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The Premier has received a number of letters from Mr. G. E. Brodie, Chief Inspector of Public Accounts, who is inquiring into, cases a distress owing to the recent fires. The leading…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fire occurred on Saturday night at the residence of Mr. W. Bush, a farmer, on Billabong Creek. The building was burned to the ground, and a number of bags of seed wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WAGGA. Monday.--A destructive fire occurred about midnight on Sunday, by which several persons ran a narrow escape of being burned to death. From the details gathered it…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →AUCKLAND, Tuesday.—The mill and buildings of the Kauri Timber Company, at Whangarea, have been destroyed by fire. It is not known if the machinery has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A sub-committee of the Mosman Council has lately had under consideration a resolution passed some time ago at a conference of the representatives of suburban municipalities, held…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A fire broke out on the Tocumwal Common yesterday evening, but it was quickly got under, only about 10 acres of grass being destroyed. The timber is still burning, but…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. G. E. Brodie, the Chief Inspector of [?]blic Accounts, who has been visiting the fire-stricken districts, has forwarded another long and interesting report to the Premier…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Black land, fertile land, new land, grain land the broadly constituted, rich, warm nature, the broad, unlimited expense which fills the mind with melancholy and hope…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Although a few instances are reported of fresh outbreakes, none is of a serious nature. In most places where they were heaviest, the recent rains have extinguished them…
Continued on Trove, page 204 →We have received the following contributions to this fund, and shall be glad to acknowledge further amounts:— Amount previously acknowledged, £217 2 7[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Mater, stock inspector, of Braidwood and Broulee districts, has made suggestions for the prevention of bush fires. He had 5000 acres of grass land at Buckenboura swept by the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →On January 12 district foresters were informed by the Minister for Lands that permission could be given to genuine sufferers by the bush fires to obtain without charge from Crown…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The central executive of the Lord Mayors Bush Fires Relief Fund has received a large number of individual applications for relief, which have been referred to local committees…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WAGGA, Tuesday. -- On Saturday, at Arajool, Mr. T. A. Wilkinson, Coroner, conducted an inquiry into the origin of a bush fire by which 3831 acres of grass and timber, the property of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A fire broke out during last night in a shed at Walla Walla, containing a threshing machine belonging to Mr. H. Winklemann. A fox terrier bitch in the stable adjoining awakened…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The followllng is a cheap mode of rendering dresses uninflammable: Four parts borax and three parts of sulphate of magnesia are shaken up together just before being required. The…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →Yesterday afternoon a fire occurred at the premises of Mr. Stephen Ungar, rope manufacturer, of Syd[?]ham-road, Marrickville. A building of two storeys, 14 x 14 ft, and a shed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A demonstration of the powers of the "Minimax" Hand Fire Extinguisher" will be given at Hardiman's A.J.C. Athletic Grounds, Randwick, to-morrow evening, to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A correspondent writes: -- "Ratepayers of Pyrmont are wondering when their district is to receive the same fire protection as afforded other parts of the city. They claim that owing to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MOLONG, Wednesday.—A fire broke out on Dr. Kater's Boree Nyrang Station a few days ago under rather suspicious circumstances. A [?] was taking a large mob of sheep across…
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