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Big bush fires caused through the excessive heat, and fanned by hot westerly winds raged throughout the outer suburbs yesterday and wrought widespread destruction…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fanned by a hot wind, one of the most disastrous fires in the history of Hornsby broke out yesterday afternoon. Although every effort was put forth by the townspeople to keep the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Chief Officer Webb, of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, died at headquarters. Castlereagh-street, on Sunday night. He had been ailing for some time,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →There were very few fire brigades in the metropolitan district yesterday which were not called out. Fortunately the outbreaks in most instances were confined to the bush, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Owing to the excessively hot weather which prevailed on Saturday, the suburban fire stations were kept busy with small bush fires which occurred every few minutes. . The most…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Throughout Saturday the flercest blaze of a day of bushfires raged round the town of Hornsby, at the junction of the North Shore and main Northern line, and for a time…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →An extensive bush fire occurred at Pennant Hills and North Rocks on Saturday afternoon, doing considerable damage to dwellings, outhouses, fencing, and fruit trees…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big bush fires raged all along the mountain ranges yesterday, and being fanned by easterly winds, a large area of country was soon enveloped in flames. At the back of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A fire broke out this afternoon in a bedroom at the rear of a house in Renwick street, Leichhardt, occupied by William Needham. The local brigade was quickly on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The fire raged with great virulence on the southern side of the railway line at Waltara. A brisk northerly, wind sent it tearing through the dry bush, and dozens of houses were…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →BROKEN-HILL, Sunday.--A fire occurred on Saturday night at 8.20 in Gaffney-street, Railway, Town, in a six -roomed wood, Iron, and stone house, owned and occupied by Mrs. Mary…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A large stack of firewood caught fire at the Hawkesbury College on Sunday. The timber was piled up outside the power-house, which is used for generating electric light and for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the last meeting of the Marrickville Council, Mr. W. Taylor, M.L.A., was present, and stated that the Fire Brigades Board, proposed erecting a new fire station for…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The re-insurance of St. Peter's Church of England at Hornsby, which was destroyed by fire oh Saturday afternoon, was effected only last Tuesday, and the receipt for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sensational incidents attended a fire by which the electric power works at Tarragona, Spain, were destroyed yesterday. When the outbreak occurred people living…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Towards the close of a long and particularly dry summer, Australian vegetntion, from grass to tree, is apt to be inflammable, and it only awaits the spark to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →There was a succession of bush fires throughout the suburbs of Sydney on Saturday, The most serious outbreak was reported from Horusby,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire occurred at Gladfield, near Warwick, Queensland, early on Thursday morning, resulting in J. Nolan's barn being completely burnt out, The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire broke out this morning at P. Gilroy's wood and produce stores, Turramurra. The alarm was given by one of the neighbors, who speedily summoned all available…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire on Mr. W. S. Fraser's property at Booroomin resulted in heavy los, sheds containing an oil engine and machinery and the crop of wheat and hay for the year being…
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