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Last week a terrible bush fire burnt its way to the billabong, and on Friday the town was thrown into much excitement by dense masses of smoke rising a few miles to the north. Volunteers soon mustered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Urana, Tuesday.—Several big bush fires occurred in this district last week, and thousands of acres of grass were destroyed. On Friday a very large fire Burnt its way to the billabong and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A terrible bush fire is now raging on Ganmain station and travelling towards Cowabee. A large number of persons have turned out to try and stop its progress. Thousands of acres have been burnt…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THURSDAY ISLAND, Monday.--The steamer T[?]inan, from Hongkong, brings news of two serious fires which raged there recently. At one of them a number of Chinese were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Thursday Island, Monday.—Five men, who had been reported lost by the wreck of the logger Curlew, turned up this morning from Moa. The lugger's name was Goshawk, not Curlew. They…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A kerosene lamp upsetting caused a small fire, in the residence of T. Donovan, laborer, Harbor-street, at 10.19 last night. The window curtains and furniture of a ground floor front…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →What appears to be a case of determined and deliberately-planned incendiarism has been discovered as the result of a fire which the brigades attended at an early hour this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At about 10 o'clock last night a fire was reported on board the brigantine Marshall S. by the watchman at the Kauri Timber Company's premises, Blackwattie Bay. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire broke out about 10 o'clock last night on the brigantine Marshall S., lying about 100 yards from the wharf of the Kauri Timber Co., in Blackwattle Bay. When…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Last evening, shortly before 10 o'clock, the Kauri Timber Company's watchman rang np the headquarters station of the M.P.B., notifying that the brigantine Marshall S., lying in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Some interesting facts transpired this morning in the Equity Court during the hearing of the case Holley v. Whitehead. This was an application by James Arthur…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The maximum shade temperature recorded at the Observatory yesterday was 93.6 at noon, and for two hours after it remained at 93. During the three following hours the temperature stood at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The suspicious fire that occurred at the Tarragon Hotel yesterday morning will form the subject of a coroner's inquest to be held at the Coroner's Court, Chancery Square, at 10 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The fine premises of the TELEGRAM Newspaper Co., extending from Queen-street to Elizabeth-street, narrowly escaped destruction by fire early this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Early yesterday morning an attempt of an extraordinary nature was made to burn the Tarragon Hotel, situate at the corner of King and Sussex streets. The alarm was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →TEMORA, Friday.—Over £200 worth of damage was done on Deitz's selection on Wednesday by a bush fire. There are several fires raging in the district, but though large areas of grass and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →JUNEE, Thursday.-- Whist a strong westerly wind and duststorm were blowing yesterday a fire occurred in the bush at Hartfield, within five miles of Junee…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →JUNEE, Thursday.—While a strong westerly wind and dust storm were blowing yesterday a fire occurred in the bush at Harefield, within five miles of Junee. Five hundred acres of grass…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A very large bush fire is raging somewhere between here and Grenfell. It is thought to be on Oma and Pinnacle runs. The weather is extremely hot. BLACKHEATH, THURSDAY…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At half-past 11 last night an alarm of fire was raised from the s.s. Adelaide, which is lying at Gillespie's Wharf, at the foot of Bathurst-street. Deputy-Superintendent…
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