Bush Fires Still Raging 100 Fighters at Rutherford
MAITLAND, Sunday.--For over a week a bush fire has been burning between Rutherford and Farley. Other fires in various parts of the district…
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Fires In Liverpool District
During the past week, Liverpool Fire Brigade was called to three fires, which, had they not been promptly attended, would certainly have caused considerable…
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Damage estimated at thousands of pounds was caused by an early morning blaze at Bond's Stores, Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, to-day…
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A serious fire caused considerable damage to J. Fraser's saddler's shop C. Etter's bootmaker's shop G. Templeton's book shop and M. Campbell's…
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An extensive grass fire broke out at Fairfield on Saturday, and extended to the Windsor-Richmond road. Fire brigades from Windsor and Richmond saved a great deal of…
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Shortly after 4 a.m. on Saturday a fire was discovered in the premises of the Mayfair Club. 305 Pitt-street, city, by the nightwatchman. Robert Elliot. Brigades from…
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Extensive damage amounting to many thousands of pounds was done by a fire which occurred in the large store of Bond and Co., Ltd., 165-169 Oxford-street, city, early this…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →£10,000 Blaze 1.30 A.m. Fere in Oxford-street Great Save Smoke in Bedroom Gives Warning
Awakened at 1.30 o'clock this morning by smoke pouring into his room, a man quickly sounded the alarm which enabled firemen to save over £40,000 worth of stock and a three-storey building from destruction at Bond and…
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"Agricola" writes:- As bushfires are raging in the southern districts, and were last year in the west, whereby the Railway Department was, to a great…
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The firestick was put to the grass in Centennial Perk yesterday, and the dense columns of smoke that arose suggested an immense bush fire. The smoke could be seen miles away…
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LITHGOW, Monday.--A bush fire raged throughout yesterday in the 'Hartley Vale district, and the flames reached within a few yards of the…
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Grass fires are still in evidence in the district. The last to suffer in this way is Mr. Albert Reynolds, who has lost 500 acres, with some fencing. The fire appears to have…
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A fire which broke out shortly before midnight caused extensively damage to a drapery shop at 170 William-street, Darlinghurst, occupied by Mr. simons…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Roly-polies on Fire. Moree
A big fire swept through the "roly-poly" covered paddocks, two miles north of Moree, to-day. doing considerable damage to fencing. The enormous volume of smoke and the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Club Boats Burnt Big Yarra Blaze Disastrous Sequel to Regatta Youth Trapped and Hurt Melbourne
BELIEVED to have bean caused by the burning and of a cigarette, a fire broke out in the Yarra Yarra boatsheds, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Baby Rescued During Fire Outbreak in Draper's Shop
While Sydney was in darkness last night owing to the breakdown the electricity supply a fire broke out in Simons' drapery and mercery shop,…
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VICTORIA put up a dour fight for runs against time in the closing hours of the Sheffield Shield game to- day. Reddrop (Vic.) in this picture has just missed one off McCabe, the N.S.W. bowler. REDROP, Vic. batsman, played a careful innings against N.S.W. to- day. He has just put Fairfax away for one. AN IDEA of what the Harbor Bridge will look like when completed is given by this unusual and remarkable picture taken by…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Boat Shed on Fire. Rower Trapped. Men Break Down Doors. MELBOURNE
In less than a quarter of an hour this evening a fire swept through the boatsheds of the Yarra Yarra Rowing Club on the river bank near Prince's Bridge, and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A Bundle of Letters Bottles, Tins and Bushfires
Donald Dhu sounds the pibroch--- In view of the vast amount of country laid waste by bush and grass fires, I think that too much stress…
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Wool on fire is one of the most ticklish propositions to be handled by the brigades. The tendency of the wool to smoulder makes constant vigilance necessary. Firemen are shown raising over the wool of the works of the Australian Wool and Produce Company in Beauchamp-road, Botany, which were badly damaged by five last night. Two firemen were injured in fighting the blaze…
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