Miles of Fire at Dungog
DUNGOG, Monday.--intense heat has been experienced here during the past two days. On Saturday the thermometer registered 107deg., and on Sunday It reached 114. Hot west to…
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Two Big Fires in Brisbane. Estimated Damage About £55,000
BRISBANE, Tuesday Afternoon.—The damage done by the fire which occurred at the establishment of Messrs. J. and T. Heaslop, South Brisbane, last night, is estimated at nearly…
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BRISBANE, Monday.--A serious fire occurred at about 8 this evening, in the processes of Messrs. J. and T. Heaslop, wholesale and retail grocers and ironmongers, Stanley-street, South…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Brisbane. Large Stores Destroyed. Damage £20,000. BRISBANE
The grocery. ironmongery, and bulk stores of Messrs. J. and T. Heaslop, large merchant grocers and providers, Stanley-street, South Brisbane, were destroyed by fire to-night. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Racing Rush Fires Mass of Flame-near Yass. Damage Estimated at £100,000. Flames Travel Fifteen Miles an Hour. Roars Heard Eight Miles Away
YASS, Monday.--Latest particulars from the scene of the bush fires confirm the gravest fears of the Yass people. The mountains beyond Little River are a seething mass of flame,…
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Hot weather prevailed in Bathurst yesterday, the thermometer registering 105.2 degrees, which is the highest point reached this season…
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The heat wave which recently passed over the State has not done so without working destruction in many parts. Last year, in districts where there were very few stock, the…
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"Justice" writes:—I would crave a space in your valued paper in reference to the present bush fires. Just now the country is undergoing a severe trial, valuable grass land,…
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DURING the past few days great bush fires have raged in many parts of the country. On the Blue…
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Bush fires raged throughout the southern and western parts of New South wales during the past week, doing considerable damage--amounting to hundreds of thousands of pounds--to…
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Commonwealth Weather Bureau Forecast:—Generally cool and fine, with south to south-east winds, but mostly cloudy on and near the coast, with showers and fresh winds…
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Rain fell during this morning that will go a long way towards extinguishing the bush fires raging around the Bathurst district. The weather is now extremely cold for this…
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Bush fires are still raging in the vicinity of Hawkesbury, Woy Woy Point Clare and Gosford. The lastnamed place is obscured by smoke, and fires are burning within a short…
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EDEN, Tuesday.--Yesterday was one or the hottest days over experienced hero. Bush fires raged in the district, and a settler named Stafford was burnt out, losing everything. A…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Record in Bush Fires Trying Experiences on the South Coast Bega
The biggest bush fires in the annals of south coast history were raging on Sunday and Monday, and at pambula scores of homesteads wore laid waste, and many narrow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires. Terror and Devastation. Farms Destroyed Utterly. Families in Peril. Many Heroic Rescues. Eden
Owing to the continued dry weather the bush fires, which for some time have been raging within a few miles of Eden, have alarmingly developed in oxtent and intensity…
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A big fire could be plainly seen beyond Baulkham Hills, from Parramatta, on Sunday night. This was between Kellyville and Gleahaven, and ran along the…
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Reports received in Newcastle to-day state that for the past few days a large number of bush fires have been raging in the Lake Macquarie district in many places the fires have…
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Already one act of wilful destruction of property stands to the account of the advocates of disorder at Broken Hill in the dynamiting of the Proprietary railway. Several…
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On Monday afternoon a fire broke out in the bush at North Ryde, between the township and the Lane Cove River, doing considerable damage to the orchards…
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