Bush Fires
Firemen were busy yesterday attending bush fires. Nearly 200 acres were destroyed, the outbreaks being at Woolwich, Mosman, Randwick, Five…
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Wattle Flat Blaze 20,000 Acres Devastated Bathurst
The bush fire near Wattle Flat has practically burnt itself out. A computation of the damage shows that a stretch of 20,000 acres of country…
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BOMBALA.-- This portion of Monaro is undergoing the severest drought experienced in the last forty yours. Settlers have had during the last month the most trying times fighting…
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ADELAIDE, Sunday.--The works of W., H. Burford and Sons, soap, candle, and starch manufacturers, were gutted by fire this afternoon. The factory is situated in Sturt Street,…
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The big store premises of John [?] and Company, at [?] of the [?]were [?] by fire last night. The [?]…
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A fire broke out this afternoon on the steamer Easex, which is lying at Darling Island. Smoke was seen issuing from the fore…
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An exciting trip in a motor-car, through a burning forest was the experience of a party of tourists journeying from Wagga (N.S.W.) to…
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CORAKI, Monday.--A destructive fire occurred in the control business block of Coraki this morning, shortly after 2 o'clock. The outbreak started on the lower floor of…
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The Commonwealth oil steamer Cool[?]ba, lying off Cockatoo Island, was [?] morning [?] of a fire that at [?] time th[?]…
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A fire broke out yesterday afternoon on the steamer Essex, which is lying at Darling Island. Smoke was seen issuing from the…
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A fire that occurred at [?] Station, Nyngan (N. S. W) resulted in the destruction of the stable, an oil shed and a hay shed containing forty tons of lucerne hay. The…
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Shortly before noon yesterday an outbreak of fire occurred on the Federal and Sh[?]e steamer Essex, which is moored at Messrs. Birt and Company's wharf at Darling Island…
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A very serious fire broke out in Claffy's buildings, Richmond Terrace, about 2 o'clock this morning, by which these premises and Sheridan's Premier stores adjoining were, with…
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At Adelaide (S. A.), on Sunday afternoon last, the premises of Messrs. W. H. Burford and Sons, soap, candle and starch manufacturers, were [?] by fire. An adjointing…
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The oldest hands on the Monaro have never seen such a dry spell as the district is experiencing. Bush fires have been burning for the past three weeks on Nangutta…
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The strong-room at Sheridan's store was opened this morning after the big fire. Everything was intact, the books rot even being discolored…
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A fire broke out shortly after 8 o'clock this morning in the for'ard part of the new Commonwealth motor ship Coolcha, which was moored at a wharf…
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The bush fires at Wattle Park (N.S.W.) in the Bathurst district, has practically burnt itself out, leaving a devastated stretch of 20,000 acres of…
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