800 Ewes Burnt. a Woolshed Fire
Deniliquin, Friday.-A disastrous fire at Wandook Station resulted in the destruction of the woolshed and shearing plant together with 800 valuable…
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Bush Fire. Jerilderie
A serious bush fire broke out at Wandook station, about 10 miles out from Deniliquin, on the Co[?]argo-Jerilderie-road. The old grass was long and dry, and the flames, before they…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire on Motor Launch Gutted and Sunk
About 9.30 p.m. yesterday a fire broke out on the motor launch Mabs, owned by Mr. Arthur Dowd. He, with two watermen of Elizabeth Bay, was…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A married woman, giving evidence before the Basle Wage Commission to-day, said she bought all her husbands apparel, and consequently knew what…
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Damage estimated at £600 was done by fire to a building comprising a shop and six rooms in Selwyn-street, Merawether early this morning…
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Mr. Frank C. Snodgrass, Melbourne, sends a sketch of a proposed bush-fire extinguisher and writes:-"The progress of aviation and the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Adelong Blaze Business Block Threatened Several Places Damaged ADELONG
Considerable damage was done to business premises in the main street last night by are which started in a shop owned by George Tasker…
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[?] five occurred at [?] Bay yesterday afternoon when [?] [?] store and [?] [?]…
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An outbreak of fire occurred at about half-past ten this morning at the Christian Brothers' College, Caftington-road Waverley…
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A fire originated in an unoccupied house in Madelninc-street, Enfield, about 10 o'clock last night. The house, which is the property of a Mr. A. Davis, address…
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An unoccupied cottage, two rooms of which were of brick construction and three of wood, in Madeline-street, Enfield, caught fire last night from an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Keep a Fire
I want you to keep a little bit of fire in the sick room, and I must give you my reasons, or you will not believe me. Here follow the reasons…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Narrabeen Volunteer Brigade's First Job
A volunteer fire brigade was formally inaugurated last week at Narrabean, and early this morning the members had their first job at the garage of…
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A convent at Borenore, occupied by the Slaters of Mercy, him a narrow escape from total destruction by fire on Friday night…
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ADELAIDE. Monday.--Serious bush fires wore raging in the Mount Lofty Ranges to-day. One fire occurred in the vicinity of Bridge-water on Sunday. Many houses, which were…
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A fire occurred in a large building occupied by three business firms, in a lane off Rundle-street, Adelaide, about 11 o'clock on Saturday night. The fire brigade confined the outbreak…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in a Convent. Orange
A fire occurred at the Convent of St. Joseph, Borenore, on Friday night. It was caused through a lighted candle catching the window curtains. The beds and bedding, and…
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A fire broke out at 8 o'clock last night in a five roomed wooden dwelling in Keen-street occupied by Mr and Mrs Bland-Sidney and family and owned by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Serious Bush Fires. Railway Bridge Destroyed
ZEEHAN (Tas.), Tuesday.--Bush fires are raging throughout the district. The Little Henty, River bridge, on the Zeehan-Strahan railway, was destroyed, and the telegraph lines…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bush Fires in Victoria. Grass Country Suffers
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The bush fire which has been fiercely raging in the Victoria ranges for several days has now reached the grass country…
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