BUSH FIRES
DUE TO GREAT HEAT A CHURCH AND FIVE COTTAGES DESTROYED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received January 20, 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, January 26. Bush fires, duo to heat and fanned by hot westerlies, occurred in the outer suburbs yesterday. The chief scene of fire was Hornsby, where Saint Peter’s Church and five cottages were destroyed. During the day sixteen localities reported outbreaks. 100 DEGREES IN THE SHADE. (Received January 26, 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, January 26. The highest temperature in the shade yesterday was 100 degrees. At 5 o’clock a cool southerly followed, and the temperature shortly dropped to 74.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8339, 27 January 1913, Page 8
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99BUSH FIRES New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8339, 27 January 1913, Page 8
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