Practical Joke Bush Fires Started Albury
The suspicion that some of the bush fires were started deliberately was confirmed by an experience at Ournie Creek, on the Upper Murray, last…
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Disastrous Bush Fires. the Need for Caution and Irrigation
The cool change that set in over the State during the week was a very welcome one, and will materially help to put out the bush fires that have been raging for weeks…
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A strong northerly gale, which sprang up this morning, has been responsible for a recurrence of the bush fires in several centres in the State…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Terrifying Bush Fires Two Towns Demolished Vic. Outbreaks Again Three Men Are Missing Melbourne
Fierce bush fires partly burnt out Kingslake to-day and Queenstown was abandoned the fire about 11 o'clock to-night…
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ADELAIDE, Thursday Morning. a tremendous fire broke out tonight at the Glanville works of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Impossible! Request for Tabling of 1917 Strike Papers Premier's Reply Were the Big Bush Fires Started Wilfully?
Mr. Lang did not respond to Sir George Fuller's request, in the Legislative Assembly this morning, to lay on the table the papers said to be held by him in connection with the 1917 strikers and the last Government…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Township Wiped Out Three Others Threatened Bush Fires Rage in Victoria Many Lives in Danger MELBOURNE
Kinglake has been almost wiped out by bush fires. Only the telegraph office remains. A large number of firefighters have been cut off and fears are entertained for their safety. Many people have been hemmed in by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Fire at Sugar Mill £100,000 Damage Adelaide Blaze Adelaide
DAMAGE to the extent of £100,000 was caused by a fire last night at the works of the Colonial Sugar Refining Company…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Victorian Holocaust Fires Rage Again Eleven People Missing Town Burnt Out in a Night Terrifying Ordeal of Residents Swift Rush of Devastating Flames Melbourne
FIRES, FIERCE and devastating, are again sweeping acres: parts of Victoria just beyond the scenes of the great outbreaks which destroyed Powelltown and Noojee. Eleven people who were seen fleeing before the flames are…
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A hundred acres of bush and two out-houses were destroyed by a bush fire in Oxford-road Bankstown to-day…
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The great fire at Darling's Flout Milla at Sunshine last night did damage amounting to no less than £300,000…
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The Board of Fire Commissioners has approved of the erection of a new fire brigade station at Corowa…
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After reading numerous books, various contemporary comments and historical versions, one could be well excused from attempting to come to a definite…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sparks From Engines Came Fires near Parkes PARKES
At Goohang Shire Council meeting Councillor Pilling complained that three or four fires had been started near Botfields by sparks from the railway…
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The agenda paper of this year's Laster Conference contains 161 resolutions, a round score more than hist year's. The resolutions show that…
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WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday. A sensational report was received from Gisborne that a large steamer was afire 26 miles off the coast…
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A fire, which occurred shortly after 7 o'clock to-night, destroyed the flour-mills of John Darling and Sons, at Sunshine, and did damage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rats and Wax Matches How Fire Began Safety in Mines
"THE POSSIBILITIES of fires originating from wax matches cast adrift, at well at from electric lighting wires and cables…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Flour Mill. Destroyed by Fire. Damage Over £250,000. MELBOURNE
Damage well in excess of a quarter of a million pounds was done to-night by a fire which completely gutted the flour-milling establishment of John Darling and Sons, at…
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A Glsborne message says that a huge bush fire in raging near Tokamaru Bay. It is being fanned by a strong wind…
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