Bush Fires. an Opportune Storm. Cumnock
A fire broke out about 10 o'clock this morning in some stubble on Mr. W. Black's farm, and, fanned by a high wind, it spread with great rapidity. Mr. Reynolds, manager of…
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Victorian Bush Fires. Sympathy of the Government. Further Disastrous Outbreaks. Melbourne
The Minister for Works has instructed the secretary of his department to wire to the municipal clerks and police in the fire-ravaged districts asking for particulars as to the homes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victorian Horrors. Raging Bush Fires. More Settlers Burnt. Fearful Death-roll Melbourne
An immense bush Are is raging at Mortlake, and 200 acres of crops have been burned. No fewer than 800 men are fighting the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Avalanche of Flames the Gippsland Bush Fires Widespread Devastation. Tragic Loss of Life. Further Disasters Feared. Women's Sensational Experiences. Thrilling Narratives
FOSTER (VIC.), Thursday.--Old residents of Gippsland who have had experience of many bush fires describe the present outbreak as the most terrible they have ever seen. It has not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Other Outbreaks. Distress at Daylesford. Large Areas Swept. Many Settlers Burnt Out
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Many people are destitute, as a result of Tuesday's fire at Daylesford, and it is feared that if the wind springs up the fire at Porcupine Ridge will be…
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COBAR, Thursday.--A fire occurred at Wrightville this morning, a row of five cottages being burnt to the ground, two belonging to Higgins, two to Willis, and one to Rankin. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Storm at Newcastle. Lightning Fires a Police Station
NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--Early this evening a violent thunderstorm passed over the city. It came from the west, and the lightning was particularly vivid. Rain fell heavily for nearly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Secondedition Fires in Victoria. Terrible Scenes. Tanks As Places of Refuge. Governor-general's Sympathy Melbourne
A more complete knowledge of the results of the terrible fire that raged on Tuesday are now being made known. Additional evidence has been obtained from several leading…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burnt Out by Bush Fires. Relief for the Victims
MELBOURNE, Friday.—The . State Government has' agreed. to supply- twenty military! tents and twenty pairs of blankets, also coloured' spectacles, for the victims of the Toora…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fighting Bush Fires. How to Handle Carts
Mr. J. Hay Fowler, of Bringagee, inventor of the grass-fire cart, offers the following advice:-- "Now that grass fires are very pdevalent, and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Bush Fires. Hills of Flame. in Gippsland. Widespread Devastation. Settlers' Exciting Escapes. Melbourne
A more complete knowledge of the results of the terrible fire that raged on Tuesday is now being made known. Ad[?] evidence has been obtained from several leading…
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At 11 o'clook on Wednesday morning a fire broke out on the premises occupied by Mr James King, nearly opposite the railway station,…
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Regarding the grass fire which occurred on Sandy Crook station on Tuesday, the manager, Mr. W. C. Rolls, states it is apparent someone is setting fire to the country, for on…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire at the University. Carpenter's Shop Destroyed
At half-past 1 o'clock to-day the fire alarm bell was rung, and it was soon found that the building used as a carpenter's shop at the rear of the University was ablaze…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Irony of Fate. Fire Occurs When Insurance Policy Lapses
ADELAIDE, Friday.--The Pioneer Chaff Mills at North Adelaide were destroyed by fire early on Thursday morning, and it transpired to-day that the building and its contents had been…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Calamitous Fires. Scenes of Desolation. Many Remarkable Escapes. Miles of Blackened Country. Several Fresh Outbreaks
MELBOURNE, Friday.--A stretch of country has been swept baro from Hoddle Range, in the west of Foster, along the Mount Fatigue country and down to Welshpool and to the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Through a Sea of Fire. Wild Race with a Wave of Flames
At Cascade, on the Colorado River, in Western Texas, recently the elements combined to produce one of the most appalling scenes ever…
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Large areas in many of the Central and Southern districts of New South Wales were devastated by fires. Farmers were burnt out. The fires in some…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bush Fires. Governor-general and State Governor Express Their Sympathy
The following wire was yesterday received at the office of the State Premier from Sir Harry Rawson, at present at Sutton Forest:…
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Yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in a building used as a carpenter's shop at the rear of the Sydney University, and blazed high in a few moments. Brigades from Nos…
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