SETTLERS DESPAIR
(Press. Assn.—
AUSTRALIAN BUSH, FIRES GET OUT OF CONTROL FLAMES THREATEN TOWN
-By Telegraph — Copyright).
SYDNEY, Monday. A Cobar message says that the bush fires are completely out of control, and are only eighteen miles from the town. Weary and despairing settlers, after days of dour fighting, have given up hope, and are returing to the township. Only a deluge can save the situation. Otherwise an area of over 150 miles will be laid waste.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 113, 5 January 1932, Page 5
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