Bush Fires Firemen Busy Several Outbreaks Reported
Firemen and civilians in different part of the metropolitan area have had an exceedingly busy time of it to-day heating out bush fires which…
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Mile-a-minute Blaze Wind Saves Liverpool Suburbs in Flames Bush Fires Surround Sydney
SYDNEY is surrounded by racing fires, caused by the excessive heat, and fanned by intermittent breezes. Property on the outskirts of Liverpool is in danger from a conflagration making from Cabramatta at a furious rate…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lightning Fires Paddock Temora
During the past few days isolated thunderstorms occurred in the Temora district. On Saturday night following vivid flashes, of lightning and heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Clifton Gardens Five Fire Brigades
A big bush fire has been raging in the neighborhood of Clifton Gardens the afternoon and about 2.30 p.m. the wind carried the fire in the direction…
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Crass fires at Manly, St. Peters, Drummoyne, Gladesville, and Freshwater broke out during the week-end, and the fire brigade was required to…
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Messrs. H. J. Corder's paint and oil store and factory wore the scene of a big fire yesterday. After strenuous endeavors, the brigade succeeded in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Melbourne. Paint Store Gutted. Melbourne
The paint and oil store of H. J. Corder Pty[?], Limited, in Chapel-street, Prahran, was gutted by fire on Saturday morning. It was stated that the fire was caused by an employee, while…
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Bushfires and the numerous outbreaks in the City and Suburbs should remind those uninsured to insure at once with the Mercantile Mutual…
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Bush and gross fires occurred in many suburbs yesterday. At Homebush, on the Enfield side of the suburb, some hundreds of acres were alight,…
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Sydney was surrounded by bush fires yesterday. Outbreaks were reported in nearly every district, and hundreds of acres of scrub, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Gosford Business Places Destroyed Four Burnt Out. Gosford
A disastrous fire occurred shortly, after midnight in Main-street, Gosford. Four business places wore completely destroyed, including offices occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Scouts As Firemen Blaze in Melbourne MELBOURNE
A serious fire occurred at the showground this morning. Several hundred horse boxes' were destroyed, the damage being estimated at from £8000 to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire on Zealandia
An outbreak of fire occurred on the inter-State steamer Zealandia, lying at Darling Harbour, yesterday. Grease caught alight in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →55 Fires Yesterday's Toll Grass & Scrub Outbreaks
During yesterday afternoon no fewer than 55 fires were reported at fire headquarters, and in nearly every case they entailed serious…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Boot Factory
About £500 worth of damage was caused by a fire which broke out in the Ideal Boot Factory, Bourke Street. Waterloo, shortly after 5 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Electric Iron Causes a Fire
The current in an electric iron was accidentally left on at the residence of the [?]derick Pieiffer, in Woolisey-street, [?] last night, with…
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NEW YORK, Monday Evening. A [?] from [?] Ontario, states that the early discovery of another [?] fire prevented the…
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Rubbish which was being burnt off started a fire in the grounds of Mrs. N. M. Thompson's residence, Wollarey-erescent. Edgecliffe. yesterday. A tool…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire on a Farm. Wagga
A fire occurred to-day at Ashmont Farm, as the result of which Martin Hardiman was a heavy loser. A fire was observed in one of the paddocks adjacent to the road. The…
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