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Tin Miner Burnt to Death.
BUNYIP, Monday.—Further particulars in re ference to the disastrous fire which occurred at Bunyip on Sunday, when the township was threatened with ...
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Trappers Blamed for Outbreak.
SALE, Monday.—All Sunday Sale was enveloped in a dense pull of smoke, sent across by hot winds from neighboring bush fires in the Glenmaggie district. At ...
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HEALESVILLE DISTRICT.
Monday.—With the wind changing to the south-west this morning, it was much cooler than yesterday, and a few light showers of rain fell ...
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ELMORE.
ELMORE, Monday.—A disastrous fire occurred at Toolleen on Sunday, at 4 a.m. Dingnan's hotel, the post office and store, and telephone bureau were burnt ...
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THE WESTERN DISTRICT.
COLAC, Monday.—Bush fires, fanned by a strong wind, raged throughout the forest on Sunday. At Tomahawk Creek the fires swept over W. Burns's property, ...
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TWO KILLED AT ERICA.
WALHALLA.—Two loves were lost, and damage estimated at nearly £100,000 suffered, in the worst bush fires which have ever swept this district ...
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DAMAGE AT CROYDON.
CROYDON, Monday.—At 9.30 o'clock on Sunday evening the inmates at Mr. Carl F. Kurzman's bungalow had just satdown to supper after a strenuous and ...
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DAMAGE IN BUNYIP DISTRICT.
GARFIELD, Monday.—Sunday night and the early hours on Monday morning were the worst ever experienced in this district. The hot northerly wind changed ...
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Thousands of Sheep Perish.
HEYWOOD, Monday.—A disastrous grass fire swept through Condah on Sunday and completely raked the countryside with a two-mile path from Morven to ...
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Fresh Outbreaks at Marathon.
MAFFRA, Monday.—Fires broke out at Marathon a week ago, but only minor damage was done until the hot north winds swept down yesterday and carried ...
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FIRE'S RAPID PROGRESS.
PORT FAIRY, Monday.—The weather conditions on Sunday were very oppressive, it being many years since such a disagreeable day was experienced. From ...
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BALLARAT DISTRICT.
BALLARAT, Monday.—Sunday's record bush fire in the ranges north-east of Ballarat burnt itself out to-day. Devastation was wrought in the Crown land highlands ...
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FOUR HOUSES IN FLAMES.
CASTERTON, Monday.—On Sunday afternoon a fire broke out on Warrack station, the property of Mr. G. Patterson, seriously menacing the settlements of ...
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FIRE FIGHTERS' TRYING TIME.
LILLYDALE, Monday.—The most strenuous day yet experienced for fire fighters did not close until 2 a.m. today, and even then a few remained on the scene ...
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FRONT OF 25 MILES.
WHITTLESEA, Monday. — Kinglake West district experienced one of the hottest and fiercest bush fires in its history yesterday. Starting at a point midway ...
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SCENE OF DESOLATION.
TOORA, Monday.—As the day broke this morning such a scene of desolation was revealed that the oldest inhabitant cannot remember anything of the like. ...
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School and Hall Lost.
LEONGATHA, Monday.—Fires raged in different parts of the district throughout Sunday, when the shade temperature was 101 dog. At Leongatha South the State ...
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Railway Sleepers Alight.
TOONGABHIE, Monday.—Residents of the town and district spent a trying day in fighting flames yesterday. About noon on Sunday strong northerly winds caused ...
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THE FIRE IN THE HILLS.
A graphic story of a ride through the flames from Cockatoo to Melbourne on Sunday night is told by Mr. Neville Jones, proprietor of the Chelsea ...
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BELGRAVE DISTRICT.
BELGRAVE, Monday.—The worst fire experienced in the Dandenong Raanges occurred on Sunday. The day was the hottest of the season, and the wind at ...
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BIG AREA SWEPT.
DALYSTON, Monday.—Sunday, with a shade temperature of 102 dog., and a strong north-westerly wind blowing, was the occasion of the worst bush fires ...
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AROUND WONTHAGGI.
WONTHAGGI, Monday.—Motoring parties returning from Port Albert on Sunday report a trying experience against a hot northerly wind, with the atmosphere ...
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FIRE FIGHTER OVERCOME.
TRARALGON, Monday.—Sunday was the worst day ever experienced in Traralgon. A warm westerly wind commenced early in the morning, and soon the town ...
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Chaff cutting Plant Destroyed.
HORSHAM, Monday.—An outbreak of fire occurred on Sunday afternoon on the farm of Messrs. Tucker Bros., at Lower Norton, and, fanned by a strong wind, ...
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Houses Saved at Wandin North.
WANDIN NORTH, Monday.—Another bush fire broke out along Lewisroad on Sunday, and, aided by a strong northerly wind, it swept through the properties of ...
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A WALL OF FIRE.
AURA, Monday.—Bush fires raged throughout the district yesterday, with disastrous results. The township was completely hemmed with a wall of fire, and ...
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FURTHER LOSSES AT MOKNINGTON.
MORNINGTON, Monday.—During the week end two other fires occurred. One was at Red Hill, where a house owned by Mr. D. Ryan was completely destroyed, ...
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DROUIN DISTRICT.
DROUIN, Monday.—Sunday was the worst day experienced here since the Gippsland bush fires in 1809. A strong north wind fanned the fires, which burnt ...
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Children Burnt in Fire at Mills.
Last night Vera Hodges, 41/2 years, and Dorothy Grace Hodgas, 11/2 year, were admitted to the Children's Hospital suffering from burns which they sustained ...
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IN BRIGHT DISTRICT.
BRIGHT, Monday.—A big bush fire is approaching Bright from Happy Valley and Palmer's Creek. Efforts made by foresty officers and runholders to check ...
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