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Farmer Moffitt put a lot of his experiences and the strange things that happened to some of his friends, into print. One of his best stories is that of how Jack Masters won his…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →On Monday afternoon October 23 last near Glen Moan Station, Quirindi (N.S.W.), the wife and daughter of Mr. William Covers over[?]ser on the station were shot by Lawrence Lawless,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Chas. M'Coy, a Yambulla selector, has been burned out by a bush fire. Big fires are raging in the Monaro territory…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BEGA, Wednesday.--Bush fires are still doing extensive damage, and the position is daily becoming more serious. Settlers around the ranges have to keep a constant watch. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Such fires in the Toolangi and Kinglake districts have been raging fiercely during the last few days. At Toolango residents had some very…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →YAMBULLA, Wednesday.--A selector named Charles M'Coy, living about seven miles south of Yambulla, was burnt out by bush fires early yesterday morning. A six-roomed cottage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →COBAR, Wednesday.--Last night a fire broke out at a summer-house connected with Mr. James Connelly's refreshment shop. Alarm was given about 2 a.m., and the brigade was on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A disastrous fire broke out in the early hours of this morning at Mungindi, an important border town and stock crossing on the Macintyre. As a consequence the town…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. Dakin yesterday, commenting on the powers of the Board of Fire Commissioners, stated that they had a right to strike a rate which would thoroughly cover expenses re appliances, etc. So far this rate…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, Tuesday Evening.--A tragedy was discovered to-day at Harlow, in Essex, where the dead bodies of a man and his wife were found in bed, they having been suffocated by…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A match was played on the Manly Oval between the above teams, and resulted in a win for the countrymen by 93 runs. Following are the scores:— Queensland Insurance.—First innings, 132 (Kortland…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Dark clouds hung heavy between Fe[?]x Godolphin and his father, and despite the efforts of the clergyman to bring them together in an understanding spirit, they…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A private message was received is Sydney this morning that a big fire was raging at Munigindi a border town between Queensland and New South Wales, 75 miles from Moree…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Just as Millie's little feet -- the admiration and envy of that web-footed community -- had become submerged in the water that poured through the broken boards of her boat -- just…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A selector named Charles M'Coy was early on Tuesday morning completely burned out by a bush fire. A large area of grass, a quantity of fencing, a six-roomed dwelling, and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →HARGREAVES, Friday.—Bush area are raging throughout the district. At Gratial a large are of grass land has been destroyed and fires are also burning south of Mudgee…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →On Saturday a bush fire broke out a few miles from Delegate, and near Mr. Thomas Martin's residence at Berty Banks. The wind was blowing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Excitement was created here on receipt of a telegram stating that Mr. J. Hope, who started on foot for Mount David, where he was to have been married on Monday, had…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A fire at the "Bulletin" office, 212 George-street, this morning burnt out the etching room and brought down the roof. The extent of the damage is not yet known…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The bush fires in South Australia continued with unabated fierceness over the week end. Practically the whole of the rich stretch of wattle…
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