Bush Fires
Barringun, Tuesday.—The weather of late has been exceedingly hot, and bosh fires have been of frequent occurrence. Large fires have taken place on Thurulgoona, Bundaleer,…
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Barringun, Tuesday.—The weather of late has been exceedingly hot, and bosh fires have been of frequent occurrence. Large fires have taken place on Thurulgoona, Bundaleer,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BARRINGUN, Monday. -- The weather of late has been exceedingly hot, and bush fires are raging. Large fires are burning on Murulgoona, Bundalcer, Tinenburra and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A slight shower fell to-day, cooling the air. The heat in the district has been very great for some weeks. Bush fires occurred in several parts, and large quantities of grass and stock were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London, January 11.—The State University at Columbia, Missouri, has been burnt down. Forty thousand books were destroyed. The University buildings cost…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The University of Columbia, in Missouri, has been burnt down. Forty thousand books were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE City Coroner will, to-morrow morning, at his court, Chancery-square, commence an inquest into the cause of the recent fire on board the ship W. H. Lincoln in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →XIV. AT LAST. XV. CHARLEY'S DOG. XVI. MATRIMONIAL INCIDENTS. XVII. THE DOWN GRADE…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LISMORE, Tuesday. -- A fire broke out at 2 o'clock this morning in some stables at the rear of Brown's Bridge Hotel aud caused considerable excitement in consequence of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London, January 12.—The residence of Sir J. E. Millais, Bart., the famous artist, Bowerswell, Perth, Scotland, has been destroyed by fire. Sir John's collection of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The residence of Sir J. E. Millais, Bart., the eminent artist, at Perth, in Scotland, has been destroyed by fire. The collection of pictures was saved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A telegram from Paris states that a disastrous fire, resulting in the destruction of the abbey, has occurred at Fecamp, a seaport in the Department of Seine-Inférieure…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →XVI. MATRIMONIAL INCIDENTS. XVII. THE DOWN GRADE. XVIII. ENTER A SCRIBE. XIX. THE CLOUDS BEGIN TO COLLECT…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →AN inquest into the cause of the recent fire on board the American ship W. H. Lincoln, which was totally destroyed by the disastrous conflagration which broke out in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ALBURY, Wednesday.--In addition to the ordinary losses through the recent bush fires, it is reported that miles of wire netting erected to prevent the spread of rabbits have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Early this morning the alarm of fire was heard from several parts of the street. It was found that the Bridge Hotel and stables were burning rapidly. The fire brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An inquest was opened yesterday, before the City Coroner, at the Coroner's Court, concerning the fire on the ship W. H. Lincoln on the night of Monday, the 4th instant, at Cowper Wharf, Woolloomooloo…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The hearing of a charge of arson arising out of the recent suspicious fire at a tobacconist's shop in George-street West was commenced before Mr. C. Delohery, S.M., in the Central…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A great fire last night destroyed the Watson soap works, situated under the Midland railway line at Leeds, Yorkshire. The flames extended to the railway station and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The official test of Sydney's new fire engine, which arrived here from London last week, and which is said to be the largest land fire engine in the world, was made this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An inquest relating to the circumstances of the recent fire which resulted in the destruction of the American merchantman W. H. Lincoln, berthed at Cowper's Wharf,…
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