Saturday morning a fire broke out in a unoccupied dwelling on the old Canterbury-road, Peterbam, the property of Mr. Thomas Brown. The flames were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WOLLONOONG, This Day.--The premises of Mr. J. B. Davis, of Garden Hill, were destroyed by fire late on Sunday night. The building, which was a weatherboard…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WOLLONGONG, Monday.--The dwelling or Mr. J. B. Davis, of Garden-hill, together with all its contents, was destroyed by fire between 9 and 10 o'clock last night. Mrs. Davis and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A GROCER'S shop in Kent-street occupied by Mr. Saul Meyer, caught fire about 1 a.m. yesterday. The fire appeared to be confined to a room on the ground floor…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WELLINGTON, This Day.--With regard to the fires which have been raging in the Hawke's Hay district, it has been ascertained that the flames originated through…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEWCASTLE, This Day.--Over 700 tons of water yesterday were poured into the burning ship Aristomene, but most of it has since been pumped out. The damage…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE election of a suburban suburban aldermanic representative on the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Board took place to-day at noon at the Town Hall. Mr. S. W. Whiddon…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →London, Monday.--Factron fighting of a very serious character took place at Longford, in Ireland, on Saturday (St. Patrick's Day)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ThE Scandinavian township of Norsowood, situated in a bush clearing in the Hawkes Bay district, was almost wholly destroyed by fire on Friday during a violent gale. Owing to the great heat and the terrific force of the…
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