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Although the railways will be considerable sufferers by the extensive bush fires, principally in the way of fencing destroyed, it is a matter of congratulation that the results were not…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The fire on board the steamer Buteshire, which has been discharging part of her cargo at Capetown, en route to Sydney, has broken out again…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Bush Fire" writes:—There is no doubt that the Lord Mayor's action in calling a meeting to raise funds to assist the unfortunate country people who have suffered through the bush fires…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Inspector-General of Police has received a large number of reports from the country regarding bush fires. They include Hillgrove, Walcha, Goulburn, Burrowa, Queanbeyan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The fire which started at Cheltenham just before Christmas worked its way round to the head of the Lane Cove, and on Saturday swept through Curzon Park…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bush fires are reported from a number of outlying places round Dalby. One hundred acres of grass were destroyed at Myra. At the South Brisbane Police Court to-day a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Lord Mayor (Alderman Allen Taylor) is well satisfied with the response made by the public to his appeal for funds in aid of the sufferers by the bush fires…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Premier received the following cable yesterday from the Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand: -- "Deeply sympathise disastrous fires. Reply whether outside aid is…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A meeting of the committee of the Lord Mayor's Fund was held at the Town-hall yesterday. The Lord Mayor (Alderman Allen Taylor) presided…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sir,—The hav[?] caused by the bush fires throughout the State has fallen upon many of our poor settlers with disastrous consequences, reducing them almost in an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Now that the disastrous bush fires have been extinguished, it is possible to form a fairly accurate estimate of the damage that has been wrought. In some districts fearful…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →GUNDAGAI, Friday.--Now that the fire is over, a better idea can be gained of the exact losses in this district, and indirectly, caused by the terrible visitation. In a general way…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Thornleigh was revisited on Friday by a bush fire, which did damage to the orchards of Mr. Joseph and Mr. Patrick Duffy. About a mile of paling fencing…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The telegrams received by the Chief Secretary yesterday from various parts of the country tend to show that the destruction caused has not been as heavy as was at one…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the Parramatta Police Court on Wednesday (after the withdrawal of a "bush fire" case, in which W. Vivian and W. Smith were the defendants, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Now that public interest is excited in the fires that have worked so much damage in the State, the time is ripe for consideration of the cause or causes of such…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sooker: "There goes a gallant fellow, He had three horses shot under him during the Boer war." Sageman: "In that a fact?"…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--The fire on the steamer Buteshire, which put into Capetown in distress, has again broken out, and has badly damaged the cargo in the third hold…
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