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This Photo, was taken by C. E. Weston, of Gundagai, at 6.30 P.M. on Sunday, January 1. The view is from the west, looking towards Mount Kimo, from the side of Mount Parnassus, when the fire was at its worst, and the destruction of the town seemed inevitable…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →This evening a concert and entertainment will be given at the Centenary Hall in aid of the fund for the relief ot sufferers by the recent bush fires. A splendid bioscope exhibition will form a feature in a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Premier stated yesterday that reports as to the losses sustained in the recent bush fires continued to come to hand, and the distribution of relief was going on in a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush [?]res have been raging about the town for several days, causing dense smoke to rise. They are chiefly confined to the heath and swamp lands. No injury to grass has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ARMIDALE. Wednesday.—A terrible bush fire raged yesterday north of Armidale, extending from Herbert Park to M'Intyre Flat, about fifteen miles in extent. The police went out, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WAGGA, Tuesday.-- The following details of the estimated loss in the Yerong Creek District have been furnished by Constable Osborne to the inspector at Wagga:-- John Anderson, $10…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The railway officers who are investigating the damage done by the recent bush fires, speak very highly of the splendid work done by the permanent way men, especially along…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The theories advanced in various parts of the country during the last [?]cek—that the bush fires may to some extent have been caused by the action of phosphorus used for the purposes…
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Continued on Trove, page 21 →Contributions to the Lord Mayor's Fund continue to come in freely, and the amount in hand now totals over £4000. So far a scheme of distribution has not been decided upon…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Within the last few days reports have received at the Railway Department from various officers who have been making inquiries respecting the recent bush fires…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →It is reported that bush fires have done considerable damage towards Ashford, where several settlers, including Messrs. James Parker, Jacob Ernest, and Edward Booth had…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. John Toohey's haystack at Westmead, as well as about 12 acres of dry gross, were destroyed by fire on Friday afternoon. About 40 tons of hay were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It was a Saturday afternoon in Riverina in January, 1871, just 34 years ago. The thermometer stood at 115 degrees in fair shade, and the maximum average for three…
Continued on Trove, page 101 →Two bush fires occurred in the Mulwala district on Saturday and were checked before any extensive damage was done. One destroyed 500 acres of stubble and grass, and the other…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A terrible burning fatality, resulting in the loss of three lives, occurred at Paddington, a suburb of Brisbane, on Friday morning, when the residence of Mr. Richard Newble, on…
Continued on Trove, page 68 →About 1 o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in the large workshop of Mr. Andrew Cook, contractor of Bruce-street, Newcastle,and before it was extinguished damage to the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A communication was received by the Mosman Council from Mr. W. Taylor, representative of the suburban municipalities on the Fire Brigades Board, stating that the estimates of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A tramp, apparently of weak Intellect, was charged at the Lancefield Police Court to-day with the careless use of fire…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →WELLINGTON, N.Z., Tuesday.-- The State Insurance Department is taking fire risks at premiums about 10 per cent. below the tariff observed by the companies. The manager of one…
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