Wooden Ketch Burned Mill Destroyed Epidemic of Fires in South Australia Adelaide
South Australia is experiencing an epidemic of fires. Between £200 and £300 worth of damage was done to the old timber…
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Ketch on Fire Master Has to Jump Into River
ADELAIDE, Thursday.--In Port River (S.A.) last night a fire broke out on the ketch Merle, which was on its way from Port Adelaide to Port Julia…
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Thirty-three years ago a carpenter unknown and unsung lit his pipe and looked out over an old-fashioned…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire's Fury Fanned by Fierce Wind District Menaced Heroic Fight in South Barallier
With a fierce northerly wind, and a temperature of 102 degrees, at 11 o'clock, the huge bushfire which has been…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →BUSHFIRE. Wollondilly Valley. Station Destroyed. Barallier
The great bushfire which is raging in the hill country between the Wollondilly and Abercromble rivers is out of control. To the toll of the fire was added another…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Ravages of the Bush Fires Anxious Moments Wide Area Affected
The bush fire, which has been raging at tho Jenolan Caves, has been got under control. A volunteer brigade. In charge of Mr. Spilling, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Homesteads Burnt Out in Disastrous Bush Fires Titanic Struggles Against On-rushing Flames Wollondilly and Burragorang Fire Rages Through Heavily Timbered Valleys Three Farms Swept Wombeyan Caves in Danger
ENCOURAGED by fierce winds and simmering heat bush files raced north, along the heavily-timbered valievs of the Burragorang and the Wollondilly yesterday, wreaking havoc. Farms, homesteads and stock were destroyed. Only the valiant…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Enveloped in Bush Fires? Two Men on a Walking Tour From Caves House
Have the Jenolan bush fires claimed two victims? Last night an anxious call came to the "Pictorial" from a woman who said…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Racing Flames Menace the Wollondilly Valley Howling Gale Follows Sydney's Grilling Bush Fires in Many Parts, and Temperatures Reach Century Mark While State Swelters Women Help at Barrallier
Bush fires are raging in many parts of New South Wales. At Barrallier the racing flames now threaten the whole of the Wollondilly Valley. Men, women, and children are fighting desperately…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bodington Home. Fires on Both Sides
It was learned late last evening that although there were fires on both sides of the Bodington Convalescent Home, on the King's Tableland, near Wentworth Falls, the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Many Fires on Mountains Five Calls at Katoomba
Numerous centres on the Blue Mountains reported outbreaks of fire yesterday. As early as 8 a.m. the bush around…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Holbrook Threatened Fire-fighter Injured Holbrook
On Thursday about midday word was received in Holbrook that a bush fire had broken out near the Chinese gardens behind Mr. Joseph Lawson's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£35,000 N.z. Fire Blenheim Outbreak
WELLINGTON N.Z. Saturday. DAMAGE between £35,000 and £40,000 resulted through fire which completely destroyed team and Co's stores…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Fire £40,000 Damage Wellington (N.z.)
A fire made a clean sweep of Levin and Company's store in Blenhelm, covering half an acre. It was the largest store in the town…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Fire. Stock, Crops, and Grass Burnt. Adelaide
A lire in the Mount Plc.isnnt district yesterday aftertioou destroyed mary thousand acres of grass, some valuable crops, and 150 sheep. The principal sufferers were Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Grass Fire Plays Havoc Lithgow Park Aflame Lithgow
A fire broke out in Lithgow Park shortly after 1 o'clock to-day, and for a time the weatherboard shelter shed I was menaced…
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A bush fire broke out along the railway line near Warwick Farm Racecourse yesterday, and Mrs. Pope, when crossing a blazing paddock, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Special Act for Fire-bugs Imprisonment and Fine Melbourne
The Stale Government Intend to exereses the provisions of the Forest Act against person musing bush-fires. Under this Act, a proclamation can…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →63-Mile Gale Sun a Ball of Fire Southerly's Sweep
The afternoon sun hung threateningly over Flagstaff Hill yesterday--a disc of brilliant copper. All Sydney was fascinated by tho strange…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Did Not Stop Beam Service New Route Within Hall an Hour
Although part of the main Beam transmitting plant at Ballan (Vic.) is a heap of ruins through the recent fire, the service is working as efficiently…
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