Fires in Parkes District. Parkes
A fire which broke out on Monday on Ballark was checked after about 100 acres of grass had been destroyed. It broke out again yesterday and was controlled after two…
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Fires in the Country. Wollongong
A fire which occurred at a house in Victoria-street this afternoon was caused by a short circuit in wires at the back of the meter board owing to swallows building their…
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While the occupants were away at Collaroy , a [?]ve-roomed weatherboard house in Bromtley-street Canley Vale, was burned to the ground on Saturday…
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The home of Mr. A. E. C. Warwick, at Comboyne, with all its contents, was destroyed by fire, the origin of which is a mystery. Helpers from Comboyne were powerless to check the…
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Watching firemen at a blaze in Jury's auction rooms, Pitt Street last night, William Tooher (58), caretaker of the Sydney Harbor Trust…
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Because boys often like to follow in their fathers' footsteps many of the lads selected for the Fire Brigade's new cadet corps…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheep Burnt. Losses Estimated at 5000. Bushfires Near Goondiwindi. Goondiwindi
It is bellcsed that 5000 sheep have been burnt to death in bushfires which occurred on station properties near here. On Mr. Walter Gunn's Kildonan property…
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Three haysheds have been destroyed by fires in the district during the last week. They were a large shed at Sunshine, containing 170 tons of hay, and a chaf[?]-cutting plant…
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Early on Monday morning a family had narrow escapes from burning, when a fire broke out in Ronald McKcnzie’s furniture store in Prince's Highway,…
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There was some excitement near the corner of Liverpool and Pitt streets, yesterday, when the frock worn by a girl suddenly burst into flames…
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Machinery and stock, valued at more than £7000, were destroyed this morning, during a spectacular blaze that swept the factory of J. Robins…
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The retired British Navy Commander, Davis, who hoisted the Union Jack on his Woosung hotel when shells were falling all…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Notes From a Countryman's Dairy Too Much Land? Who Has Too Much Land?—New Era Dawning in Land Settlement—A Courageous Prophet—A Trio of Champions—Who Starts These Fires?
AN interesting question is opened up by the Director of Agriculture, Mr…
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About 1600 sheep were destroyed on two selections in the Goondiwindi district by bushfires, which swept over a large area in the last few days. The latest report is that the fire is…
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Damage estimated at between £5000 and £7000 was don to buildings and stock when fire out at J. Robins and Sons boot factory in…
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Travelling through the Northern Tableland during September and October of last year, I was impressed with the possibilities of devastating bush…
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Disastrous bushfires occurred in southern Queensland this week, 5000 sheep having been burnt to death on station properties in the Goondiwindi…
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A grass fire destroyed more than 2000 acres on the properties of Messrs. Hannon, Crawford and Wallace. Three miles of fencing war destroyed. The fire started from the burnin[?]…
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Considerable damage resulted following a fire yesterday at the factory, in Elswick-street, Leichhardt, of J. Robins and Sons, Ltd., shoe manufacturers…
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