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A lady living in the township of Yarram Yerram, South Gippsland (Victoria), writing to a friend in Sydney, thus describes her experiences of the bush fires which have been causing so much damage in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →News received from Franklin this evening says that 15 families have been burnt out there, some barely saving their lives. At Castle Forbes Bay nearly every landowner has suffered. Barns,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ROCKY HALL, Wednesday.--Bush fires are raging in all directions. Yesterday afternoon a fire swept down upon the homestead of an old couple named Malcolm, residing at Devil's Hole…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The township of Kern tree Gully had a narrow escape from destruction by bush fire to-day, but the lovely summer resort, the Ferntree Gully Park, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fresh southerly breeze blow throughout to-day and the weather was delightfully cool. News from the fire-stricken country on the whole is favourable. Details continue to be received of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,-Reading in your valuable paper the account of the above, my heart goes out in sympathy towards the settlers who have been visited by such misfortune. Knowing the country, I can well…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →HOBART, Wednesday.--Bush fires continue to rage with great fierceness, particularly in the Huon district. A strong detachment of police, under Superintendent Hedburg, is patrolling the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A special representative of the "Argus" gives the following account of a trip which the Mayor of Melbourne (Councillor M'Ea- charn). and Mr. John M'Whae (chairman of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The results of the bush fires in the shape of smoke and haze gradually spread along the coast from Port Phillip, and this morning South Head reported the difficulty of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fine cool southerly breeze was blowing all day yesterday from off the sea, rendering the atmosphere exceedingly pleasant after the heat. Favourable reports continue to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The ferry steamer Lady Mary, one of the Balmaln New Co.'s fleet, which, with the Lady Napier and Lady Hampden, was burnt at the recent fire, yesterday evening…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, Monday.--News received from the Philippines states that a disastrous fire has occurred at Manilla, the capital of the islands…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A disastrous fire has occurred at Manila, in the Philippines, the capital of the Spanish possessions in the East. Two-hundred houses were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A terrible fire has occurred in Manila, the capital of the Philippine Islands, 200 houses being destroyed. Mr. E. Barney Young, the South Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The bush fires continue with unabated fury in South Gippsland. At Foster, which was partially destroyed yesterday, 13 additional families have been burnt out…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →HOBART, Friday.-Reports of a most appalling character of the devastation caused by bush fires have been received. In the Huon district great tracts of country have been swept, and immense…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Appalling reports are to hand of the bush fires, and the widespread devastation which they are causing, There is no hope of improvement except from a heavy rainfall…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Port Cygnet fires have left 83 families homeless Reports from other districts are similarly distressing. The meteorological station at the top of Mount Wellington has been in jeopardy,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The weather to-day was again cool and pleasant. Reports from Gippsland and other fire-stricken parts of the country show no further danger is threatened, but a heavy fall of rain is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The following items regarding the Victorian bush fires are taken from Thursday's Melbourne "Argus." to hand to-day: At daybreak on Wednesday morning fresh news…
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